Generational Parallels

[Serena Moonsilver]

No: HPFGUIDX 78677

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Susanne <siskiou at e...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Sunday, August 24, 2003, 7:38:38 PM, A wrote:
> 
> > Don't you think there is a nice balance to JKR's story. I mean we 
> > have the current trio; Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Then there is 
the 
> > trio of the past; James, Remus, and Sirius. Draco is Harry's 
> > nemisis, Snape was James. There is Wormtail, the bumbler, and 
> > Nevile, his modern counterpart. 
> 
> Apart from seeing PP and Neville as very different, I also
> don't see much resemblance between the two "trios" and their
> nemesis.
> 
> While James and Sirius appear to be aggressors toward Snape
> (as far as we can tell), Draco seems to be the one starting
> things with H/R/Her.
> 
> Their personalities and relationships seem very different to
> me...

But there is a parallel.  Just because the modern day trio + company 
isn't exactly like the mauraders, doesn't mean that it dosen' exist.
There are certain role/types that seem to act as parallels

             Trio+          Mauraders
Leader       Harry          James
Best Friend  Ron            Sirius
Smart One    Hermione       Remus
Less talent  Neville        Peter
Nemisis      Draco          Snape

But of course, they have different personalities and interactions.  
In fact you could say that they act almost oppisite the counterpart, 
espically after the pensieve scene in OotP.  If anything, you can say 
that current generation has rebeled against the preset role, making 
it their own.  Therefore, they are not doomed to repeat the mistakes 
of the older generation.  Neville won't betray the trio, Draco either 
won't join the DE or will but not be redeemed, Hermione will not be 
an outcast, Ron will not go to Azkaban, and Harry won't die defending 
his son.

Serena