Bullying WAS: Re: Prodigal Sons

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 141066

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "M.Clifford" <Aisbelmon at h...> wrote:
 
> So my assessment of James generally a nice guy, who deliberately and
> openly sets himself against things that he thinks are wrong and evil. 
> 
> His groups of best friends - A Werewolf, a Blood Traitor, and a
> virtual Squib.  

colebiancardi says:
Peter is not a Squib.  Not even a virtual one.  He can change his form
to an animal, he was able to be the secret keeper, he blasted a street
full of muggles, and stayed hidden as a rat for 12 years.  He also was
able to escape Sirius when caught again.  I think Peter is a lot of
things, but a Squib?

>Valky:  
> leads to better things than the other.
> Later in Snapes life Dumbledore offers him a hard choice, that suits
> his essential neutral character and turns it to the fight for good.
> Snape is an excellent double agent. It was a Hard choice to be a spy
> for the Order, the losing team, as so many have pointed out, but it
> was an easy choice for Snape to be a spy, because that is his true
> person. All we need to know now is whether Snape made the hard choice
> or the easy choice, that would answer all questions, past and future,
> about Snape. I lean towards hard choice now, myself, but IMO it's
> still almost impossible to know, so I don't blame anyone for leaning
> the other way.
> <g>
> 

colebiancardi: (sorry to snip so much...)

but Snape was already a spy for Voldemort at the time he switched
sides.  So, how was that an easy choice for him, already being a spy,
to turn and spy for Dumbledore, the *losing team* at the time?  Since
Snape was already a spy, I also lean towards the hard choice, but not
because being a spy is in his true nature.  

not arguing, just pointing out a couple things

great post, BTW

colebiancardi