Snape and Petunia/ Snape and Lily

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 155648

Steven1965aaa adds:
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> > I have speculated before, without having any canon basis
whatsoever (except that Snape's father was a muggle (from Hermione's
reseach) who apparently made his wife cower (from pensieve, assuming
that Snape was the boy in the memory and those were his parents) that
Snape grew up in the muggle world and knew Lily from that time in his
life.  Wild speculation, I know, but what the heck ....
> >
> 
Tonks responded:
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> This is an interesting idea, except that I think Snape and Lily were
from different social economic groups and may not have lived near each
other or gone to the same school. So my guess is that they met at
Hogwarts and were both members of the Slug club.

Carol adds:

Not to mention that little Severus came to school knowing more hexes
than most seventh years, which is hard to explain if he grew up in a
Muggle household. (He must have practiced using his mother's wand
since he wouldn't have had his own till he got his Hogwarts letter.) I
think that Tobias must have deserted the family once he discovered
that his wife was a witch and his little boy a precocious wizard.
(It's also possible that the man in the memory isn't Tobias at all; he
could be Grandpa Prince, which would explain why Harry didn't notice
that he was dressed as a Muggle.)

I agree with Tonks that Severus and Lily met at Hogwarts and were
probably both members of the Slug Club, given Slughorn's apparent
affection for both of them. Certainly they had Potions classes
together and would be aware of each other's proficiency in that
particular subject. Whether that would make them friends is another
matter entirely. 

Carol, still thinking that the "awful boy" is James, but aware that
the unreliable narrator could be tricking us yet again