bullies? twins, padfoot and prongs

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 118559


 
> Valky:
> The phrase "as though he had been expecting an attack" in no way 
> leads to an assumption that james was still armed. 
>snip
 The attack was not obvious, James wand was not drawn or 
> aimed. Of that I am entirely certain. 

Potioncat:
Just to clarify, James calls out "All right, Snivelus?" Do you think 
Severus was wrong to go for his wand? Looking at the description of 
Sirius and Peter, James was up to something, we can see it, and 
Severus must have had reason to expect it.
> 
snipping Carol's point and part of Valky's

Valky:
 No personal intent Carol but I just don't understand why others 
feel 
> the necessity to construe the story to say that James attacked an 
> unarmed opponent without warning, it's overkill. The words simply 
> don't support it, and it doesn't change the fact that he behaved 
> like an Ar*e following it.

Potioncat:
Well, James did Expelliarmus, then Sirius did another curse.  What 
do you call it?  I would be willing to consider Expelliarmus 
defense, except that it doesn't stop there and at that point all 
Severus had done was to pull his wand to defend himself. 
> 

snipping Carol's point 
> Valky:
> Overkill! Carol. James just simply isn't this bad, you just want 
him 
> to be, right?
> Sirius statement about James *Hating* the Dark Arts is adamant and 
> sincere, How can you doubt that? Of all the things that Sirius has 
> said?

Potioncat:
Even if Sirius is correct and the reason for James' dislike of 
Severus is due to Dark Arts, it doesn't excuse this incident.  I am 
of the opinion that there is more to learn about this and I've seen 
Sirius be wrong before.  

I've not certain that knowking Dark Arts is any worse than hexing 
people just because you can.  I know James will go on to become a 
very good person, but I stand by my opinion that he is not a good 
person in this scene.