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

[catherine higgins]

No: HPFGUIDX 150129


    
> Kemper now:
> The truth is that James and Sirius were the cool crowd, and Snape 
was gigantic nerd.  Jocks against the D&D kid.  No where in the 
scene do we see status as equal.  

Tonks:

James was a total a--.  Like Harry, I wonder what Lily ever saw in 
him.  I would guess that while I might have liked her, I would not 
have liked James even as an adult. Poor little arrogant rich boy 
that he was, he probably just learned to hide it from her.  

Catherine now:
   
  There's another perspective missing here. This is "Snape's worst memory". Not "James' worst" or "Sirius' worst". This is the worst thing that, according the JKR, ever happened to Snape. It's an awful thing to have had happened to him, and Harry rightfully wonders about what a terrible person his father was. But this was one scene that we saw. We also hear from Sirius when Harry questions him about it, that Snape knew more curses when he arived at HW than most of the 7th years, and he hung out with a crowd of kids who mostly became DE. In that particular scene, he was at a definate disadvantage, but I don't think that it was always such. 
  I have a feeling that the parallels from the marauder's time is more James-Draco, and Snape-Harry. I have a feeling that there will be redemption for Draco as there was for James. Lily saw the best in people, even James. 
   
  Catherine
  (who still has 144 messages to read, after working 5 night shifts in a row, is far, far behind in the list...)

		
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