Snape and Marauders WAS :Draco and Intent

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No: HPFGUIDX 186872

Carol responds:

I don't think James would be kicking himself for saving Severus, considering
that had Snape not been spying on Dumbledore, some other Death Eater would have
had the same assignment, and if some other DE had overheard some or all of the
Prophecy and reported it, Lily would not have had the chance to be saved because
Severus (who might or might not have been a DE) would not have known that
Voldemort was targeting the Potters and could not have asked LV to spare Lily,
giving her the chance for life that enabled her to perform the ancient magic
that saved Harry. <SNIP>

Alla:

So now it is a certainty that another DE would have had the same assignment? I certainly accept it as a possibility, but I also accept as a possibility that but for Snape no other Death Eater would have overheard the Prophecy and did not report it to Voldemort. And he would have never attacked Potters thus leaving Harry with two parents, who while fighting in the war would have still had a chance to survive and even if they were killed later still give Harry some years of happiness.

Carol, who agrees with the part of Alla's post about James's bulling but not
that Harry would have been better off without Snape

Alla, who can see Snape being forgiven by Lily and James but certainly not them being grateful to him for contributing to putting them both to early grave.