Two-way Mirror and other frustrations! (OotP Spoilers!)

[aliveandkickingjustabout]

No: HPFGUIDX 63124


> 
> Maybe - if it makes you feel better. I'm resigned to accept that 
James 
> was indeed a bully (although his "jock-ness" might have been a 
> caricature - we do tend to associate simple characteristics to 
people 
> we don't really know, and James was being *very* "caricature-
esque").
>  


If he was such a bully, why was he so respected by all the teachers, 
hagrid, Dumbledore? Snape and James have know each other longer than 
when we saw the memory. Maybe Snape started something in the first 
year or before school which led to this hatred and bullying towards 
Snape, much like how Harry behaves towards Draco. Harrys jinxes on 
the train back from Hogwarts each year are bullying too. Also what 
happened in those two years that made Lily fall for James in the 
Seventh year. Maybe Snape was involved/liked Lily against his will 
(he called her mudblood) and her finally being involved with James 
makes Snape view the situation with James much worser than it is.