James and Snape. Was. Re: Snape and Harry again.

[dumbledore11214]

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> 
> feklar:
 snip.
 
> 
> I guess for me it's a case for Occam's Razor.  Sirius admits they 
didn't
> like Snape in school because he existed (after school better 
reasons to hate
> him might have arisen, but that's not what Sirius was talking 
about).  This
> is, unfortunately, very common among kids, so it's believable as 
most of
> JKR's kid-characterizations are.  JKR is very good at showing how 
kids make
> up irrational rationalizations to explain their world and their 
decisions.
> So why make it more complicated?
> 
Alla:

I agree with you that we don't know why James and Sirius called 
Snape that name and it could have been completely unjustified, BUT I 
would not apply Occam's razor just yet due to the fact that no 
matter how cruel children could be to each other, I don't think that 
JKR would stop and portray evil on such small scale only.


I feel that I am not expressing myself clearly again.
To make a long story short - I think the possibility that behind the 
fights between Marauders and Snape and his gang lies bigger struggle 
of good an evil, is real enough.

Yes, bullying is cruel and evil, but I just don't think that this is 
big enough to be the biggest evil in such series.