Snape should have kicked James/Sirius' behinds!!.

[wynnleaf]

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eggplant:
> You are quite right, I sand corrected. Nevertheless it doesn't seem to
> me that Sirius's participation was decisive. 

zgirnius:
>Wynnleaf, it was not James that cast the Impedimenta. I'm responding >to
>Eggplant, as he raised the question.

wynnleaf
Eggplant, notice from zgirnius' post that this shows that James first
cast the Expelliarmus before Snape had time to withdraw his wand
(James' wand was already out in preparation for attack), and then
*Sirius* incapcitated Snape with the Impedimenta.  So it's pretty
clear that Sirius helped a lot.

eggplant
I still believe that in a
> one on one bare knuckles cage match between James and Snape James
> would be the easy victor, at least when they were both 15. 

wynnleaf
There's not a shread of evidence as to which one would have one a fist
fight.

eggplant,
The fact
> that James showed not the slightest hint of fear toward Snape
> fortifies my theory I believe.

wynnleaf
Why should he be afraid?  We've now established that James had a
partner in his attack who did help substantially.  Most of the hexes
he put on Snape were put on either a wandless incapacitated person, or
when he already was holding Snape at wandpoint.  What bravery did that
take?

eggplant 
> Any General will tell you that the last thing in the world they want
> is a fair fight; they want all the advantages, every single one. They
> will also tell you that you should never pick on someone bigger than
> you, and should never kick an opponent UNLESS they are down. 

wynnleaf
I'm hoping you're joking!!!  If your not, this discussion will hardly
be productive, as your comment supports bullying and cowardly
behavior.  In any case, what does what "any general will tell you"
have to do with a school time rivalry?  I believe that what's
practiced on a field of battle, where lives are at stake, is
completely different from attacking a person during school without
provocation and then continuing to attack that person when he is
unable to retaliate.

wynnleaf