Lily and Snape

[Magpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 140378

laurie:
> But if it was
> Lilly that was the whiz at potions when they were in
> school dosen't account for the fact that it seems like
> Snape is so gifted at it later on--unless he learned
> to love it because of Lilly....

Also, that would mean Lily came up with Sectumsempra, and the other curses 
Snape claims are his own to Harry.

Personally, if there was any secret helping going on, I'd find it much 
funnier if it was Lily getting help from Snape.  After all, Slughorn thinks 
Harry is a Potions genius too when he totally is not.  Maybe he really did 
inherit his mother's talent when he inherited teen!Snape's help.

-m