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Originally Posted by
Venomyz 
Would he have joined Voldemort?
I very much doubt he ever would.
Snape is much more intelligent than that.
Would his cruelty and bullying still have been there?
Snape, i believe, was never really cruel or a bully.
He was just jealous of james because james got the girl and the award and snape got nothing.
It's perfectly understandable, and that's why snape earns my respect at the end of Deathly Hollows.
I disagree with both of these. While they were still good friends, Snape was already gravitating towards the dark arts and hanging out with future death eaters. He was also showing blood prejudice and was using spells to punish. Before any hope of more with Lily was extinguished. This is what turned her away. Their differing personalities made it inevitable.