James: He knew better than to take his actions with Snape too far. While Snape is overall the worse person when you look at the things he did in his life, James did definitely no better than to do some of the things he did.
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.
To be fair, James would (and did) willingly die for Lily too. But Snape loved Lily so much that he was willing to die just to avenge her. He would die just for the memory of her.
Originally Answered: In the Harry Potter series, why didn't Lily marry Snape? The simple answer: She didn't love him. The more complicated answer: He proved again and again that he wasn't willing to listen to Lily, respect her or her views, or love her in a healthy way.
James vs. Snape: Settling The Harry Potter Fandom's BIGGEST Debate
Was Lily pregnant when Voldemort killed her?
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.
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.
Though Snape and Lily were only friends, Snape was in love with Lily and couldn't move on because of his guilt. Through his memories, it's revealed that he was worried about Harry's future when Lily and James died and that he was afraid of seeing Harry when he was old enough to attend Hogwarts.
James was slightly better because he truly did change and he allied with the Order out of basic morality compared to Snape who stayed an all around bitter person. and only allied with the Order out of love for Lily.
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.
While in school together, Sirius once tricked Snape into almost entering the Shrieking Shack while Lupin was there, transformed into a werewolf. James realised the danger and stopped Snape, saving his life; this is the incident Dumbledore referred to at the end of the first book.
In fact, being in James' debt was suggested to be something that enraged Snape. Their shared feelings for Lily Evans had only escalated their rivalry, and Snape's impulsive lashing out at Lily over her Muggle-born status strained their relationship.
As such, Snape owed James a life debt, although they hated each other. This was repaid when Snape repeatedly protected James' son, Harry, throughout Harry's years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
There is always an implicit ire directed at James the most, because as we see in SWM and as Snape's dialogue pretty much everywhere implies, he was the one who lead the bullying. Although he hates Sirius and Lupin quite a bit too.
When it comes to the area of Transfiguration, McGonagall definitely has the upper hand. But when it comes to inventing spells, the Dark Arts, Legilimency and Occlumency, Snape has the edge. McGonagall is surprisingly skilled in the Dark Arts but not on the same level as Snape.
In the Prince's Tale, when Snape speaks about James to Lily, his jealousy of James is evident. Whenever he speaks about James to Harry, he talks about James' fame and attention seeking and Quiditch skills.
Why does James Potter call Snape "Snivellus" at first if he knows that Snape is from an old wizarding family? We don't actually know whether it's James or Sirius who first gives Snape the “Snivellus” nickname.
There is nothing written about James ever apologizing to Snape for his bullying and harassment. Not from James, or the other Marauders, or anyone else.
She didn't want him to be mate with “Dark Art lovers” like Avery or Lestrange or the other guys indulge in dark activities. Lily wanted Sev to be away from dark arts. She asked him to chose between her and his friends. Snape didn't want to loose both -his friends as he was facinated by Dark arts and Lily whom he loved.
Severus Snape spent the majority of his life in love with Lily Potter. It is easy to understand why Snape, who had an unhappy homelife as a child, fell hard for the first person to show him love and kindness.
In fact, James outright tells Lily that he's bullying Severus Snape because of the “fact that he exists, if you know what I mean”. James Potter saved Severus Snape from the werewolf prank before the Snape's Worst Memory scene happened. The mastermind of said prank is Sirius Black, James' best friend.
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.
Did Snape betray Voldemort because he killed Lily?
When he died, it was revealed that his deep strong love for Lily Evans caused him to redeem himself, joining Dumbledore's cause for her protection (and, after her death, that of her son) from Lord Voldemort.
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'.
