Tanuki wrote:What hints that Snape was in love with Lilly!?! No such hints exist. In fact, the only thing we know about what Snape thought of Harry's parents was that he hated James, and regarded Lilly as nothing more than an inferior mudblood. So far, there is nothing else. No mystery
Yes, it sounds very crazy
Halelujah, finally I've got support!! I can understand where this theory comes from, as Lily, James and Snape where the only members of their generation that were mentioned until book three, and the fact that the two men hated each other was quite suspicious. But OotP should have gotten rid of those crazy thoughts. Snape's a perfect example for a Slytherin, and he's always been attracted by dark things. Why, for heaven's sake, would a man like him fall for the oh-so-perfect and pure and righteous Gryffindor beauty? And why would someone who loves a muggleborn swear a lifetime service to a man who's main target is ridding society of just those muggle borns? There's no, not even the smallest hint that Snape anything but despised Lily. If hating her boyfriend and calling her a mudblood indicated some kind of hidden affection, then Draco must be madly in love with Hermione, and Harry's best match would be Pansy Parkinson. And: If somebody cowardly outnumbered me four to one and tortured me in front of the whole school, just for the fact that I exist, I DEFINITELY wouldn't need a crush on his girlfriend to absolutely hate his guts.
Honestly, no personal offense intended, but this theory just makes me angry. My poor Snape! If anything, I can see him having a crush on Bellatrix, but Evans? Nonononono!! And if that turns out to be the case(which I think impossible), I'll burn my books. Really!