Lily, Snape, Potions

[lucianam73]

No: HPFGUIDX 142945


> Krista wrote:

> Anyway, to get back to the question of who-guided-whom: 
> Neither. We have info to suggest Snape's a genius in 
> Potions, and that Lily, at the least, was naturally gifted
> and quite skilled. We have no reason to believe 
> either needed (particular) assistance. If anything,
> I tend to believe they were lab partners (because can't you see
> Lily honing in on poor lonely teen!Snape when it came time
> to choose partners) who assisted one another in a shared
> sense of academic curiosity and drive.


Lucianam:

Actually, we have no evidence, apart from Slughorn's comments, that 
Lily was a good Potions student. From what I remember, the only 
specific thing we ever heard about Lily as a witch in previous books 
was a reference by Ollivander about her wand being good for 
Charmwork.

Slughorn goes on and on about how he liked Lily, but we never hear 
anybody else confirm that they had any special kind of relationship, 
or even that Lily had outstanding ability in Potions. When they're 
at the Christmas party, Slughorn does not mention Lily in front of 
Snape, for example. All he says is Harry must be a 'natural'.

I'm not saying Slughorn is lying for sure; I'm saying he could be 
lying, for all we know. I'd like to have somebody else's 
confirmation on Slughorn's claims, anyway.

Lucianam