[HPforGrownups] Parallels from Old School to Present Day Hogwarts

[Jason Bailey]

No: HPFGUIDX 28711

Hello Calypso,

Very interesting. I enjoyed the parallels.
I also want to add that I don't *really hate* Hermione...I just found
her highly annoying in the first book. She does improve as the story
progresses, but she does revert with things like the Firebolt and the
ELF. However, I do secretly like her...I just don't like to admit it
;)

Saturday, November 03, 2001, 6:12:08 PM, you wrote:

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



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


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


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


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


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


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



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


C> ~ Calypso



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Best regards,
 Jason                            mailto:jbailey at rogershsa.com