Snape and Petunia/ Snape and Lily

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No: HPFGUIDX 155655

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Sherry Gomes"Message 155645 
<wrote:
 
> On the other hand, the identity of the "awful boy" might not be the
> significant thing at all.  The conversation itself, something in 
>the conversation, something Petunia learned, did or thought, could 
>be the significance of that scene.  After all, fans have speculated 
>for so very long now that the boy was Snape, that it wouldn't even 
>be significant anymore.


"K":

Whether or not fans have speculated or even guessed correctly 
would not take away from the significance of Snape visiting Lily.

Sherry:

> I'm not convinced yet that the identity of the boy will be very 
>important in the end, though something else about that scene may 
>well be extremely important.

Carol (Message 155648):

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

"K":

It does appear the identify of the boy and/or something in that 
scene is important to some extent, at least according to JKR.

------
David Moulds for the News of the World - How does Aunt Petunia know 
about dementors and all the other magical facts she knows? 

JKR: Another very good question. She overheard a conversation, that 
is all I am going to say. She overheard conversation. The answer is 
in the beginning of Phoenix, she said she overheard Lily being told 
about them basically.

QUESTION: Is that true?

JKR: Yes. The reason I am hesitant is because there is more to it 
than that. As I think you suspect. Correctly, but I don't want to 
say what else there is because it relates to book 7.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4690000/newsid_4690800/46908
85.stm
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"K":

I know we've all been over this before but why doesn't JKR just say 
it's James? There surely wouldn't be any surprise in James visiting 
Lily BUT it would be a surprise for Harry to learn Snape was 
visiting her.

Personally, I believe both the visiting-awful-boy and the discussion 
Lily had will be important.

What's interesting is what Petunia overheard Lily and that awful boy 
discussing. What kind of company discusses dementors? An awful boy 
whom Rowling won't reveal. 

What do we find out one book later? Snape, who is up to his neck in 
the dark arts, evidently has a different way of tackling dementors 
than Harry. Dementors. Who else would visit someone and talk about 
dementors.

------
Having wasted a lot of time worrying aloud about Apparition, Ron was 
now struggling to finish a viciously difficult essay for Snape that 
Harry and Hermione had already completed. Harry fully expected to 
receive low marks on his, because he had disagreed with Snape on the 
best way to tackle dementors, but he did not care: Slughorn's memory 
was the most important thing to him now.
HBP-Ch 21-The Unknown Room-pg 448
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I believe JKR laid the groundwork in OoP for some type of 
relationship between Snape and Lily, starting with the awful boy 
comment at the beginning and following with Snape's worst memory. 
This continues in HBP as we are told Snape has another way to 
tackle dementors and we find out Lily was good in Potions. 

So, what would be so significant about dementors except they suck 
your soul out. The story revolves around Voldemort and pieces of his 
soul in objects which must now be destroyed. What if there is one 
piece of soul residing in a living person? Dark Arts, Horcruxes, 
Harry, Dementors, Lily/Potions, and Snape/Potions. Fits in place if 
you ask me.  :->

"K"