Godric's Hollow Scene

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 177852

Jen:
.  I think both the Potters are meant to contrast with 
> Voldemort, how little value he places on human reactions and  
> emotions vs. magical skill, and how clear it was that the Potters  
> were humans first and magical beings second.  Both responded with 
> their humanity first.  Now I read the scene as in-character for both 
> of them, and it fits that Harry is more like them than different.
>

Pippin:
This observation might throw some light on why JKR made a big 
mystery out of J &L's occupations. Maybe she knew we'd be 
imagining big important careers for them (well, I did) and she 
wanted to show us that their humanity was more important. 
That could be why there's no career info in the epilogue either.

But that brings up something else. Despite defying Voldemort
three times, all we really know that the Potters and Longbottoms
did for the Order was get their picture taken. That makes the
actions by Snape and Regulus, which are described in detail,
stand out a lot more. If the Gryffindors of the Marauder era
were to be  judged by the standards that some are applying to
the Slytherins of the Trio's time, we'd have to ask where
the good Gryffindors are. And that might be the point. 

Pippin