bullies? twins, padfoot and prongs

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 118649


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mommystery2003" 
<mommystery at h...> wrote:
 Honestly, I wonder just how much those two (James and Sirius) got 
away with during their school years!  Because Dumbledore does seem 
to give a lot of leeway to Harry and friends...was that the same 
leeway James and friends received too?  To the detriment of Snape?.


Alla:

I am REALLY hesitant to apply any generational parralels after OOP.

But OK, I don't really think that Marauders got away with much in 
their school years. If we are talking about Prank, then again, we 
don't know whether Sirius was punished or not, the only knowledge we 
have is that he was not expelled. Well, could it be that Dumbledore 
considered some mitigating circumstances present in the case?" Who 
knows, maybe Sirius was sent to Forbidden forest every day for the 
detention?
The "My memory is as good as ever" was brought up today. Interesting 
how Dumbledore does not answer Snape's "you remember that Sirius 
Black was capable of murder at the age of 16"  (sorry, I lost the 
page number, so I may have misquoted) with "Yes, I remember that" He 
is replying with that criptic line " My memory is as good as ever".

It could mean anything. It can mean for example that Snape got away 
with a lot of things in their school years and THAT is what 
Dumbledore remembers. Maybe THAT is what partially sent him on DE 
path- Dumbledore's feeling sorry for him and not being stern enough.