James and Intent

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 186992

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" <dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:

> I mean, really if Lily's comments about James as toerag should 
> count as judging James' character (and I think they should), 
> I also think that her marrying him and the way she talks 
> about him in her letter to Sirius also should count as 
> judging his character.


zanooda:

That's a good point :-). But I don't actually doubt that James is a good person at the end of the book, I just wish we were shown how he became this good person, that's all. Lily's opinion is important to me, yes, but I must say that I was disappointed in her a little bit after DH. I really liked her at first in SWM, but then, after reading DH and learning about her childhood friendship with Snape, I now look at SWM scene with totally different eyes. 

It's great that Lily tries to defend Snape, but the way she does it... . That's how you defend someone you barely know, but that's definitely *not* how you defend a close friend. I understand though that it's not Lily's fault - JKR just tried really hard not to let us find out about Lily/Snape's relationship before DH and went a little overboard with that, LOL!