"That awful boy" (Was: Comparing Lupin and Harry )

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>colebiancardi
>(could be wrong; it could have been Snape; however, I think that may
>have been early on when they first started Hogwarts, not as older
>teens)

Orna:
I agree. Not that there is anything definite pointing this way, but 
I just had some thoughts: Since James is in love with her, and not 
being very successful for some years he would be sure to envy and 
hate anyone succeeding more, especially someone with greasy hair... 
He does passionately hate Snape, so it makes sense to speculate, 
that the fuelling motive is some sort of friendship or closer 
feelings between Snape and Lily. Lily   shows very strong feelings 
against James' humiliation of other students, but we see her 
intervene on Snape's behalf. Of course, when Lily asks him what he 
has against Snape, he would rather stupefy, than admit jealousy.

 James' reaction to her rejection is immediately to direct his 
enragement - towards Snape. 
Snape's calling her mudblood, might be his awkwardness, as has been 
suggested, added with the unbearable humiliation in front of Lily. 
Lily sounds hurt, and says, that she doesn't want Snape to 
apologize, because of James. That seems to hint she was hurt by 
Snape personally, and gave importance to his willful apology. 
Hermione doesn't talk about any expectation towards Draco, when he 
calls her mudblood, so it seems there was some former friendship, or 
at least companionship.  

(I can sure imagine "that awful boy" trying out his nonverbal spells 
and elaborate potion-experiments on Petunia...)

Sailing farther away, I may say, that perhaps James grew to be more 
human, (or sexy? <g>) while Snape went more DEterish. It is 
interesting to think what might have changed Lily's feelings about 
him (James) – not that it doesn't happen. 

Sailing insanely, perhaps it was the other way round- Lily being 
somewhat more interested in Snape (can't imagine in love here), than 
he in her. (A bit like Ginny with Harry in CoS?). But it's a totally 
unacceptable and revolting theory, written down, just for the sake 
of testing the tolerance of my PC.
  
Orna