James Potter and the Dark Arts (was Re: The Huge overreactions

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> > Joe: 
> > Of course it was Snape who invented it. So a ton of my sympathy 
> for him goes out the window. I mean if you invent a spell designed 
> to embarrass people then it is sort of fitting that you get 
> embarrassed by it.
> > 
> 
> Tonks:
> Ceridwen, when you are finished with that iron, I will need to use 
> it too.
> 
> Point 1. How do we know that no one liked Snape and did not want 
to 
> come to his aid? Maybe it was that no one dared to oppose James 
and 
> Sirius.  How many people, even if the had pitty for the victim 
would 
> take on a bully? Or 2 bullies?  Lily was the brave one here, the 
> only brave one.

Alla:

Yep, me too will use that iron, I think. You are right Tonks, we 
don't know that nobody liked Snape, and what you said is of course 
possible, but isn't it also possible that nobody rushed to defend 
him against James and Sirius who were clearly in the wrong of course 
( or it looks so), because Snape was known as a member of Slytherin 
gang, who did not do many nice things to other Hogwarts students?

Isn't it possible that the people were laughing because the inventer 
of the jinx who got people upside down was finally getting the taste 
of his own medicine?

I think my speculation is just as valid. I think with showing Snape 
as creator of that curse and the curse that can cut people and make 
people bleed to death, JKR hinted rather strongly that maybe just 
maybe Snape WAS getting the taste of his own medicine.

It was wrong, of course it was wrong, but I can only say what Joe 
said - when you are going around creating curse that will embarass 
people, it is no wonder that you may get it back. Universe behaves 
interestingly sometimes, IMO.

Tonks:
> Point 2. It is said in spell casting that one should be careful 
what 
> one send out because it will come back to you. So here we see what 
> the Wicca's call the rule of 3, that is the bad that you give out 
> comes back to you 3 time more powerful than what you sent.

Alla:

Yes, exactly.