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Did Lily ever have feelings back for Snape?
JKR: ‘yes. She might even have grown to love him romantically (she certainly loved him as a friend) if he had not loved Dark Magic so much and been drawn to such loathsome people and acts.’
Rowling Bloomsbury Interview/webchat, 30 th July 2007

Lily detested Mulciber and Avery. If Snape really loved her, why didn’t he sacrifice their company for her sake?
JKR: ‘Well, that is Snape’s tragedy. Given his time over again, he would not have become a Death Eater, but like many insecure, vulnerable people (like Wormtail) he craved membership of something big and powerful, something impressive. He wanted Lily, but he wanted Mulciber, too. He never really understood Lily’s aversion; he was so blinded by his attraction to the Dark side, he thought she would find him impressive, if he became a real Death Eater’
Rowling Bloomsbury Interview/webchat, 30 th July 2007

Has Snape ever been loved by anyone?
JKR: ‘Yes he has which in a way makes him more culpable even than Voldemort, who never has.’
Mugglenet and The Leaky Cauldron Interviews, 2005