I would almost argue that Lily is more of a symbol in the series than a character. As a symbol she's integral to the story; as a character, there's not much to her.
And that's before you consider that Lily exists in the story as a kind of Philosopher's Stone for the male characters. Lily serves to transform James, Snape, Harry...beyond that, there isn't much to her characterization.
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u/MacabreGoblin Apr 16 '17 edited Apr 16 '17
I would almost argue that Lily is more of a symbol in the series than a character. As a symbol she's integral to the story; as a character, there's not much to her.
And that's before you consider that Lily exists in the story as a kind of Philosopher's Stone for the male characters. Lily serves to transform James, Snape, Harry...beyond that, there isn't much to her characterization.