Snape and Lily as friends- How could Harry not know?

[va32h]

No: HPFGUIDX 173173

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<Schlobin at ...> wrote:
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I think we underestimate how much of a "closed circle" the houses and 
the groups of friends were.....

I don't think Remus, Peter or Sirius ever knew that Lily was a friend 
of Snape's. Lily obviously didn't think much of James so she steered 
clear of the other three as well. She certainly wasn't discussing her 
friendship with Severus with them.

va32h:

You know, I am starting to agree. At first I also thought it was 
unlikely that none of the Marauders would know about Lily/Snape. But 
then it occurred to me that Harry pays very little attention to 
anyone but Ron and Hermione. I'm sure Dean and Seamus have other 
friends, but Harry wouldn't know. Hermione has relationships with 
other girls that he knows little or nothing about. 

I don't see James or Sirius being any more perceptive or curious than 
Harry - all three of them tend to be self centered. 

Lupin might have known something, but been reluctant to say anything 
about it for any number of reasons. In HBP, when Harry tells the 
group in the infirmary that Dumbledore's ironclad reason for trusting 
Snape was remorse, Lupin cries out "Snape said he was sorry about 
JAMES" (paraphrasing, but the important part is that he only 
expressed surprise that Snape would claim remorse about James, 
suggesting that Lupin wouldn't find it shocking if Snape felt remorse 
about Lily.)

By the time Lupin meets Harry, Harry's hatred of Snape is in full 
steam, so perhaps Lupin just figured that it would only 
enrage/confuse Harry more to tell him about the Lily friendship. 

va32h