A James Rant - Who was This Guy?

[Tiffany B. Clark]

No: HPFGUIDX 181340

> Mike:
> 
> I was a James fan because I was a Harry fan. James wasn't my favorite 
character, Sirius was, but I loved the Marauders and their Map. I 
thought people were being fuddy-duddies for decrying the Marauders 
fun with a werewolf nighttime prowling. I thought that qualified as 
good wizarding fun, teenage ingenuity in the hijinks department. But 
without something decent on the other side of the ledger to balance 
the less sensible side, JKR has ruined my enjoyment of the Marauders 
backstory. Something I didn't think possible. ;(

Mike

Tiffany:

I liked him a lot, but he wasn't a favorite of mine, but I loved the 
Map & the Marauders storyline a lot.  I think if James would've been a 
major player in the novels more often, instead of him being mainly 
observed via others in the novels he could've been more likeable.  I 
didn't like that he wasn't featured as often he could've been in the 
novels because he seemed to be a really good character early on.  I 
think that James himself was a good character, but he wasn't used 
effectively enough to be truly memorable or any really big star in the 
canon.