He probably realised that Lily meant something to Snape so if he had been able to spare here he would have enhanced Snape's loyalty and also had an effective threat to hold over his head.
Voldemort tried to spare Lily, and may have agreed with Snape, before the attack took place, to let her live. Rowling has confirmed that Voldemort would have let Lily live. Lily's James/Harry free life was to be Snape's reward for good service, and Lord Voldemort always rewards his loyal followers, doesn't he?
When snape came to know about Voldemort's intentions, he realized Voldemort might kill Lily, the love of his life. Therefore, he requested the Dark Lord to spare Lily's life. As Snape was one of his most loyal death eaters, Voldemort decided to consider this request and gave Lily a choice.
It was his job to find out stuff and tell Voldemort about it. He was on his way to interview for a Hogwarts job specifically for that purpose.
A young Severus Snape asked Voldemort not to kill Lily Potter. He knew Voldemort wanted to kill Lily's baby son, but asked that Lily be spared because Snape was in love with her. “What request could a Death Eater make of me?”
While Dumbledore said he would protect the Potters, it was on the condition that Snape now worked for him as a double agent. Snape's love for Lily ran so deep that he agreed. When she was still murdered, he reluctantly decided that her death would not be in vain, and that he would protect her son.
The fact that Lily chose James Potter, Harry's father, only fuels Snape's hostility towards Harry.
In the [Deathly Hallows] book, Snape's dying words to Harry were "Look at me". Right then we did not realize the significance of his words but in the very next chapter when Harry goes through Snape's memories in the Pensieve, he comes to know how much Snape loved Lily.
They were close friends, she saw in him someone special that she could care about. But she couldn't be with him. So, it seems like it was very unlikely that Lily ever found out Snape loved her.
The acclaimed author explained that Harry paid tribute to Snape because of “forgiveness and gratitude.” Though Snape bullied Harry, he also saved him. “Harry hoped in his heart that he too would be forgiven.
Why have we never considered this before? Both Lily and James Potter were killed by Voldemort aged 21 at Godric's Hollow on 31 October 1981, when Harry was just 1 year old, And the rest of the story, you no doubt know.
We can therefore presumably safely conclude that Lily was not noticeably pregnant at the time she died.
Snape calls Lily a Mudblood, Lily tells James that she would never date him because he's an egotistical jerk. Later, Snape tries to apologize for calling Lily a Mudblood, but she's not interested; she ends their friendship due to his association with Death Eaters.
If Lily had chosen Severus, she wouldn't have defied and escaped Lord Voldemort(thrice), then Voldemort would have been left with one choice... Neville Longbottom, the child of parents who have defied Lord Voldemort thrice and who was born on closing day of July, and have the powers which Voldy had not...
"The first thing Snape asks Harry is "Potter! What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?" According to Victorian Flower Language, asphodel is a type of lily meaning 'My regrets follow you to the grave' and wormwood means 'absence' and also typically symbolised bitter sorrow.
Case study 2: Severus Snape
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'.
Harry Potter named his son after the character Professor Severus Snape in tribute to him dying for “for Harry out of love for Lily [Potter],”JK Rowling revealed on Friday.
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.
Snape loved Lily deeply: through their years at Hogwarts; through her marriage to another wizard, James Potter; through his time as a Death Eater; and long after her murder at the wand of Lord Voldemort.
Severus Snape is one of the most divisive characters in the entire "Harry Potter" series. He was a double agent, so many character details were kept a secret. His mother was a witch and his father was a Muggle, leading to the moniker "The Half-Blood Prince."
"Avada Kedavra!" The curse Voldemort spews doesn't work, of course: Harry triumphantly defeats the villain, who killed most of the other people on this list. Photo: Warner Bros.
“Of Course It Is Happening Inside Your Head Harry, But Why On Earth Should That Mean That It Is Not Real” The last words Dumbledore would speak to Harry were the same in the Harry Potter books and movies.
Because she saw two alarming red flags in Severus' attitude. no real regrets for what he did. no real intentions to change.
He Called Lily A Mudblood
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.
The movies show a scene where Snape went to Dumbledore begging him to protect the Potters because Voldemort was after Harry and his parents due to the prophecy. Yes, Dumbledore knew that Severus had loved Lily when they were in school together and for some time after.