[HPforGrownups] OOP: James, Snape, God, Illustrations

[Jenserai Bariman]

No: HPFGUIDX 62481

kaizer_ken_ichijouji:
>I relly feel sorry for Snape. I've always thought he was the kind of kid 
>who got bullied. (But I still think that he had friends! I know about being 
>a weirdo, and you still have friends. Just even more people that hate you) 
>But I refuse to dislike James and MWPP for this. I mean, who do you know 
>who was the best person they could be at fifteen? People change throughout 
>thir lives. I can tell you that quite a lot of fifteen year old boys are 
>pretty arrogant, and are quick to torment anyone they percieve as 
>different.
>
I'll admit, a lot of teenaged boys can be idiots, but I didn't ever meet any 
who I thought would have done a muggle version of what James and Sirius did 
just because they were bored. It seems that James grew up a little over the 
year following this scene, but still continued to torture Severus whenver he 
was sure Lily wouldn't find out. There's going to have to be a LOT of 
explaining before I see James as an acceptable excuse for a human being.


Tamara:
>God and Wizards.  I've noticed that they don't take the Lords name in vain, 
>as most normal people would.  Wizards say "Merlin's beard!" or "What in the 
>name of Merlin are you doing?"
>
Hmm, Fudge said "for God's sake!" on pg 149 of the US OOP hardcover, does 
that count as "in vain"? In any case, It struck me as odd that. I think it 
was the first time a wizard mentioned God.


M!ndele:
>Incidentally, don't you just LOVE the illustrations? they really give you
>an idea of what's awaiting you in the chapter :)
>
Actually I don't. I quite loath the artist's style, it twists my mental 
images of the characters. Not to mention that I want to throw/break 
something every time I'm exposed to her vision of Snape.

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