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

[Rebecca Stephens]

No: HPFGUIDX 62614


--- darrin_burnett <bard7696 at aol.com> wrote:

> > Sounds more like Snape is the one defending
> himself. James is the 
> one 
> > who hexes people (the outcasts and loners who're
> minding their own 
> > business most of the time) for no reason and do so
> purely out of 
> > enjoyment for his boredom. He said so himself and
> Sirius/Lupin 
> > confirms it. It's not a mutal, equal rivalry thing
> where he hexes 
> for 
> > defendo or whatever. And remember, Snape is not
> the only victim of 
> > their cruel bullied ways.
> 
> 
> me:
> 
> Here is what it "sounds like." The actual canon.
> 
> Page 671:
> 
> "Well," said Lupin slowly. "Snape was a special
> case. I mean, he 
> never lost an opportunity to curse James, so you
> couldn't really 
> expect James to take that lying down?"
> 
> Snape never lost an opportunity to curse James.
> Clearly, he was 
> trying to get his revenge.  
> 


Here's some more actual canon for you

Lily:  " . . . walking down corridors and hexing
anyone who annoys you just because you can--"

(U.S. edition, page 648)


James had other victims.



Rebecca

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