[HPforGrownups] Man the canons Re: Snape vs. Sirius (was: Snape's Stubbornness)

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 127426


--- unicorn_72 <Unicorn_72 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Now, my question is, and I think I've posed this before. Why did 
> Lily help Snape??


Two things:

1.  As you say, she's a decent compassionate human being who would
stand up for anyone she thought was being harassed or picked on.  So
it's not Snape personally that she's rushing to help - it could be
any student.

2.  She's furious with James Potter for acting like a total jerk when
he should be so much better a person.  Any girl who can reel off so
many things that a boy does that irritate her is a girl who is paying
a LOT of attention to that guy.  It's noteworthy that she doesn't
even mention Sirius although he's also involved in the bullying.  She
focused entirely on James.

And it's hilarious that both James and Harry don't get it.  They
think she hates James.  She doesn't; she's just bitterly disappointed
that he's acting so badly.

Magda


		
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