Let’s talk about the so-called black James and whitewashing Snape and the Dursleys.
Some people misunderstand that I am blackmailing James. Let me clarify here, it is not a misunderstanding.
Some people think that I am washing the Dursleys and Snape. To clarify, I am not washing.
First of all, James Potter is a good husband. He can sacrifice his life to protect his wife and children. This is impeccable.
But he definitely has nothing to do with being a good person!
When James was in school, he would use curses on his classmates casually because he was annoyed by others, or even just out of boredom. This kind of person would not only be loved by everyone, but could at least be said to be hated by others.
Sirius's evaluation of James after graduation was that he "no longer uses evil spells on others as casually as before".
So the question is, what does it mean to no longer be casual?
Hagrid is a good old man, right?
But because Vernon said that he would never pay a crazy old man to teach Harry tricks, this seemed to Hagrid to be an insult to Dumbledore, so he was angry and gave Dally a pig tail - Hagrid The purpose of Ge was to turn Dali into a pig, but because the spell failed, he only came out with a pig tail.
Admittedly, I made up the part about James turning Vernon into a pig.
But why would anyone think that James's character is nobler than Hagrid's?
According to the description in Pottermore, James and Lily were invited to Petunia and Vernon's wedding.
But Petunia was afraid that Lily's appearance would overshadow her and refused to let Lily be the bridesmaid, which made Lily very sad. Vernon didn't talk to James, just whispered that he was a magician kind of guy. (pottermore)
This plot shows that at the wedding of Petunia and Vernon, despite the previous meeting causing an unpleasant breakup, Petunia and Lily's relationship was pretty good. At least both parties had the idea of easing their conflicts, otherwise Lily would not have been invited. They come to the wedding.
But neither Petunia nor Vernon liked James and wouldn't even talk to him.
Some readers in the comment area thought that Vernon's introduction to the others was an insult to James, but the question is, does calling James a magician count as an insult? Do they have to proudly announce to their guests that 'James Potter is a great wizard'?
After that, the relationship between the two parties suddenly took a turn for the worse.
Penny and her sister had little contact after this. She and Vernon did not attend James and Lily's wedding. In her last letter to Petunia, Lily told her that their son Harry was born on July 31, 1980. But Penny just glanced at it and threw the letter away. However, in a letter written to Sirius Black around July 31, 1981, Lily mentioned that Petunia had given her a vase at Christmas. (pottermore)
Why did the relationship suddenly change so drastically?
They were still trying to ease the conflict before, but after the wedding, they suddenly stopped communicating with each other. Petunia refused to attend Lily and James' wedding, but gave her sister a vase on Christmas. Doesn't this explain the problem?
This means that Penny is no longer targeting Lily at this time, but James!
So something must have happened during this period——
For example, James came to the door and turned Vernon into a pig, and deliberately did not forget it so that they would remember this painful experience.
Some people think this is a slander against James. Yes, this is not the content of the original text. It is indeed a slander.
But I think this paragraph is very reasonable and fits my impression of James very well.
As for your question, why does James do this?
There are many reasons, such as not wanting Lily to have a close relationship with her incompetent Muggle sister that would violate the confidentiality law, so he deliberately used this to keep Petunia away from Lily. Do you think James can't do this kind of thing?
Are you asking if James is not afraid of Lily knowing if he does this?
Of course he was afraid, but wouldn't it be enough to just warn the Dursleys, or put a spell on them so that they couldn't reveal it?
Secondly, regarding the issue of 'whitewashing' the Dursleys.
First of all, in the original book, the process of the Dursleys’ adoption of Harry is clearly described:
But all this changed on November 1, 1981. That morning, when Penny opened the door to put the bottle in, she discovered the baby on the doorstep. This child is her sister's son - Harry Potter. Albus Dumbledore left a letter to Petunia. This letter mentioned that Harry's parents Lily and James had been killed and hoped that the Dursleys could adopt him.
Dumbledore also explained that because Lily sacrificed her life to protect her son, Harry would be protected from Voldemort and Death Eaters as long as he lived in a place where her blood existed and could be called home.
Since Petunia is Lily's only living biological relative, No. 4 Privet Drive is Harry's only refuge. (pottermore)
Some readers said that they adopted Harry to protect the Dursleys themselves, but the original text clearly stated that they did so to protect Harry!
And adopting Harry would bring them nothing but endless trouble.
Couldn't Penny figure this out?
Of course she understood, but at least at the moment she adopted Harry, she did it out of love for her sister.
Some people may question this, but if it's not love for Lily, what else could it be?
There is one regret in Penny's heart, that is, she was not born with magical abilities like her sister. Ever since she was a child, Petunia has been both afraid and envious of her sister's abilities. When Lily was allowed to study at Hogwarts, Petunia also wrote a letter to Professor Dumbledore, begging him to let her also study at the wizarding school. Dumbledore declined Petunia's request. After this, Petunia began to refer to wizards as "freaks" and Hogwarts as "a school specifically for monsters."
But no matter what, Petunia never forgot that Harry was her sister's son. Although she was not happy, she let Harry live in her home for sixteen years because she knew that Harry would be safe here. (pottermore)
So there is no doubt that Petunia adopted Harry out of love for her sister.
As for the mistreatment of Harry by the Dursleys, there is no question of that, and I never intend to.
The reason why the Dursleys mistreated Harry was also written very clearly by Pottermore——
Because of fear and ignorance.
After learning that Lily had died heroically, she felt she had no choice but to adopt Harry and let him grow up with her precious son Dudley. She did this reluctantly, so throughout Harry's childhood she had been punishing him for his choice. Petunia had never considered Harry a welcome addition to the family. (pottermore)
The love for her sister made Petunia adopt Harry, but this move would bring danger to her husband and children, so they never regarded Harry as a member of the family, but instead constantly punished Harry.
This is fear.
Having grown up with witches, Petunia was more familiar with magic than Vernon. For example, her family was surprised when she revealed that she had heard "that horrible boy" mention Azkaban to her sister. However, Petunia's knowledge in this area is still relatively limited. She is not familiar with topics such as Quidditch and Transfiguration.
Another example of her rudimentary understanding of magic is her belief that the "abnormality" in her nephew's body can be suppressed by the way she treats Harry. (pottermore)
As Muggles, the Dursleys naively thought they could 'cure' Harry's magical talent by treating him badly.
This is ignorance.
Again, this is not a wash. If you think the above is a wash, the person who washed them is J.K. Rowling, because these were written by J.K. Rowling herself.
But no matter what the reason, it is an ironclad fact that the Dursleys abused Harry.
Can't wash at all!
However!
I specifically wrote about Harley, not Harry! ! ! ! !
What happened to the Dursleys being nicer to Lily's daughter? Have you eaten your rice?
It’s already been written about Harry, but if the Dursleys still abuse her, is it really sick to write like this?
Finally, about Snape.
Readers' contradictions about Snape mainly focus on two points.
First, did Snape fight or bully the predators at school?
Second, does Snape really love Lily?
First point, I don’t want to argue too much.
Just use a paragraph from Lupin's Biography written by J.K. Rowling to quote:
Although James and Sirius enjoyed torturing Severus Snape during their years at Hogwarts, Remus avoided joining in his friend's bullying behavior. Dumbledore even made Remus a prefect, perhaps hoping he would be able to exert more control over James and Sirius. While this didn't entirely work, it was a testament to Remus' strong sense of right and wrong that he never condoned what his friends did.
see it?
Bullying stamped by J.K. Rowling herself!
Lupine was a member of the Marauders, and even he couldn't stand what Sirius and James did. What was there to discuss?
The original article has also been posted in the comment area. I don’t want to say anything more to the readers who still insist on Snape and James fighting each other after reading this.
Just exit.
Second, does Snape love Lily?
First of all, Snape is not a good person! Not a good person!
But all I can say is that if there are readers who really think Snape is not in love with Lily, you can just quit.
Indeed, some readers feel that the fight is because they did not understand the original text.
But only a blind person would think that Snape didn't love Lily!
First of all, let’s be clear, Snape and Lily can’t get together.
Snape thought that as long as he joined the Death Eaters and proved that he was right, Lily would change her mind sooner or later, but this would only push Lily further and further away.
Snape informed Voldemort about the prophecy he overheard:
The one who has the ability to defeat the Dark Lord is approaching...born into a family that has resisted him three times, born at the end of July...
When Snape learned of this prophecy, he had no idea who this person was referring to.
It wasn't until Voldemort thought that the prophecy was referring to Lily's family that Snape panicked.
He first begged Voldemort to spare Lily's life.
But even with Voldemort's recognition, Snape still felt unsafe.
He went to Dumbledore again and begged him to protect Lily and, if necessary, her husband and children. Dumbledore agreed, but also asked Severus to serve him as a spy among the Death Eaters.
In fact, it was because of Snape's request that Voldemort let Lily go in the first place. It is precisely because of this that Lily has the opportunity to protect Harry with her own life and let the spell rebound when Voldemort tries to kill him.
Knowing that after Lily died, Snape had been protecting Harry in his own way. Even before he died, he begged Harry to look at him, looking at him with the only eyes that looked like Lily.
J.K. Rowling’s evaluation:
Perhaps Snape's saving grace was his endless love and devotion to Lily Potter. Lily's friendship was one of the most important things in his life, and he was devastated by the fact that his archenemy was pursuing her. Of course, it was Snape's addiction to dark magic and following Voldemort that led Lily to break with him. After Lily's death, he remained brooding over this and spent the rest of his life protecting her only son.
So what kind of person would think that Snape's feelings for Lily were not love?
Mo Yan said:
The ugliness of human nature is to find faults in powerless and kind people, and to find advantages in powerful and evil people.
Of course, this sentence does not apply to Snape, because since he is not powerless, he is not a kind person.
But even if Snape's life is a mess, his love for Lily is the only shining point in his life!
Why do some people even rush to deny this?
The above points are permeated throughout the book. If any reader does not like it, they can quit now.
