James again

[juli17 at aol.com]

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> Julie:
> I'm disappointed that JKR didn't give us  even one single
> moment of James in an unequivocal positive light as an  
> adult. Yes, Lily married him, so he must have grown up.  
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> How hard would it have been for JKR to give us one  moment 
> of James as an adult, protecting someone as an Order member,  
> sharing affection with Harry and Lily, having a thoughtful 
>  adult conversation with someone, expressing his adult views 
> or  feelings--anything that would have given us an opportunity 
> to know the  real James, and to make a connection with  him?
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Whybnormal:

Why should she?  What  James actually did and didn't do as an 
adult is irrelevant to the story. We  know Harry looks like his 
father and is like his father. So if Harry turns  out to be kind 
hearted and selfless, then don't you think that maybe James  was 
too? Just because James got into to trouble doesn't mean that 
he  couldn't have those good qualities also.





Julie:
I never said he couldn't have those good qualities. Canon in fact
implies that he did. What I'm saying is that James remains a 
cypher to me. I have no sense of him as a character, or of his 
personality. He's a blank. Lily got fleshed out some in DH, and 
we saw several different sides of her and her relationships with
others. I don't feel James ever did get fleshed out in the same way.
I never expected James (or Lily) to become fully realized characters
like Snape or Sirius, or Moody, or anyone else who remained alive.
But I did hope for a bit more, especially for James, something  to show
his turnaround from teenage bully to good husband, father and  man.
We got told in so many words, but not shown, and action (showing)
always speaks louder than words. IMO,
 
Julie 
 
 



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