[HPforGrownups] Marauder parallels

[Christina Gross]

No: HPFGUIDX 5214

On 05.11.2000 at 22:09:43 lrcjestes wrote:
>Hermione -
>Lupin
>absolutely as Ellie has so eloquently posted.  They are the
>academics.

Also they both didn't take going to Hogwarts for granted. Hermione
because she didn't know she was a witch and Lupin because a werewolf
wouldn't normally have been tolerated there. Both found in Hogwarts a
place where they belonged and made friends. Hermione breaks rules
when she sees a good reason to do so, but frowns on Harry's and Ron's
more frivolous activities. From what McGonagall said at the Three
Broomsticks in PoA I gathered that Lupin wasn't part of James' and
Sirius' pranks, or at least wasn't spotted as a troublemaker like the
other two. Both Hermione and Lupin seem more level-headed than Ron or
Sirius. 

>Pettigrew is such a wormy guy, I would think Neville if anyone,
>although
>that would be an insult to Neville and as we found out more about
>Neville in
>GoF..it might be unbelievable as well.

I can't really back that up with hard facts from the book, but I
picture Peter at school somewhat like Neville: shy, insecure unable
to shine in most classes either academically or by special magical
powers, with a 'Kick Me'-sign permanently attached to his back. If
James was like Harry he would have been nice to Peter in an
absent-minded sort of way, sticking up for him when he happened to
notice that other students tortured him. But Peter wasn't really a
member of James' circle as Neville doesn't really belong to the
triad. 

But Neville had first Lupin and then the false Moody to make him feel
good about himself and boost his self-esteem, while Peter chose to
attach himself to the biggest bully on the playground so the others
wouldn't dare to trample him anymore. 

Greetings
Christina
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your
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