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

[maneelyfh]

No: HPFGUIDX 63620

Snape is a great character, and I think his hatred of Harry has alot 
to do with his love of Lily--she was kind to him right?  Sometimes 
things that happen is childhood can scar for life.  That is one of 
the things I like about this series is the humanness. So imagine the 
mixed feelings he has with Harry.  Wizards are humans which is stated 
more that once in the book.

I think Petunia is a squib. If she is referring to James as that 
nasty boy, I thinks its just her hate for him.  It would be 
interesting if it was Snape.  Would ad to my theory of his love for 
Lily.

I felt horrible when Sirius died as Harry  loved him so.  I cried 
when DD "shed a tear" when answering to Harry.  Felt like he still 
didn't give up everything and there are unanswered questions.

Fran

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "findmeabargain" 
<findmeabargain at y...> wrote:
> --- 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