Snape Felt He Owed Lily After Her Death Even as Voldemort seemed to be winning and Dumbledore passed on, Snape maintained his secrecy and devotion to the child he'd helped become a target, compromising his safety to ensure Harry's, something that never would've happened without the tragic Snape and Lily relationship.
An “asphodel” is a flower from the Lily family meaning “my regrets follow you to the grave”. And wormwood means “absence”. So Snape was literally saying “I bitterly regret Lily's death”.
More than evoking memories of unrequited love, seeing Lily in Harry's eyes would've stirred feelings of guilt within Severus, since it was he who, albeit indirectly, caused her death. As a Death Eater, Snape informed Voldemort of Professor Trelawney's prophecy, which foretold his defeat at the hands of a fated child.
She missed Snape, but she knew she could never forgive him. Snape never stopped trying to make amends. But Lily remained steadfast. She could not, would not, forgive him.
The biggest indicator that Severus Snape cared for Harry Potter was his eternal love for Harry's mother, Lily. And the strong feelings that Snape felt for Harry's mother carried on with his feelings towards Harry. Harry resembled so much of his mother's personality, as well as her physical appearance.
How Did LILY REALLY Feel About Snape? - Harry Potter Theory
Why did Lily not chose Snape?
Lily Only Ever Saw Snape As A Friend
The fact Snape and Lily were only friends, and she only saw it as such, reveals a lot about his refusal to respect her boundaries. It seems his love was an ongoing obsession with her that lasted long after her death.
Lily brought light and warmth into Snape's life from the moment they met. He was an isolated, lonely child whose magic would have only made him more of an outsider in his hometown of Cokeworth.
One with a severe dislike of Lily's former best friend. Let's get into your points one by one, though I would like to say first that I'm not sure if that quote from Lily about James making her sick really matches up with her being the 'submissive one'. - Yes, Lily knows James is a bully. That is why she loathed him.
While Snape never had any true friends and Lily was the only one even remotely nice to him. That could be why his idea of "friendship" was so screwed. It's also why i think Gryffindor - Slytherin friendships are impossible. Too many things pull them apart.
In the heat of the moment, Snape lost control and called Lily the forbidden word. He called her a mud-blood by accident because he was frustrated that lily did not like his closest friends. He did not mean it.
The morally ambiguous character's death was significant in Harry's story and led to the reveal that Snape had been working to protect Lily Potter's son all along. Though Snape's Pensieve memories revealed the whole truth, his love for Lily was covertly foreshadowed in his final moments.
Why did Snape stay loyal to Dumbledore after Lily died?
But when Lily's life is directly threatened, he has to make a choice, and he chooses to stand between Voldemort and Lily. To do that, he aligns himself with Voldemort's chief opposition, Dumbledore, and becomes his spy. Even after her death, he remains at Dumbledore's side at Hogwarts and vows to protect her son.
Severus suffered terrible remorse when Voldemort decided that Harry Potter was the subject of the prophecy and that Lily Evans, the woman whom he always loved, was now in danger as a result of his actions. He begged Voldemort to spare her, who agreed.
And it really was not for him (Harry) but for her (Lily). And Snape's doe hopped on and away leaving behind Snape filled with pure memory of his love for her. It was then that Dumbledore really understood how much Snape loved her and how real his love was...
J.K. Rowling apparently confirmed that Lily Potter was pregnant again when Voldemort murdered her | Fandom. Thus, in murdering the Potters, save for Harry, Voldemort also killed a younger brother or sister that Harry would ultimately never know before it was even born.
A doe. And in his final battle with Lord Voldemort, Harry explained the significance of this to his adversary, and to us: 'Snape's Patronus was a doe,' said Harry, 'the same as my mother's, because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from the time when they were children'.
On the other hand, Lily was offered the chance to step aside because Voldemort had promised Severus Snape that he wouldn't kill her unless she got in his way. Her conscious refusal to comply with Voldemort's demand was why unusually strong magical protection was conferred upon her son.
The reason why the sacrificial protection charm is invoked only when Lily attempts to save Harry, and not when James puts himself between Voldemort and his family, is the specific circumstances of each situation. James is destined to die, as Voldemort never gives him an option to save himself.
Obviously Lily ultimately chose James Potter over Severus Snape, and Lily and James got married and had their only child, Harry Potter. But Lily could have just as easily made another choice, and despite some of Snape's more obvious negative qualities she certainly did have strong feelings for him as well.
Despite all of this, Rowling states that Sirius's "redeeming quality is the affection that he is capable of feeling. He loved James like a brother and went on to transfer this attachment to Harry."
Why does Dumbledore say "Lily after all this time"?
As Dumbledore watched the doe fly away, he turned towards Snape, to confirm the obvious. "Lily! After all this time?" he asked and "Always," replied Snape. Snape having the same Patronus, the doe, as Lily symbolized his everlasting love and unwavering devotion towards her.
Yes, he did bully Snape but so did the other marauders like Sirius - Remus wasn't really any better - did he stop James from bullying Snape? Did Peter? And yet people still call Remus a good man (which I believe fully :)) But James Potter died to protect his family. He gave Sirius a home when he needed it.
