Did you LIKE Snape?

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Carol:
As for loving Lily, I think we need to consider what Lily seems to
> represent for Snape (as opposed to the "real" Lily, who may not have
> been quite what he thought she was). The Patronus is pure and
> beautiful and wholly good, and Snape is not only trying to atone for
> his role in her death by protecting her son but fighting, risking his
> life, much like a medieval knight for his "lady" (often someone else's
> wife), for what he believes her to represent--the opposite in all
> respects of Voldemort, whose selfish will to power and desire for
> immortality contrast with Lily's self-sacrifice and love. Snape may
> not wear his heart on his sleeve (or his lady's token on his lance
> like a medieval knight), but his Patronus shows what he values and
> what he is fighting for and what he thinks he has lost in Lily's
death.


Winterfell:
I agree that Snape's image of Lily wasn't quite what she really was,
but rather an idealistic and perhaps even obsessive view instead.
However, I don't agree that Snape is like a medieval knight in his
character or view toward females other than Lily.  He openly ridicules
Hermione with his statement of "I see no difference". That type of
behavior would never be found in a medieval knight, as it would be
against their code of chivalry. Snape's behavior toward many of his
students would hardly fall under an umbrella of chivalry.  His courage
in battle and his loyalty to DD, however would.