Lily & Potions (was: More First Impressions_

[cubfanbudwoman]

Eloise:  
> I assumed that love potions were going to play a more serious role in 
> the plot. Perhaps that's next time. Perhaps that has to do with 
> the "Why would anyone want Snape in love with them?" answer. Snape 
> doses Lily and when she finds out she turns to James? He propelled 
> her into his arms?
> 
> There was an awful lot about how good Lily was at Potions, too, which 
> I guess will be significant. I find it strange that Slughorn (love 
> the name!) didn't recognise Severus' hand in Harry's work, that he 
> kept comparing it instead to Lily's. After all, until now we've been 
> led to believe that Lily's talent was Charms.
>

SSSusan:
I agree -- Lily's apparently extraordinary talent with Potions seemed 
very out-of-the-blue.  Does it MEAN anything for the story?  Does it 
MEAN anything for the possibility of LOLLIPOPS?  Would Snape have found 
himself drawn to someone (even a "Mudblood") who had an apparently 
natural affinity for Potions, as he did?

Siriusly Snapey Susan... who's not quite sure how she feels about her 
moniker at the moment.