Reputations (was Re: bullies? twins, padfoot and prongs)

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 119030


 
> > Alla:
> > 
> > I think I said it many times. NO, nothing will justify bullying, 
> > absolutely nothing, but I also think that it may explain some 
> things, unjustififiable as they are.
> >
> 
> Valky:
> I would just like to go on record here saying that I, also, do not 
> think that the bullying is justified by the principles that may or 
> may not be underlying in part (or all) of the cause.
> I initially took up the gauntlet on James behalf because I found 
it 
> difficult to accept that the Hero!James that saved Severus in the 
> later year had an icy cold heart in fifth year, in spite of his 
> reprehensible behaviour. 
> 
> 
> Alla:  
> > I  see no reason to deny backstory to Marauders. Snape is not 
the 
> > only one, who is allowed to have unknown reasons for doing 
things, 
> > you know. :o)
> 
Potioncat:
OK, so we all three perhaps, agree that James was being a jerk in 
this incident, although we may or may not agree on his motivation?  
I think McGonagall can be trusted when she talks about James and 
Lily being good people. And it appears that Snape may have been 
reliable in his description of young James.

I have no trouble believing that somehow Severus' reputation 
concerning Dark Arts affected James' opinion of him, but I think 
there will be a surprising twist to that in later books. And it may 
involve Sirius' interpretation of the facts either as an adult 
looking back, or as a student at the time.