James the Berk?

[Wanda Sherratt]

No: HPFGUIDX 105690

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

> Del replies :
> I don't care. To me, humiliation is mean and bad, period. Just because
> other people do worse or because the victim doesn't *seem* to care
> doesn't make the facts more acceptable. James *was* denying Snape his
> dignity as a human being, that is all I'm concerned about.
> 
If it comes to that, Lily doesn't fall apart or start to cry when
Snape uses the "mudblood" epithet, but I haven't yet heard someone say
that his insult isn't really all that bad, since she doesn't seem to
be much damaged by it.  Similarly with James's tormenting of Snape -
if Snape were able to shrug it off, it would be a point in HIS favour
for being strong enough, but it would not let James off the hook.  His
behaviour is bad because he means it to be bad.

Wanda