[ SECRET POST #2164 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2164 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I AGREE ON SO MANY LEVELS.
Firstly, I take HUGE issues with the misogynistic idea that women's love is somehow "earned" by whichever guy "wants her the most". She has her own feelings, and those feelings were for James. Even if Snape had done nothing wrong, SHE CHOSE JAMES. That's her choice and she has a right to it. Deal with it.
Secondly, I do feel bad for Snape because he bitterly regretted what he had done - but he was lucky she stayed friends with him as lon as she did. If you really care about someone, you do not participate in a movement that views them and their family as subhuman, even if all the cool Slytherin kids are doing it. It's disrespectful and the sign of a real character flaw, plus it undermines the supposed value they feel for you. Would you encourage a Muslim friend of yours to hang around with someone who really wants to join the EDL and calls her a Paki? (This actually happened to my friend...she ditched him, and we were ALL GLAD). Or a gay friend to hang around with someone who is constantly homophobic? Yes, he has his own problems, but Lily has the right to want to get something out of their friendship, and it's shown that at the time this happened things were getting really dangerous for her because of her background.
Thirdly, I feel like fandom blows how horrible James was (and, actually, Sirius too) out of proportion. He acted like a complete arse to Snape (probably partially out of rivalry for Lily's affections), but there are signs his character change wasn't a complete 180. This is a person who not only stood by his friend when he was outed as a werewolf when it was a huge deal and most people would shun him (this is another beef I have with Snape, his constant stalking/bullying of Remus, he was willing to absolutely destroy a completely harmless person's life for arbitrary reasons just to get one over their friends. Sirius' prank was absolutely awful and the worst thought out thing ever, but he's I can understand why Snape pushed his buttons - not only would Snape's aping of/desperation to be the sort of bigoted Slytherin Pureblood that Sirius' family, who made his life a misery, were, bound to rub him the wrong way, but picking on Remus...I've got friends who are vulnerable for reasons beyond they're control - trans*, mental health issues - and anyone with similar friends will know it triggers a protective instinct; anyone fucks with them, BERSERK BUTTON.) but worked hard for years to try and make his condition easier for him to bear. He also took Sirius into his home to get him our of his toxic family environment. There are plenty of signs that James had the makings of a great person, and it seems like fandom wilfully ignores them in favour of defining his character by one scene in which he acts like a complete dick.
Lily's lovely.