As I said above, with the flashback scene, Lily clearly demonstrated herself to be better than the jerks who were torturing some kid because they didn't like him. But not that much. Her motivation obviously seemed to be "What's that Potter prick up to now?" (which in JKR's world is a form of flirting, anyway), rather than, "OMG, that's my best friend up there," or even, "This is wrong and why is no one stopping this?"
And yes, it's only in the very earliest scenes of their "friendship" that she comes across as at all *friendly*. Not that Severus is doing a great job, but it's obviously up to him to bend every step of the way -- including not being friends with any of his own housemates. Because he's a Slytherin, she might still be willing to call him a friend (in the most condescending way possible), but basically only if she's his *only* friend, or if she gets approval or veto power over any other friend he may want to have.
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Date: 2008-03-12 01:49 pm (UTC)And yes, it's only in the very earliest scenes of their "friendship" that she comes across as at all *friendly*. Not that Severus is doing a great job, but it's obviously up to him to bend every step of the way -- including not being friends with any of his own housemates. Because he's a Slytherin, she might still be willing to call him a friend (in the most condescending way possible), but basically only if she's his *only* friend, or if she gets approval or veto power over any other friend he may want to have.