Man the canons

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 127377



> Alla:
> 
> Hm, I am not so sure about Snape being alone against four Marauders
> all the time, no matter how unpopular Snape seemed to be in that
> scene.
> 
> There is that gang of Slytherins, which Sirius mentioned. I do think
> that it is a likely possibility that they were involved quite
> actively in interactions with Maraduers.
> 
> I speculate that it is a possibility that in this year Snape was
> outnumbered because his gang was older and left the school.

Finwitch:

Actually, if you read the scene carefully - Snape wasn't REALLY 
ounumbered. It was a fight between James and Snape. OK, James began 
after Sirius said he was bored, but note that Sirius only became part 
of the fight AFTER Lily stood up for Snape, and only to counter the 
distraction Lily provided. After all, he DID heed to every 
request/order Lily gave him...

Yes, that 'take off the pants' went a bit far, but do you know what I 
think James did? *WASHED* them with a scourgify, thus taking on account 
what Lily told Snape to do... (pretending to teach Snape *how* to wash 
his pants, no doubt...) After that, I think they left him be...

Finwitch