Lily and Snape

[Auria]

No: HPFGUIDX 140485

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lyraofjordan" 
<lyraofjordan at y...> wrote:
> > Auria wrote:
> > There is a good debate going on in these posts as to whether we 
> > beleive that Lily was good at potions or whether Slughorn was 
over-
> > praising her for whatever reason.  One bit of canon evidence that 
has 
> > not yet been given previously is the quote from PoA by Lupin.  He 
did 
> > tell Harry that Lily was a 'singularly gifted witch'.  That would 
> > suggest that Slughorn's appraisal of her is accurate.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Lyra remains out of the main debate here but notes that Lupin's 
quote, 
> while a lovely sentiment, was never spoken by Lupin in the book; it 
was 
> instead penned by the screenwriter of the film version.
> 
> 
> Lyra.

Hi Lyra
Yes it seems you are right and that line was for the film (I had to 
go back and check the book), so I stand corrected.  However I have 
seen interviews for the films with JKR and the screenwriter together, 
and they seem to work closely together, so I'm sure JKR would have 
known about that line and has allowed it.  Thats kind of secondary 
canon sort of??  Anyway I still like to beleive Slughorn that Lily 
was a clever potions student...
Auria