First in class (was: James: the better wizard?

[Rita Winston]

No: HPFGUIDX 1469

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Steve Bates" <spicoli323 at h...> 
wrote:
> James was first in his class at Hogwarts, wasn't he?

I don't remember if James was first in his class, but I do remember 
that he was Head Boy, and that Remus told Harry that James and Sirius 
were the two cleverest students in their year. I imagine that Remus 
omitted to mention himself out of modesty, and omitted to mention 
the other particularly clever students to avoid cluttering up the 
dramatic confession. I imagine that James was the first in his class, 
with possibly Severus second and Remus third (with Severus hating 
James for edging him out of first place as well all the other things 
he envied him for), and Sirius fourth because he never bothered to 
study, just coasted on native talent and intelligence (like Fred and 
George). But if Lily was in the same year as the Marauders rather 
than the next year, where did she rank in those standings?