James' age, Snape, etc

[foxmoth at qnet.com]

   James, Lupin, Sirius and Snape all have to appear to be of an 
age or we won't get the idea that they were contemporaries once 
it's presented. I  think the decision not to bring that out in this film 
is understandable. There will be people going to see the 
subsequent movies who haven't seen this one, so that 
information will have to be repeated anyway...why not just save it 
for PoA where it's really relevant? (Drools over possible MWPP 
flashbacks in PoA)
     I think the choice of Rickman as Snape (which I would not 
change for all the galleons in Gringott's) made an older James 
invevitable. James could have been computer "youthened" in the 
photo at the end, but I think that would have made it harder to 
recognize him in such a brief glimpse.
   And yes, Amanda, I did see fear in Snape's eyes...(saluting the 
Snape/Lily torch as it passes)

Pippin