OoP: I'll do it: In defense of James

[Renee Daniels]

No: HPFGUIDX 62506

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "xpectopatronum" 
<xpectopatronum at y...> wrote:
> > Darrin the brave:
> > 
> > > First, something still doesn't track. Snape came to school 
knowing 
> > more 
> > > curses and hexes than any seventh-year, and here we are in the 
> > middle of 
> > > fifth-year and James clearly outclasses him, even with a bit of 
the 
> > element of 
> > > surprise going on.
> 
> Amnada replied:
> > Recall, please, the source of this information about Snape. I am 
at 
> > work and unable to verify, but I'm 99% certain it was Sirius who 
said 
> > this, when he's talking to Ron, Harry, and Hermione in his 
hideout 
> > cave, in GoF. Information or perspectives on Snape obtained via 
> > Sirius is, to me, a tad suspect.
> > 
> > I point this out simply to say that we don't necessarily know 
that 
> > this is true for a fact. Sirius seems the type to have made a 
snap 
> > decision about Snape, regardless of when he made it, and stick to 
it, 
> > accuracy be damned.
> 

Me:
All of gryffindor seems to be judgmental. They'll give you the 
benifit of the doubt at the beggining, but Merlin help you if they 
ever have cause to think you're less than perfect.

> It's obvious that Snape was completely minding his own business,
> before he was attacked by James and Sirius. It's also obvious that
> they were already watching him during the examination, when Sirius
> tells him that they (the professors) won't be able to read his 
paper,
> because his nose was touching it. I think it is possible that they
> were slightly jelous of Snape's academic achievements. But to attack
> someone becuase of their physical appearance, and simply becuase 
they
> exist, I find completely disgusting... I just can't help thinking 
that
> Snape didn't defend himself very well, but then again, he was 
outnumbered!
> Cindy

Me:
Actually, I was more interested in Snape's responce than James 
motivation. (Boys are prats, Teenage boys are bigger prats, and 
teanage boys trying to get girls define the word prat.) James dishes 
out some humliation, but insted of humiliating James back (infront of 
the girl he likes) Severus strikes to cause injury. To me that implys 
a visiousness beyond the senseless idiocy/cruelty of being 15 and the 
big man on campus.

~Calimora (Who was disapointed in Lupin none the less.)