Snape's Apology Rejected by Lily

PAGES: 675-676

Late at night, Severus Snape tries to apologize to Lily for calling her a "Mudblood." Lily, standing in front of the portrait entrance to Gryffindor Tower, refuses his apology. She declares that she can no longer be friends with Snape, accusing him of aligning himself with the Death Eaters and their hateful ideology. Snape's attempts to explain himself fall on deaf ears, and Lily walks away, ending their friendship.