James Casting and New Scene (WAS HUGE problem with the casting)

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It would make sense to me if James and Lily appeared to be thiry-five 
in the mirror, since that would match Harry's desires-- to have 
parents who are still around and with him.

But James also looks rather old in the photo. It is, I think, really 
important that there be a strong resembelnce between Harry and James 
since part of the POA plot depends upon it. So, I have to agree this 
was a poor casting choice.


--Suzanne


--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., hp_lexicon at y... wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "Cindy C." <cindysphynx at h...> wrote:
> > Saitana wrote:
> > 
> > > My problem with James is..he's too old.  James was in his late 
> > twenties
> > > early thirties when he died...
> 
> James and Lily were in their EARLY twenties when they died, if we 
> are to believe JKR when she identified Snape as being about 35. 
> Snape was a contemporary of James and Lily, which means that if 
they 
> were still alive they would also be about 35, and this is well over 
> ten years later. We don't know if Snape was in the same year as 
> James et al., but he must have been fairly near to them in age to 
be 
> such a big part of their school lives, I would think. 
> 
> Steve Vander Ark
> The Harry Potter Lexicon