Maraurders/he exists

[secretkeeper24]

No: HPFGUIDX 168268

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Neri" <nkafkafi at ...> wrote:
>
> > wynnleaf
> ><big snip>
> > If she knew that Snape's reputation gave James an excuse for his
> > actions, why would she ask him "what's he done to you?"
> >
>
> Neri:
> Perhaps in order to start an argument with James, even though she
> knows well what Severus has done to him. Or because she really
doesn't
> know.


I'm starting to think Lily really did not know all that much about
the Snape/James feud. Lupin explains after Harry asks if James
stopped hexing Snape that "Snape was a special case" when Lupin and
Sirius are talking to Harry about the SWM scene. Then Sirius
mentions that "She didn't know too much about it..." I believe you
could interpret this that generally Lily was never aware of what
went on between James and Snape.

Maybe the fights between Snape and MWPP wasn't generally done in the
public eye. Snape didn't really seem that concerned about how close
he was to the Marauder's after the OWLS, as if he knew they
generally didn't try to hex him with so many people around. It isn't
until James calls out to Snape, that Snape even seems worried that
they are near him. And even though a lot of students around them
turned to watch, again I don't think this means it's happened before
a scene like this, it's just that James and Sirius are popular ('the
height of cool') and everyone is interested to see what they are
doing. Also even though Lily yells at James for 'hexing people in
the hall for the fun of it" - it seems like a general comment, and
does not say that she's seen him do this to Snape before.

So in general what I am again trying to point out is it is possible
that Lily didn't know the backstory or the reasons James disliked
Snape or about Snape's actions, so that is why she asked
James 'what's he done to you?". She really doesn't know. If this is
the case then it is still possible for James' answer about 'the fact
that he just exists' to not be read as literal.

~Secretkeeper