[HPforGrownups] Bullying WAS: Re: Prodigal Sons

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 140856

> Valky:
> 
> I believe, Magda, that you are mistaken in claiming this is
> absolute
> canon. Lupin does not say specifically "...as of then Snape started
> Hexing James at every opportunity", he says Snape "never" lost and
> opportunity to hex James. 'Never' meaning - not ever; at no time in
> the past or future, cannot be construed to indicate a specific
> period
> of time without explicit identification of that period. To say,
> that
> Lupin is referring only to Snapes actions as of sixth year, is
> speculation, albeit fairly well based. 


If you look at the context of Lupin's comment, it came during the
part where they tell Harry that when James and Lily began going out
in 6th year, James had de-swelled his head and stopped hexing people
just for the fun of it.  Harry asks, even Snape?  And they say, well
Snape was a special case, he never lost the opportunity to hex James.
 Harry asks, and Lily was okay with that?  And they say, well she
didn't know.

So from that context, it's pretty clear that they are talking about
what happened AFTER the Pensieve Incident.  Now if you want to claim
that - in the middle of the conversation about what happened in sixth
year - Lupin and Sirius suddenly began describing things that
happened in earlier years without letting Harry know that they were
switching gears, then be my guest.

But I disagree.

Magda 


		
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