[HPforGrownups] The Huge overreactions from a five minute time span.

[Joe Goodwin]

No: HPFGUIDX 150116

People should be able to feel and say whatever they like. That said, the many attempts to make James Potter out to be some sort of horrible person, which often use this one scene as 'evidence,' are laughable. Strangely I have gotten a few 'Off list' emails agreeing with me and warning me that the 'Save Snape brigade is going to have a fit."
   
Were Sirius and James both guilty of a lot of pranks? Absolutely. Did they get punished? Well we see Harry having to go through all the dentenion forms, including many of James and Sirius. The truth is that they were mostly normal boys who often tease, prank and pick on each other. They were not nasty and if Sirius is nasty to Snape after they left, well frankly I think it is totally understandable. Snape is nasty to everyone.
   
If I remember right Harry, who has zero experience in these matters, speculated that his Dad might have tricked his Mom into going out with him. No, not a hysterical little boy but certainly a teenager who tends to over react.
   
I think we can safely safe that Lily Potter didn't feel she was being coerced or do you think she was so stupid as to marry someone who tried to do that to her?

Joe