When his plan backfired and Lily died, Snape's grief in the aftermath of her death would have been deep. And this deep true grief would be proof for Dumbledore that he wanted out of the Death Eaters.

One of the aspects of Snape and his story that resonates with his many is his tragic love story with Harry’s mother, Lily. To this end, over on the Harry Potter Reddit page one fan recently ...

While being black or white may not be inherent to Snape’s character ... good optics and totally change the dynamics of the James/Lily/Snape storyline. This is, of course, also leading to ...