Re: The Prince’s Tale

[Lisa]

No: HPFGUIDX 172311

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "marika_thestral" 
<marika_thestral at ...> wrote:

About her ending the friendship I don't know what to think. I wish we
had learned more about this, from Lily's point of view. Did she end it
because he had become ruder in general and was no longer a good friend
(hard to believe from how sincere his appolgies seemed to be) or
because she actually knew for sure that he disliked muggleborns and
wished to join Voldemort? - than she defenitely did the right thing.
Did she on the other hand end it because of his unlikable friends
(just assuming he was like them), and because of what he called her
(but regretted)? In that case I think she did wrong. It was never her
job to change him or to save him, but a good friend doesn't turn
his/her back to a best friend without leaving an opening (if he
changed they would become friends again) unless having a good reason
for doing so.

Lisa:

I've always had my doubts about Lily being sooooo good and "everyone" 
loving her.  From what we've been shown, I think that, even though 
Lily didn't like those Snape hung around while they were at Hogwarts, 
she valued his friendship as the one who introduced her to her 
magical abilities and told her what to expect at Hogwarts.  

And now, from this new information we've seen on Snape, I feel that 
he was very much like Sirius -- which is why they hated each other so 
much, obviously -- born into a family that was involved in the Dark 
Arts, yet clearly didn't feel as they did, at least as far as Muggle-
borns went, or he'd've avoided Lily like the plague.  Instead, he was 
happy to find someone like himself.  Sirius was fortunate to land in 
Gryffindor and make the strong friendships he did; Snape (sorted too 
early, perhaps, per Dumbledore) landed in Slytherin, with no real 
choice but to make friends with those in his House-Family.  Harry 
ASKED the Sorting Hat not to put him in Gryffindor -- likely, all 
Snape had heard was that it was the "best" option.  Can you imagine 
being a Slytherin but hanging out with Gryffindors?  He'd've been 
subject to the same (or worse) treatment than he received from the 
Marauders.  

Clearly, Snape was mortified at James' treatment of him in front of 
Lily -- and then having everyone see his humiliation at having 
a "girl" stand up for him and not being able to help himself was more 
than he could bear, and he lashed out at Lily.  What's that old song: 
You always hurt the ones you love?  Granted, he called her a horrible 
name -- but if she REALLY felt that he felt that way, she would've 
severed ;0) their friendship long before that incident.  So, Lily was 
not a forgiving person -- she didn't even give him a true chance to 
explain or beg forgiveness.  What a friend.