Scene with likeable James WAS: Re: Eileen Pince

[Joe Goodwin]

No: HPFGUIDX 156323


justcarol67 <justcarol67 at yahoo.com> wrote:    
We have both of them attacking Severus unprovoked, James hexing other
people in the hallways because they annoy him, James trying to attract
the attention of the girls, especially Lily, by showing off; and
Sirius ignoring the girls who think he's attractive. 
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  Joe:
  You believe the attack on Snape is unprovoked. Not knowing what might have happened earlier that day or the day before or the day before means that all of us are at best making an uneducated guess.
   
  The entire scene lasts what, five minutes maybe?
   
  I think making any deep character judgements about ANYBODY based on a five minute segment of their life is deeply flawed.
   
  BTW you might think that James and Sirius weren't fond of Lupin but Lupin seemed to think otherwise doesn't he?
   
  We do have evidence that others liked them outside their pack. Hagrid, Rosmerta, McGonagall all speak fondly of them.
   
  Honestly I'm glad I didn't have my worst moment picked apart like this with all these assumptions.
   
  I understand the desire to take the good guys down a peg or two esp. when they might seem to be a bit too good to be true but making wild assumptions based on a five minute span in their fifteenth year seems way over the top.
   
  Oh one more thing. Can we please stop calling people bullies because they hexed someone? We have a good bit of canon evidence that supports students hexing each other frequently. Its a guy thing and I'm guessing girls don't understand but boys play rough. The only thing that was wrong was Lily interfering in what obviously seemed to be a long term grudge on both sides.
   
  You think Snape was humiliated by James and Sirius? Having a Mudbllod girl come to try and help him was WAY more humiliating. I'm betting thats a guy thing too.
   
  Joe