Parallels from Old School to Present Day Hogwarts

Calypso Calypso8604 at aol.com
Sun Nov 4 03:12:08 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 28710

I have always compared the people of the Marauders generation to the 
students at Hogwarts now and I shall now share my comparisons with 
you! :-D....Hey! Running away is NOT allowed...C'mon my opinions 
aren't *that* bad. I noticed quite a few similarities *BUT* a major 
difference.....



James Potter ~ Harry Potter
  This is probably the most obvious one. Harry and James look almost 
exactly alike except that Harry has green eyes and a scar. 
Similarities do not end there! They are (I'm just going to use 
present tense even though James is dead, it makes it easier for me..) 
both exceptionally good at Quidditch, James as a chaser and Harry as 
a seeker and they have like enemies. Dumbledore himself said that the 
rivalry between Snape and James was like that between Malfoy and 
Harry. We also can safely say Harry acts like his father as they are 
both smart and good wizards but tend to be troublemakers and Sirius 
once said to Harry "You are truly your father's son".


Sirius Black ~ Ron Weasley
  Physical descriptions certainly aren't similar but personality and 
purpose are much the same. Ron and Sirus both strike me as immensley 
loyal to theier best friends, Harry and James and stick up for them 
against the rivals Draco and Severus. They each seem to hold a deeper 
contempt for the rival than Harry and James. 


Lily Evans ~ Ginny Weasley
  I admit, the only similarity from Canon is physical appearance and 
potential loves but I'm doing the best I can! Both Ginny and Lily 
have red hair and fell for ceratin boys with untidy, black hair. 
Hmm...and both of their names end in 'Y' ^_^..Sorry, couldn't resist 
that one.


Severus Snape ~ Draco Malfoy
   Both Draco and Severus seem to be the bad guy from Slytherin but I 
believe they are both deeper than that. They are both rivals of a 
Potter and jealous of their respected enemy's Quidditch talent. I 
assume Severus acted like how Draco does now but he has reformed, 
even if he *does* act mean to Harry. This leads me to believe that 
this is perhaps a precedant for Draco's reformation and denoucement 
of Lucius.


Remus Lupin ~ Hermione Granger
  Both Remus and Hermione are the third party in the tight-knit 
friendships. They are also both extremely intelligwnt (I assume Lupin 
is judging by how he acts in PoA) and misunderstood. Lupin, of 
course, is much more misunderstood for being a werewolf but Hermione 
was at first too when no one saw her as more than a bossy, know-it-
all. They both have faced prejudice in he wizarding world; Remus for 
being a werewolf and Hermione for being muggle-born. They both seem 
to rise against the odds


Peter Pettigrew ~ Neville Longbottom
  Ah, here it is at last; The Difference in the Generations. Peter 
and Neville appear to be similar because they are both bumbling, 
extremely unlucky and unskilled in magic and are both short, chubby 
wizards. They also both follow the original group of friends, sort 
of. *BUT*, we can't have history repeating itself, can we? What kind 
of story would that make! The major difference is that Peter is a 
complete coward and Neville is slowly being built up to show he has 
courage. From SS Neville has proved time and again he has courage 
however hard it is for him to muster it. He tried to take on both 
Crabbe and Goyle when Ron was fighting with Draco, he stood up to the 
Trio when he thought they were doing something wrong, he faced Snape 
even if he *was* terrified, he took on a boggart before anyone 
else....I do believe Neville will be an unlikely hero-type and will 
prove to make a difference in the generation parallels.



And you have now reached the end of the message dear friends. If this 
has been discussed before, apologies, I'm rather new to the list.


~ Calypso





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