Absolutely!

(P.S.. English is not my first language, so I apologize in advance for possible grammar errors.)

First of all, let me say that people support this pairing for several reasons. There are multiple sides to everything and there’s no right or wrong way of looking at things. It’s all a part of the great complex that is fandom, and that’s okay, because shipping is about perspectives and fun.

Some people ship them as friends; some people ship them in an alternative universe where they are married and have children; some people ship them as teenagers in love in the Marauders’ Era; etc. My main point is, there’s a broad spectrum of how a person can support them, and that’s why I’m going to speak for myself here.

Let me begin by saying that I love both Lily and Snape. There are a lot of misconceptions out there about Snape/Lily shippers, and I feel like explaining that the majority of this fandom DOES NOT consider Lily as a prize/object to fight over and to think otherwise is incredibly misogynistic and disgusting. Lily was an amazing woman who got married of her own accord.

Having said that, however, it’s NOT a crime to disagree with the author on the matter of “official” pairings because we acknowledge the concept of canonicity. We respect that. But as readers, we’re obliged to have our own interpretations about the characters, the pairings and the story in general. If I don’t like the way something was written, I have the right to say so. And that’s how it goes for the Snape/Lily pairing.

Personally, I ship them because they make such a fascinating and compelling pairing. Because I think they’d be good for each other and because even when they were struggling to resolve their differences, they both cared deeply for each other.

Snape was the one who introduced Lily into the whole magical world. He was the personification of the unknown, yet familiar and appealing environment of Hogwarts. Also, there was the wish to protect Lily from harm (either from “James Potter” or from his “peers”). Admittedly, it came from a place from wanting her to appreciate him rather than from a place of selflessness, but still.

Lily, on the other hand, was the only true friend Severus ever had. She was the one who appealed to the lighter side of his personality and the one who could have stopped him from joining Voldemort, at length.

Unfortunately, as we all know, that didn’t happen at all.

Anyway, lots of things shape us as people, and lots of things shape them as characters. Our origins – how we are raised and who we are raised with – are huge influences on who we are and how we respond to the world and other people. Snape intrinsically was a flawed human being riddled with bitterness and insecurity, but at heart a good man. Everything about his and Lily’s story is so tragically beautiful that I can’t help but support them with every fiber of my being.

(Please note this is my mere opinion: I do not represent every Snily shipper out there. Also, if anyone wants to give their input, you’re more than welcome!).