bullies? twins, padfoot and prongs

[ginnysthe1]

No: HPFGUIDX 118820


Ces wrote:
I agree with you [Kim] about what passes for "normal" at Hogwarts!  I
think we must have a slanted view on things.  I do hope we get to find
out eventually what (if any) punishment Black got for what he did to 
Snape, but I wonder if we will.  After Harry went to Remus and Sirius 
for answers about what he saw in the pensieve, that was the time for 
those two to speak up and admit that what happened was wrong.  I 
think it's past time for Harry to find out his father was not perfect 
and that Snape isn't to blame for everything that happened. That was 
the time for a long talk with Harry about both his parents and the 
actions of all the Marauders during their time at school. 

I still have a feeling, deep down inside me, that while James and 
Sirius professed to hate the dark arts, that didn't stop them from 
having some sort of contact with Voldemort after school - sort of 
black marketeers.  I'm probably totally off base, but it's my gut 
feeling.

Hi Ces (et al.)! Kim here now:
IIRC, Harry did get an eye-opener about his father from watching the
pensieve scene and seeing how badly James and Sirius behaved towards
Severus.  I think Harry does react negatively to the behavior of his
father and Sirius, both of whom he had previously idolized in his own
mind.  My sense was that Harry developed a little sympathy for
Professor Snape as a result.    

Your (Ces's) idea in your second paragraph, that James and Sirius
might have had some "black market" contact with Voldemort after they
graduated from school, is really interesting.  It makes me wonder too
about the details of day-to-day WW life under Voldemort's reign of
terror.  Eventually the "terror" sent Lily and James (and baby Harry
of course) into hiding, fearing for their lives, but what had gone on
before then?  Like where had they met Voldemort before so as to have
had those 3 battles with him ("thrice defied")?  The Longbottoms had
also battled LV 3 times, and I wonder about the details of their
relationship with Voldemort, before he finally "crucio'ed" them into
insanity.  Voldemort's reign lasted about 10 years, right, and
obviously it greatly affected the lives of wizards/witches, not to
mention the muggles that were killed.  Who was Voldemort during those
years -- the self-appointed minster of magic?  Where did he live? 
What else did he do with his time, besides sneaking around with his
henchmen and zapping people with Avada Kedavras?  I don't remember
reading many details about those 10 years in canon, but there might be
little clues sticking out here and there that would be worth
speculating about...  

Cheers, Kim (who wishes she didn't have so many other things she has
to do and could spend a whole day a week just looking up stuff in the
 books)