FINALLY!! Book 7 explains Snape & Neville! and Maths!

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 174316

Nate:
  I think that 
> he blames (incorrectly blames, but blames nonetheless) Neville for 
> the situation of his life, the danger he must put himself in, and 
> the death of his love, almost like a "survivor's guilt" type thing, 
> but projecting in on someone else.

Potioncat:
I came to the same conclusion, so I think your idea is brilliant! To 
a spiteful man like Snape, it would seem reasonable to blame both 
Neville for not being the Chosen One and Harry for having been saved 
by Lily.  

Now we know Lily and James had been fighting LV for a while, and 
would be even without a child. So I wonder when it would have dawned 
on Severus that Lily was always going to be at risk?
 


>Nate closed an earlier post with:
Nate, who often has a tendency to get much more mathematical then is
necessary.

Potioncat:
Your heart is going to be broken here. It is never a good idea to 
rely on math for a logical outcome in a JKR story. But I'll tell you, 
we've had some very good math-based threads.

Carol has already posted a problem with the birthdates for James and 
Lily, but I don't think anyone else has glommed onto it.