James again

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 181381


> 
> Liz:
> How hard is right. I have never liked James. I've tried. I've so tried. All the 
comments that Harry is so like his father, I've come to believe only in 
"trouble making" areas. His die hard loyalty to his friends, that type of thing. 
> 
> In my eyes, never has James been shown in a positive light. He's regaled 
by many, we're led to believe oh that James Potter! How great he was. 
Where? When? Sure his final sacrifice, he was part of the Order, but never 
are we shown, even hinted, that there is more to him.
> 
> I don't know why Lily fell in love with him. Harry has a conversation with 
Sirius and Lupin in OOTP where he even asks. Their answers aren't that great.

Pippin:
And so we are exactly in Snape's position trying to understand what people
see in Harry! "--mediocre, arrogant as his father, a determined
rule-breaker, delighted to find himself famous, attention-seeking and
impertinent--"
"You see what you expect to see, Severus." <snip> "Other teachers 
report that the boy is modest, likable, and reasonably talented. Personally,
I find him an engaging child." (DH 33)

Pippin