OOP: James, Snape, God, Illustrations

Tue Jun 24 23:49:23 UTC 2003

No: HPFGUIDX 63280

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mochajava13" <> 

> insults, and nearly come to a wizarding fight.  Snape pulled out 
his 
> wand FIRST in this instance, after criticizing James in front of 
his 
> best friend and his son; Sirius pulls it out later.  

No, sorry:
Sirius pushed his chair roughly aside and strode around the table 
toward Snape, pulling his wand out as he went; Snape whipped out his 
own.
 Pg 520 US

Sounds like self defence to me.