snape and lily BEFORE DH

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 173396

>Jim wrote:
> The only scene I can remember before DH that hints at this
> relationship is Snape's "worst memory" in HBP.  Are there other hints
> of the snape/lily friendship in the first 6 books?


colebiancardi:

well, as long-standing member against LOLLIPOPS ("Love Of Lily Left
Ire Polluting Our Poor Severus" which can be read at
http://www.hpfgu.org.uk/faq/hypotheticalley.html#lollipops), I was
dismayed (and that is stating it mildly) that it became canon.

However, as many asute list members pointed out to me in the past,
there were several things that pointed in this direction:

1.  Snape was always quick to insult Harry's father, James.  Always
told him he was *just like his father* and then proceeded with the
insults.  However, never a bad word was uttered from Snape's thin lips
about Harry's mum, Lily

2.  Just about everyone who knew Lily, with the exception of Snape,
remarked how Harry looked like James, but he had Lily's eyes.  We are
also told by JKR that we will learn more about the remarkable Lily
eyes and that they are important.

3.  Lupin stated that Lily was nice to everyone and people liked her
back.  Never a bad word about *sainted* Lily.

4.  Then the OotP "Snape's Worst Memory" popped up.  Lily sticks up
for Snape and then *blinks* at Snape when he calls her a mud-blood -
some posters predicted correctly that this was the first time that
Snape called her that and she was taken aback by said comment.

5.  HBP - we learned that Lily, like Snape, had a gift for potions. 
Slughorn even mentions it at the Christmas party in front of Harry &
Snape.

those are our clues until DH's canon shattering chapter, "The Prince's
Tale", which confirmed LOLLIPOPS, which was predicted ages ago.  As
well as "Too EWW to be TREWW" theory (read more at
http://www.hpfgu.org.uk/faq/hypotheticalley.html#eww)

colebiancardi
(I am in the 12 step program to get the EWW out of my hair.  It is
taking some time, but no one *can* ever say I don't have clean & shiny
hair!!!  My fellow listies are helping me see past the EWW - so, I
will take a moment now & thank you all)