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

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 150179


>   Joe: 
> I am guessing that James hated the Dark Arts from the start and then 
> (probably) being exposed to Sirius's family made it worse.
>    
> Neither James or Sirius was perfect my any means. My main objection 
> is when someone attempts to make Snape look better by attempting to 
> make James look worse than he was. 
>    
> Only one of them ended up with a Dark Mark on his arm.
>

Pippin:
You are probably just thinking of James and Sirius here, but in fact
one of the Marauders did end up with a Dark Mark on his arm. According
to Sirius, Pettigrew was always on the side of the biggest bully in
the playground.

While I'm sure Snape was no angel, Peter's sycophantic devotion as
seen in the pensieve is a pretty good indicator that James was 
indeed a bigger bully than Snape in those days. Crouch Sr shows
that even those who are fanatically opposed to the Dark Arts can still
abuse their power.

Pippin