Has Snape's Worst Memory been explained by JKR?

[potioncat]

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 "kvapost" <kvapost at ...> wrote:
>
> Does anyone know whether JKR explained why this particular memory was
> Snape's worst? Before DH we had two versions: 1.being insulted in
> front of Lily; and 2.calling Lily a mudblood.
> Has JKR commented on that one at all? 
> ...If it was worst because of Lily, too bad for non-reading
> movie-goers, as Lily wasn't even in the movie.


Potioncat:
The "why" has been answered, but the question brought up fond memories 
of many, many threads on this topic.  

We discussed and bebated whether it "was" his worst memory (of a DE?, 
come on!) why he had pulled it out, how it connected to the other 2 
memories (three strands, three memories----I doubt it) Whether he left 
it out on purpose.....on and on. Did that event cause him to follow 
Lupin, or allow Black to trick him into the Prank? Someone-- I don't 
know who-- correctly suggested the worst part of that memory was not 
the Marauders, but Snape's own treatment of Lily. I don't know if 
LOLLIPOPS was already a T-Bay ship yet. Does anyone else know?

It is this sort of writing, plotting, whatever one calls it, that made 
the HP series so much fun.

Potioncat, who saw quite enough of Snape's DE experiences in DH, and 
would not want to see any of his other DE related memories.