Lupin's and Sirius' ages. Was: Re: Harry & Draco friends, is he really that rotten?

[Susan]

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> 
> bamf!:
>> 
> Is it possible, that Wormtail had already been in
> contact at Hogwarts? He would have had a few years
> outside Hogwarts to be 'tapped' or does it make more
> sense for it to have happened during his senior year?
> 
>Sherry
>I wonder about Peter being in Gryffindor. Is there anything in the 
>books
>that says specifically that he was a Gryffindor? Every time we see 
>him he
>is cowering, not acting brave at all. Also, I've always had the 
>impression
>of him, that he was sort of a tag-along, a follower, who sort of 
>wormed his
>way into the group of James/Sirius/Lupin. Almost like his 
>generation's
>version of Colin Creevey, who is always trying to be around Harry. Of
>course, Peter seems to be the same age as the other marauders, and 
>Creevey
>is a year younger, but still, ... maybe. Anyway, that's how I've 
>always
>thought of Peter, a hanger-on, trying to get in good with the 
popular >and
>powerful in his class.

Susan (teilani) now:
I am rereading the series, but I'm not to PoA yet.  However, DD is 
the Headmaster at Hogwarts when the Marauders are there.  Given all 
the spells and charms on Hogwarts, the fact that you can't apparate, 
the fact that DD seems to know more than he lets on about just about 
everything, and the fact that we know his position regarding the 
admission of students from non-pureblood families, I find it hard to 
believe that he'd let DEs come to Hogwarts to recruit.  Even if there 
wer evil students like say Lucius and Bella who are trying to drum up 
support for LV, how would they get off campus to do their evil 
deeds?  I'm assuming the DEs get together just like the members of 
the Order (not for socializing, but for planning).

And the pensieve scene, for all its significance re: the Marauders 
and Snape, still portrays a rather carefree existence at Hogwarts. 
When Snape called Lily a &%^blood, she didn't seem to be anything but 
angry.  Now, if students (let's say it, Slytherines) were being 
recruited, wouldn't the atmosphere of the school be quite different?
Wouldn't Lily seem to be more fearful when Snape calls her a &%
$blood?  She just seems really angry, not only because he called her 
that, but because she defended the stupid git, and _then_ he calls 
her that.

I know this has been said before, by me and others, (though I cannot 
find the posts, of couse) but on the night Lily and James are killed 
and LV falls from power, DD tells MM that the WW has had precious few 
things to celebrate in the past 11 years (SS 1:10).  And based on the 
other posts, it seems we agree that the Potters' must have been ~ 22 
when they were killed, so that gives four years for Peter to get 
recruited, and more importantly, four years that he wasn't hanging 
out with the other Marauders on a daily basis at school.  

Like Sherry, I always thought Peter was more of a tag-along with the 
other Marauders.  He needs their protection from other bullies like 
Snape and therefore probably wouldn't want to jeopardize his 
relationship with them while they're all still in school.

Just a very long-winded thought.
Susan :-)