Respecting the Dursleys( was:Re: Hi everyone -- banning the books)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 159618

> Magpie:
> I'm not sure what you mean about either Dudley or James here.  They 
> do indeed take pleasure in scaring and hurting people--isn't that 
> what bullying mostly is?  Impressing and entertaining your friends 
> is also a plus, something I don't see as much different in Draco, 
> but this just seems an odd distinction to make. 

Pippin:
 The bullies in JKR's books all scare and hurt people but
they  don't all have the same motives for doing it.

JKR shows Draco lighting up when he thinks someone is going to
get hurt. That's not something we see in either James or
Dudley, though we do see it in Pettigrew. I got the impression in
the pensieve scene that if James had happened to think of another
way of showing off in front of the girls and keeping Sirius entertained, 
he would have used it. He was perfectly happy messing around with
the snitch until Sirius told him to lay off. 



Pippin