[HPforGrownups] Re: Why did Lily marry James ? / Snapes other worst memory

[Irene Mikhlin]

No: HPFGUIDX 66890



Meliss9900 at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 7/2/2003 10:01:06 AM Central Standard Time, 
> melclaros at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> 
>>Any man would do that! Snape would have done that! That's 
>>protecting "your own". You don't have to shed arrogance and bravado 
>>to be "the type" that will try to save your own flesh and blood from 
>>being murdered in front of you. The question is, would James have 
>>tried to save...oh...say Severus' son if the situation had been 
>>reversed?
>>
> 
> 
> I don't for a minute believe that any man would do that for his family.  It 
> takes a certain *something* in the person . .bravery . . . . recklessness . .or 
> maybe just plain ol'  love to sacrifice yourself. 

Even uncle Vernon would do it! In GoF, when he has all the reasons to 
believe Mr. Weasley is a dangerous psycho, he tries to protect Petunia 
and Dudley.

So maybe not any man, but it's not that exceptional in Potterverse.

Irene