Just one little bitty question

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 177075

> Julie:
> It wasn't the Prank, because now we know that Snape's Worst
> Memory came *after* the Prank. Whatever reason James had for
> saving Snape (probably to keep Lupin and Sirius out of trouble,
> and perhaps also his own ethics against allowing even those he
> is more than happy torturing on a regular basis to die if he
> can help it--rather like a certain Potions Master!), and however
> the Prank may have affected him, what it didn't cause was any 
> sudden leap of insight or maturity on James' part. He's still
> eager to go two on one against Snape because Snape "exists."
> So something must have happened later to provide that wake up
> call.

Pippin:
I don't think James had ever experienced much rejection in his life --
not from people whose acceptance he wanted. Being called toerag 
by someone who was obviously attracted to him but was fighting 
those feelings because she didn't approve of him
seems to have been a new experience. 

IMO, it took him a while, but he finally realized she might stop fighting
her attraction to him if he stopped hexing people for fun. The way she 
dropped Snape may have been a wake up call. But also, I think he just 
grew up  and didn't need to test his limits any more.

Pippin