Black and Snape (and James)

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 44912

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "marinafrants" <rusalka at i...> wrote:
> Alas, I am stuck at work, without my copy of PoA, so I can't give 
an
> exact quote.  However, in the Shrieking Shack when Lupin talks 
about
> Snape and the Marauders, ISTR that he specifically says that while
> Snape was hostile to all the Marauders, he particularly hated 
James. 
> Sirius, who's standing right there, doesn't dispute this.

OK, here it is as promised: PoA, US paperback edition, pg 357:

Lupin: "We [Snape and the Marauders] were in the same year, you 
know, and we -- er -- didn't like each other very much.  He 
especially disliked James."

Admittedly, this may not be gospel.  But Lupin is not stupid, and 
has no reason to lie about such a minor point, and Snape's hostility 
to James is repeatedly demonstrated throughout the books, so I'm 
willing to accept Lupin's statement as true unless shown otherwise.

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com