OotP: Snape/James ; Prophecy; Petunia; Lupin (and many spoilers)

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No: HPFGUIDX 63594

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Vicky Gwosdz" 
<vicky.gwosdz at g...> wrote:
> Voila,
> 
> Finished my second read, and some more clear toughts on several 
> items.  First, I did'nt go through all of the posts, jut the 
latest, 
> so if anybody already said it before... well you know it.
> 
> SPOILERS AHEAD
> 
> **Snape/James
> 
> I kinda like Snape, so what happened to him in the memory was quite 
> disturbing.  
> 
> To me, the memory explained a lot about Snape, but only very little 
> about James, except maybe the fact that he was just a normal boy.

I don't call bullying normal, but as James evidently improved with 
age, the memory tells me that either James never improved in his 
behavior toward Snape or that Snape is emotionally deficient at never 
having moved past it. It also probably indicates a part of why Snape 
temporarily went to the other side. It certainly explains his ongoing 
hatred for Harry -- a hatred I suspect will lessen in book 7.

> 
> **Prophecy

> 3. When Petunia explains how she knows of Dementors, she uses the 
> term "that awfull boy".  Isn't it strange that she should refer to 
> James that way, since he would be at least 18 years old by the time 
> she got to meet him (he and Lily only start dating in their 7th 
> year). Maybe she's referring to some other boy (Snape????)that 
stayed 
> at their house in an earlier summer?

Or!!!! perhaps she knew James and Snape from her truncated attendance 
at Hogwarts.  I'm still hopeful she turns out to be witchy.
 
> 4. I didn't cry when Sirius died, but the *one* line in the book 
> where my heart broke (don't have it with me, so no exact quote) is 
> where Harry gets so angry at the Ministery for their position 
towards 
> halfbloods, when he thinks of how Lupins clothes are even shabbier 
> then before.   God, so sad!!!!!

Yep, JKR brings out the sorrow very well.

Deb "Molly Weasley Is My Role Model" Aub