Possible Ron/Hermione and Severus/Lily parallel

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 169573

I'm not a fan of the Severus loved Lily theory, but I did notice a
similarity in his reaction to Lily's interference and Ron's reaction
to Hermione's.

We all know Severus's notorious response: It's the only time in the
books that he uses the term "Mudblood" (in marked contrast to Draco,
who uses it at least once per book from CoS onward). It's intersting
to me that Severus's angry retort comes not immediately after Lily
intercedes but when James implies that Severus requires her help:

"'There you go,' [James ] said, as Snape struggled to his feet again,
'you're lucky Evans was here, Snivellus--'"

"I don't need help from filthy little Mudbloods like her!" (OoP Am ed.
648).

If it weren't for James's word here, Severus wouldn't have insulted
Lily. He's silent throughout their whole flirtation/confrontation, but
these words trigger a venomous response that must be uncharacteristic
as it causes Lily to blink in surprise. 

Similarly, when Harry tells Ron that he didn't really add Felix
Felicis to his pumpkin juice, Ron turns on Hermione and imitates her
voice, "*You added Felix Felicis to Ron's juice this morning, theat's
why he saved everything!* See! I can save goals without help,
Hermione!" (HBP Am. ed. 299, italics in original). Then he strides out
of the room without allowing her to defend herself or explain.

Ron doesn't call her a "Mudblood" (not a word that his family uses),
but he does put words in her mouth, stating aloud her implication that
Ron scored the goals with the help of the potion and would not have
done so on his own. And he punishes her for her tactlessness by not
speaking to her and winding himself around Lav-Lav. (Of course,
Hermione retaliates with her "Oppugno!" but Lily retaliated by calling
Severus "Snivellus"--each trying to hurt or punish the other.)

The chief similarity, it seems to me, is the boy's fear that the girl
will see him as inadequate and the girl's misunderstanding of her
tactlessness in coming to his rescue (in Lily's case) or pointing out
the (perceived) inadequacy (in Hermione's). I can just imagine Ron's
reaction if he learned that Hermione had Confunded McLaggen!

Anyway, I thought I'd point out the parallels in case anyone wants to
follow up on them. And, BTW, I noticed another Hermione parallel in
the first DA meeting when I was looking up quotes for the Marietta
thread. Hermione says to Luna regarding the existence of Heliopaths,
"I'm sorry, but where's the *proof* of that?" to which Luna responds,
"There are plenty of eyewitness accounts, just because you're so
narrow-minded you need to have everything shoved under your nose
before you--" (545). Funny that Hermione is placed in the same
position as Zacharias Smith, who "narrow-mindedly" refuses to believe
 that Voldemort has returned without supporting evidence but doesn't
see the parallel.

Carol, thinking that all of the characters need to open their minds in
one way or another and wondering if the parallels are deliberately
inserted to make some such point