Case for Marauders (was Re: Marauders, Voldemort and the Map)

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 109646

> RMM:
> Okay, I am at a loss here.  Could you enlighten this poor soul with 
> some citations so that I am dissuaded from my speculation that 
James 
> Potter was attracted by the Dark Arts?


Alla:

I am not Nora, but here is the quote from Sirius:


"And Snape was just this little oddball who was up to his eyes in the 
Dark Arts and James - whatever else he may have appeared to you, 
Harry - always hated Dark Arts" - OoP, p.670.amer.edition.



Now, you may question Sirius' credibility, of course. Although I am 
still to hear the convincing reason why.


In any event, I think Sirius so far had not been proven a liar in 
canon yet.

So, I think that direct quote from the character about James hating 
the Dark Arts is stronger than speculation about him being  DE.


I will grant you (no matter how strongly I disagree with you) that 
circumstantial case could be made, albeit a weak one, IMO, that 
Sirius and Remus were at one point of their life were interested in 
dark Arts.


I have no idea how the argument about James being interested in Dark 
Arts, AND joining Voldemort will hold up though.


James is one Marauder whom I care the least about, specifically 
because he is the most noble one, IMO. Prior to OOP, he was portrayed 
as Saint.


Now.. well now I think that the worst thing James did in his life was 
bullying Snape in pensieve Scene.

At least he had some issues to work on. Makes him an interesting 
enough character for me.