[HPforGrownups] Re: School! Snape the bully? (was: Is Draco worse than James Was?)

[Melanie Black]

No: HPFGUIDX 78063

There are a number of reasons for that--and yes it's universally 
true, bullies of the James/Sirius starjock variety are popular 
because 
1. no one DARE cross them for fear of becoming their next victim and 
2. because maybe just maybe they'll let me hang out with them and 
then maybe just maybe some of that "coolness" will rub off on me.



Melpomene, who was in the "weird" category and was never invited to 
hang out with the cool, popular bullies, thank heavens!

 
My reply:  Neither was I...ever.  But my current best friend was one of the most popular girls in my high school.  She and I were never enimies like Snape and Sirius, however, we did not really associate with eachother.  
 
However, we see people everyday in our world who have attitudes that say "I hate jocks"  "I hate popular people" when the truth was a lot of them never got to know eachother.
 
Do we know if Snape knew what Sirius went through as a child?  No, not at all.  On that same note does Sirius know what Snape went through as a child.  
 
It is obvious to me that neither James/Sirius or Snape liked eachother.  I find it very hard to believe that Snape never provoked any confrontation between them  We only know of a couple of instances and I know JKR is trying to play mindgames on us.  
 
James is a good guy, Sirius is a good guy.  They both did stupid things when they were young.  Call it immaturity, call it popularity, call it whatever you want.  
 
What saddens me the most about the situation is that Sirius and Snape never had a chance to make amends.  Children grow up.  And sometimes those people that annoyed us the most when we were young can turn into some of the best friends one can have.
 
~Melanie


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