The Huge overreactions from a five minute time span.

[annemehr]

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> Joe:
> >   Yeah James and Sirius were a bit much and could have been nicer. 
> But James Potter stood his ground and faced off against Voldemort... 
> stood by his friend... became an Auror and worked to help people
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> 
> Ceridwen:
> Canon for Auror!James?  I was under the impression that he was rich, 
> the only son of an older couple in fact, and did not have to work.  
> Also, people liked James, much as they like Harry, but where does it 
> say that he 'worked to help people'?  Nice people don't always work 
> to help others.  Sometimes, they're just likeable.

Annemehr:
*jumping in with a bit of canon*

>From  America Online chat transcript, 19 October 2000:
"James inherited plenty of money, so he didn't need a well-paid
profession."  I believe that's the only canon we have of what James
(or even Lily) may have done.  He may not have *had* to work, but that
tells us nothing about whether he had a job or how much it paid (nor
do we know how much Aurors get paid, come to that).

As far as James working to help people -- well, being in the Order
certainly qualifies, though that is not a paid job.

Not that I'm taking sides here -- my feelings are definitely *not*
polarised where either Snape or James are concerned (though I used to
be known for taking Harry's side against Snape every time).

Annemehr
DDM!Snape, EventuallyTurnedOutOkay!James, and fan of Harry all the way...