James Potter

[elizabeth1603]

No: HPFGUIDX 82313

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Mary Jo Neyer" <maryjo at n...> 
wrote:
> Hello.  I think that the reason James Potter did not have DD as his 
secret keeper is that he (Potter) did not take the warnings seriously 
enough.  It seems to me that James was arrogant, and although he must 
have been more mature as a husband and father than at age 15, it was 
his arrogance that in the end allowed LV to destroy him and Lily.  I 
think that is one of the main reasons DD gave Harry to the 
Dursley's : to prevent Harry from becoming a "pampered prince", more 
arrogant than even his father was.
> I also think that Tom Riddle and James Potter were related in some 
way, because they share not only a physical resemblance but also 
arrogance.
> 
> Mary Jo
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I don't see how James could not take a threat from Voldemort 
seriously. I believe it was Hagrid who said in SS/PS that whenever LV 
went after someone, that person died. How could James not be worried 
about the safety of his beloved wife and baby?

But you do bring up a good point. Why did James turn down DD's offer 
to be Secret Keeper? Did James not trust DD? Was it because he didn't 
want to risk the safety of an old man? 

Elli