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

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 156265

> >> Joe: 
> James was an accomplished athlete while Snape's description suits 
> someone who does not get a significant amount of exercise and     
> spends a great deal of time indoors. In general physical condition 
> is everything in a fist fight unless there is a huge size/strength 
> differential. I'm not sure why it is import at all but I have to   
> agree in a physical contest James would have most like stomped
> Snape.

Betsy Hp:
Okay, this is sheer speculation, but what the heck, that's what 
makes it fun. <g>  Personally, I think Snape was/is farmer-skinny.  
You know, looks like he'll blow away in a stiff breeze but able to 
lift a tractor with one hand.  Plus, I'm betting he's insanely 
scrappy.  I think if you wanted to put him down you'd have to put 
him down *hard* or he'd just pop back up, fists blazing.

Part of that is because I think he comes from a really tough 
neighborhood (based on Spinner's End).  And especially as a wizard 
he'd have stood out as a bit of an oddball, so I think he'd have 
figured out how to handle himself in a fight.  And I'm betting he'd 
have learned how to fight dirty.

Whereas rich and coddled James probably only tussled with friends.  
And while James was in athletic shape, especially as a pure-blood, 
I'm not sure he'd really know how to handle himself in an all out, 
non-magical brawl.

So yeah, in a bare-knuckles fight, my money's on the half-blood. <g>

Betsy Hp  (who, let's not kid ourselves, *always* puts her money on 
Snape <bg>)