Why did Lily stop standing up for Snape after their fifth year?

A memory Harry sees featuring Lily (in fifth year) standing up to James Potter In her fifth year, Lily stood up for her then best friend, Severus Snape, when he was being bullied by James Potter. When he didn’t deny this, Lily realised that Snape did not understand what was wrong with the Death Eaters.

Was Snape better than Lily at potions?

We know that Snape has always been good at potions (Slughorn says so, and Snape is potion’s master, and he added all those hints to his potions book and so on). But on numerous occasions Slughorn says Lily was very good at potions too.

Was Snape the same age as Lily?

Snape was the same age as Lily, making him 31 at the start of the series and 38 when he passed away.

Did Snape regret call Lily a Mudblood?

That’s right, Snape called Lily a mudblood, the worst possible thing you can call a witch with muggle parents. Even though Snape repeatedly tried to apologize for his mistake afterward, it became clear that it was yet another incident that had done irreparable damage to their friendship.

Why can’t Snape move on from Lily and James?

Snape was in love with Lily and can’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’s old enough to attend Hogwarts. He can hardly bear to see Harry every day, being reminded of Lily and everything he lost.

What does Snape say about Lily Potter’s death in Harry Potter?

Or, as Tumblr user tomhiddles describes, Snape is essentially saying, “I bitterly regret Lily’s death.” Either way, it doesn’t seem likely that this was an accident on J.K. Rowling’s part. We know that Harry Potter fans tend towards overanalyzing, but what are the chances that two plants she randomly selected add up to these interpretations?

Did Lily have feelings for Severus Snape?

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.

What memories does Snape share with Harry as he dies?

As Snape is taking his last breaths he shares some of his memories with Harry, most notably the moment that Severus discovered that Lily had been killed and a moment where Dumbledore asks Snape if he still loves Lily after all this time. And of course, Severus responds with “always”.