This is potentially unfair because I probably know you best out of all HiH people (is this a fair statement? why or why not?)
Yes, I'd say that that's a fair statement. You were the first person that I spoke to on such a regular basis and perhaps the only member of HiH that I've opened up to as much as I have. Also, there was that whole thing. That week. With that guy with the big ears. Barack something? You know what I'm talking about. ;)
1. Do you think Lily Evans was justified in changing her mind about James and Snape? Can such a drastic change in mindset be a Gryffindor trait, even though they are largely known for being stubborn and opinionated to a fault?
I do believe that Lily was justified in changing her mind. We grow a lot over the course of our teenage years, and part of our personal growth is the ability to recognize that very same change in others. I can empathize with James, because I think that we're all a bit of a tool when we're younger. I know that I certainly was and I had no qualms about being nasty to the ~*~Snape~*~ in my life. However, he was able to do the Right Thing when it really counted and was obviously mature enough to be chosen as Head Boy. That Lily was able to overcome her headstrong opinion and see that about him only speaks to her strength of character. If she hadn't, if she had stubbornly chosen to refuse to see him in a different light, she wouldn't be the Lily that I like so much.
As for Snape, I can't see her forgiving him for what he said. Actually, with her change of heart regarding both James and Sirius, I see her as adhering to that very same Gryffindor mindset. Yes, she's overcoming her strong preconceived opinions, but she's doing so in accordance with those core beliefs that are so strong within the Gryffindor House. How could the Lily who was compassionate and liberal and who clearly believed in equality for all not change her mind about them both? If she hadn't, she wouldn't be true to herself, all for the sake of stubborness. Snape had become something that was so antithetical to herself, someone who fell in with a dark crowd, someone who clearly had no problem running around with and perpetuating the beliefs of the bigoted. James, on the other hand, had grown up and been the sort of person who would risk his life to save someone he hated because no petty rivalry is worth someone's death.
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Date: 2009-03-24 06:38 pm (UTC)Yes, I'd say that that's a fair statement. You were the first person that I spoke to on such a regular basis and perhaps the only member of HiH that I've opened up to as much as I have. Also, there was that whole thing. That week. With that guy with the big ears. Barack something? You know what I'm talking about. ;)
1. Do you think Lily Evans was justified in changing her mind about James and Snape? Can such a drastic change in mindset be a Gryffindor trait, even though they are largely known for being stubborn and opinionated to a fault?
I do believe that Lily was justified in changing her mind. We grow a lot over the course of our teenage years, and part of our personal growth is the ability to recognize that very same change in others. I can empathize with James, because I think that we're all a bit of a tool when we're younger. I know that I certainly was and I had no qualms about being nasty to the ~*~Snape~*~ in my life. However, he was able to do the Right Thing when it really counted and was obviously mature enough to be chosen as Head Boy. That Lily was able to overcome her headstrong opinion and see that about him only speaks to her strength of character. If she hadn't, if she had stubbornly chosen to refuse to see him in a different light, she wouldn't be the Lily that I like so much.
As for Snape, I can't see her forgiving him for what he said. Actually, with her change of heart regarding both James and Sirius, I see her as adhering to that very same Gryffindor mindset. Yes, she's overcoming her strong preconceived opinions, but she's doing so in accordance with those core beliefs that are so strong within the Gryffindor House. How could the Lily who was compassionate and liberal and who clearly believed in equality for all not change her mind about them both? If she hadn't, she wouldn't be true to herself, all for the sake of stubborness. Snape had become something that was so antithetical to herself, someone who fell in with a dark crowd, someone who clearly had no problem running around with and perpetuating the beliefs of the bigoted. James, on the other hand, had grown up and been the sort of person who would risk his life to save someone he hated because no petty rivalry is worth someone's death.