Lily and Snape

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Antonia31h 
> So getting to my questions here (sorry for the long rant), I have been wondering for quite some time about some facts regarding Lily Potter and Severus Snape. My questions are the following: did Lily know that Snape was the one who told Voldemort about the prediction about Harry? Actually did Lily and Snape keep in touch after Hogwarts or did they just go on separate ways? Considering that they were good friends in the past, did Snape ever try to apologise to Lily (while she was still alive) for putting her life in danger? Did he ever try to do anything more than just plead for her life to Voldemort?
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Potioncat:
Here's my speculation on the topic.

I don't think Dumbledore told anyone who the informant was. Doing so would have put Snape at even greater danger, and his ability to spy for DD would end.

I think Severus and Lily's friendship ended the 5th year at Hogwarts. It had never developed into a romance. If or how often he may have thought about her and regreted the ending of their relationship, I cannot say. But it did end and she married Potter. I think Severus's affections went dormant over those years, and only emerged when he realised she was in danger and he was the cause. 

I don't think Snape apologized--for the same reason DD never told. It would put his ability to spy at risk--and honestly, I don't think he would want Lily to know.


Did he do more than plead for her life to LV for her life? Yes, he also pleaded for her life to DD. (That's a lot, don't you think?)