after reading, re-reading, doing homework, re-re-re-reading the books, eating, doing other stuff, and carefully pondering your theory, i believe i've come up with a very simple answer...i don't know...haha...but no really...it's possible you could be right. personally, i think it was VOLDEMORT, not snape, but VOLDEMORT who was in love with lily. just a thought. plz reply...