Originally posted by bookworm-ALS--
No, I never suggested his memory was tampered with. All I that I say is Snape would never have viewed James in a good light, his memories would never show that.
And honestly, comparing Dudley Dursley and Draco Malfoy to James Potter?
Even in that memory, James didn't use any dark curse. Snape cut him.
Oh, there's that small matter of James saving his worst enemy's life AND risking his life to become an Animagus for his werewolf friend...
Spoiled, yes, I agree. But bullies are generally cowards, and James Potter was no coward.
He may have gone off the deep end with Snape, but that doesn't make him a bully per se.
haha, while comparing draco and dudley to james potter i specifically mentioned its excluding their basic character.. yes james did save snape at the last minute which he had to bcoz of both serius's n snape's reckless spiteful behavior.. n of course , y woldnt he ?.. he is harry's father after all n i wouldnt expect any less from him.. but u completely missed the point here.. james was a bully , he derived pleasure out of snape's humiliation when snape was at his lowest, i know i know, snape didnt like james either for obvious reasons...but harry would never do that, not even with molfoy, n molfoy n snape r two worlds apart..when malfoy was turned into a ferret n everybody including harry laughed at it, the situation was different, malfoy was a bully there turned instantly into a victim by moody's impersonator..plus harry n his friends themselves didnt do it but ofcouse they would have defended themselves..n that in short made all the difference, harry n his friends ofcouse defended themselves fiercely but they themselves never intentionally harmed any one ...snape was insecure n prefered to live in the shadows , james n his gang dragged him out the shadows to have a little "fun".. harry ( lily, hermoine, ron, ginny, luna,nevile) r all virtually incapable of doing such things...