JAMES POTTER HAS SOME GOOD-group divided

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Susan Smith" 
<atroposgryffin at y...> wrote:
> The Severus vs. James debate can go on and on and we will all 
never 
> know anymore than JKR chooses to share.  However, to all those who 
> are bashing James based on the one memory in the Pensieve from OOP 
> which shows he was arrogant, cocky, verbally abusive, a bad 
influence 
> on peers and a bully to Severus-Oh, sorry let me shorten that 
summary-
> which shows he was a typical adolescent male-
> 
> Please keep in mind that James must have had some redeeming 
qulaities 
> somewhere > 
> So, he may very well have had a horrible relationship with Snape, 
not 
> unlike that between Malfoy and Harry, but he still had some saving 
> graces.
> 
> Atropos G. (not really of fan of either Snape or James, just felt 
> James was getting a bad deal based on the one memory JKR chose to 
> share)

Well, it seems we're pretty much divided into the "being (staying)
bad makes you interesting and/or sympathetic" group (apoligists and 
just plain fans)and the "being (or not changing from) bad makes you 
bad" groups. Well, while it can get repetitive but it could all be 
much more vituperative.(Aren't we well behaved? Back pat all 
around.) 
JKR will give us all the answers we seek, (I hope) and we can all 
choose up sides again and say I told you so. (tongue loosely in 
cheek)

Dorothy 
(On Susan's side in this one and still having fun)