Why is Slughorn raving about Lily instead of Snape?

[doddiemoemoe]

No: HPFGUIDX 134106

> aussie says:
> My 1st posting about this was message 132975:-
> 
> Snape, a Slytherin student with ambitions, had call himself a "Half-
> Blood"? It is not title you would give yourself to advance your 
> position in that house. It seems "HBP" would endear him to muggle 
> borns, (ie. Lilly)
> 
lotta snippage

Doddie here:

If Snape thought so much of himself to give his own self the title of 
HBP...

then he probably loathes what Lord Voldy has done to promote 
the "thou shalt be pure" line...


LV probably promoted said line because he has seen the end of the 
line result of "keeping blood pure" after his visit to the "House of 
Gaunt"... 

Snape thinks WW should be ruled on talent alone not bloodlines..hence 
he is always carrying on about who has absolutely no talent.(I find 
him to be hilarious that he'd write  potion recipies on the board 
right out of the prescribed text rather than out of his own text 
book! It explains that he wants no one to move further...like him)

Snape thinks powerful half-bloods are the answer...but only 
selectively so---soley based on talent.  Hence, Snape has not married 
(because he is a "slimy git"..but also because he can always talk 
himself out of marrying someone he considers to be "less than" 
himself---particularly talent wise.. Hence Lily was a whiz-bang at 
potions..so he "created jinxes" while seething in class or while 
seething over his potions homework.

I might argue that Slughorn liked Lily because she was so good 
looking with her startling green eyes and most talented that she 
would be a suitable mate for one of his slytherins(i.e. if no 
pureblood available then find the most talented "mudblood"...Perhaps 
Slug suggested Snape pursue her and Snape was insulted..and worse 
yet...Snape was only invited to parties because slug thought he may 
be a "date" for Lily...However, just like Harry and Luna---Lily felt 
pity for Snape..as her son did for Luna!

Only Luna just is looking for a friend...BUT Snape is looking for 
a "leg-up"...(can you imagine the ridicule he received in Slytherin 
house if my conjecture is correct?)

I still hate Snape...but this is what wanders thought my mind when I 
wonder why Slug praises Lily and not Snape..

Lily had muggle parents...yet she was brilliant at more than one 
subject...(charms and potions...and since Minerva remembers her she 
was a remembered member of gryffindor and/or her transfig. class)

After all, Hermione was invited to the Slug Club as well....she never 
said she hated the meetings....And she attended more meetings than 
Harry ever did...

I love it that at the meeting Harry showed up at; McClaggen was there 
on Hermione's invite LOL!

Doddie
(who still hates Snape who has been responsible for entirely too  
many deaths and ruined lives!)