Conspiracies and re-assessments

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 111903

> Pippin:
> 
> I don't see any slope to slide down here. James's motivation isn't 
> unclear at all. He hated Snape 'because he exists' and his friend 
> was bored with celebrating. How is that different than hating Mr. 
> Roberts  and being bored with celebrating? 
> 
>  James was not a willing, conscious ally of Voldemort, nor do I 
> think he ever wanted to become one. But the world isn't divided 
> into evil people and non-Death Eaters either.
> 
Alla:

Sorry, Pippin, but "because he exists" could cover A LOT of things. 
Who knows what encounters James and Snape or Sirius and Snape had 
prior to that. But of course I am just speculating and it could be a 
statement from a bully, who simply does not like Snape walking on 
this Earth,