Snape was at the Potter's House That Night

[allies426]

No: HPFGUIDX 145214

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kathy" <ladypensieve at y...> wrote:
>
> If Snape were in that house when James was killed - his deep seated 
> hatred of the man would have left nothing for him  to feel guilt 
> about, however...
> 

Allie:

This may or may not pertain to Snape, but for most people at least, 
there is a difference between hating someone and wanting them dead.  
And it would be possible for someone to be very sorry afterward, if 
someone they hated had died.  Especially if it was their fault.  Maybe 
Snape really was sorry, or maybe he wasn't, but it is certainly 
possible that he was.  I'm surprised that Dumbledore was the only one 
in Potterverse to recognize that.  I would have expected Lupin to 
understand.

Whether Snape truly WAS sorry for James' death still remains to be seen.