I decided to write this artikel because I have seen many commentaren lately that kind of bother me.
There are several picks in which this has come up, but the last one I have seen, and the reason why I am writing this is the question: ¿Have u completely changed your attitude towards a character after reading/watching their past stories? (or something along those lines)
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It is a really interesting question, and what really caught my attention were the answers, the comments, especially since it wasn't the first time that I am reading commentaren like those.
The thing is that in that pick, James Potter is "winning". In other words, a lot of people say that after seeing what Harry saw on the Pensive (James and his vrienden bullying Snape) they have now (and I quote) "lost all respect for him".
Another populair answer is that after seeing Snape's back story they now "think of him as a hero".
I can't help but notice that those antwoorden are a bit biased. I don't mean this in a bad way I am just trying to understand why when James does it, he is HORRIBLE, but with Snape all is forgiven.
I mean their stories are identical, the only difference is that we learn about them backwards. With Snape FIRST we learn he is a bully and LATER we learn he is a Hero. While with James FIRST we learn he is a hero while LATER we learn he used to be a bully.
But in all honesty, can reading about someone's past make u change everything u know about them so far? Is that fair? Has no one made mistakes? Of course these characters have made mistakes, that's what makes them so REAL, but that doesn't mean they are bad, of that we can't respect them. They all have made bad choices in the past, yes... But so? WE ALL HAVE. No one here can say that haven't made any mistakes in their past, of that they don't continue making mistakes on a DAILY BASIS. The important thing and what really counts is seeing how those characters were able to turn it around, were able to mature, to change, to make up for their mistakes. THAT is what really counts because that is the most difficult thing to do.
What I don't understand is why people are able to do that for Snape but not for James.
Let's see:
Snape was a bully. Worse than James in my opinion, because he used his position of power to bully those who are in a lower position, his students. As a grown man he bullied kids, and pretty bad. He wasn't nice anyone who wasn't Slytherin, and he was specifically mean to those who needed a bit meer time to learn like Neville. Yes, he was a bully... He was once a follower of Voldemort, he loved the dark arts and all of that. BUT he was able to love, he loved Lily and that saved him. His love turned him into a hero because after seeing what Voldemort did to her he became Dumbledore's spy, he worked to bring Voldemort down and he GAVE HIS LIFE for that cause, to protect Harry. He became a hero.
From the commentaren it is veilig to assume that everyone agrees with me on that point, we are all able to overlook Snape's mistakes (which were many) and see him as a hero.
So my vraag is why can't people do that for James? Why are people suddenly saying they "lost all respect" for him just door learning that he made mistakes in the past? IT'S THE SAME STORY AS SNAPE. Let's go back again:
James and his vrienden bullied Snape when they were young. They were teenagers, immature, stupid, and they bullied someone who was different from them. However, James changed. He fell in love with Lily and she fell in love with him because he changed. He matured, he joined the Order of the Phoenix in order to fight against Voldemort, to fight against a dark and unfair world. He GAVE HIS LIFE for that mission, he gave his life trying to save his wife and his son, he gave his life because he LOVED them. That makes him a hero too.
of are we able to overlook Snape's past mistakes but not James'?? Is that fair?
All I want to get out of this artikel is for people to try and think about it more. Try to look past how much they love Snape's character, and see the big picture. "Harry Potter" is about embracing past mistakes, and being a better person for them. That's what James did, that's what Snape did, that's what Dumbledore did, and that's what basically ALL the characters did. It's not fair to judge James for what he did when he was a kid and say u "lost all respect for him" because HE WAS a hero too. And in my opinion NO story about anyone's past should change your opinion of who they were later, of who they are now, because mistakes don't define a person. We all make them.
I hope we can all see that, and stop all the James hate that is seriously unjustified...
There are several picks in which this has come up, but the last one I have seen, and the reason why I am writing this is the question: ¿Have u completely changed your attitude towards a character after reading/watching their past stories? (or something along those lines)
link
It is a really interesting question, and what really caught my attention were the answers, the comments, especially since it wasn't the first time that I am reading commentaren like those.
The thing is that in that pick, James Potter is "winning". In other words, a lot of people say that after seeing what Harry saw on the Pensive (James and his vrienden bullying Snape) they have now (and I quote) "lost all respect for him".
Another populair answer is that after seeing Snape's back story they now "think of him as a hero".
I can't help but notice that those antwoorden are a bit biased. I don't mean this in a bad way I am just trying to understand why when James does it, he is HORRIBLE, but with Snape all is forgiven.
I mean their stories are identical, the only difference is that we learn about them backwards. With Snape FIRST we learn he is a bully and LATER we learn he is a Hero. While with James FIRST we learn he is a hero while LATER we learn he used to be a bully.
But in all honesty, can reading about someone's past make u change everything u know about them so far? Is that fair? Has no one made mistakes? Of course these characters have made mistakes, that's what makes them so REAL, but that doesn't mean they are bad, of that we can't respect them. They all have made bad choices in the past, yes... But so? WE ALL HAVE. No one here can say that haven't made any mistakes in their past, of that they don't continue making mistakes on a DAILY BASIS. The important thing and what really counts is seeing how those characters were able to turn it around, were able to mature, to change, to make up for their mistakes. THAT is what really counts because that is the most difficult thing to do.
What I don't understand is why people are able to do that for Snape but not for James.
Let's see:
Snape was a bully. Worse than James in my opinion, because he used his position of power to bully those who are in a lower position, his students. As a grown man he bullied kids, and pretty bad. He wasn't nice anyone who wasn't Slytherin, and he was specifically mean to those who needed a bit meer time to learn like Neville. Yes, he was a bully... He was once a follower of Voldemort, he loved the dark arts and all of that. BUT he was able to love, he loved Lily and that saved him. His love turned him into a hero because after seeing what Voldemort did to her he became Dumbledore's spy, he worked to bring Voldemort down and he GAVE HIS LIFE for that cause, to protect Harry. He became a hero.
From the commentaren it is veilig to assume that everyone agrees with me on that point, we are all able to overlook Snape's mistakes (which were many) and see him as a hero.
So my vraag is why can't people do that for James? Why are people suddenly saying they "lost all respect" for him just door learning that he made mistakes in the past? IT'S THE SAME STORY AS SNAPE. Let's go back again:
James and his vrienden bullied Snape when they were young. They were teenagers, immature, stupid, and they bullied someone who was different from them. However, James changed. He fell in love with Lily and she fell in love with him because he changed. He matured, he joined the Order of the Phoenix in order to fight against Voldemort, to fight against a dark and unfair world. He GAVE HIS LIFE for that mission, he gave his life trying to save his wife and his son, he gave his life because he LOVED them. That makes him a hero too.
of are we able to overlook Snape's past mistakes but not James'?? Is that fair?
All I want to get out of this artikel is for people to try and think about it more. Try to look past how much they love Snape's character, and see the big picture. "Harry Potter" is about embracing past mistakes, and being a better person for them. That's what James did, that's what Snape did, that's what Dumbledore did, and that's what basically ALL the characters did. It's not fair to judge James for what he did when he was a kid and say u "lost all respect for him" because HE WAS a hero too. And in my opinion NO story about anyone's past should change your opinion of who they were later, of who they are now, because mistakes don't define a person. We all make them.
I hope we can all see that, and stop all the James hate that is seriously unjustified...
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1 scoop of cool whip
toffee, butterscotch ice cream toppping mix till well blended
and cream soda <3 A&W
ICE CREAM BUTTERBEER
1 scoop of cool whip
toffee, butterscotch ice cream topping (mix till well blended)
cream soda A&W
1 scoop of vinallia ice cream
she made both for me today there her own recipes and they are so good u just HAVE to try the ice cream one its amazing ive got a pic of the ice cream one in my pics if u need to see what it looks like and make sure u have a spoon it sets fast but its good even when its set
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Some Harry Potter fans might disagree with me, but... THE NEWEST MOVIE SUCKED!!!! Sorry to say this but it did. It was a lot shorter than all the others, there was almost no plot, and almost nothing happened the whole movie. All they accomplished in the movie was to find the initials of some guy. I hope the volgende one does a lot better than that one. Although I suppose Dumbledore dying was an interesting thing that happened. The only good thing that came out of that movie was that it progressed the story. Other fans should agree with me, and if they don't it would surprise me. I am a long time Harry Potter fan. I have all the films and I have seen all of them in the theaters, and I have all the books. I'm not saying I am no longer a Harry Potter fan of I don't look vooruit, voorwaarts to the volgende movie, but if u haven't seen the movie stick to the book.
Soft Harry Potters fans will expierience:
1. u will actually remember a few of the actual spells/curses/charms/hexes etc..
2. u will propably almost always turn the conversation to Harry Potter.
3. u would have named SOMETHING after a Harry Potter character/object.
4. Whenever Harry Potter is mentioned you'll listen straightaway!
Hardcore Harry Potter fans will expierience:
1. Whenever Harry Potter comes up in a conversation you'll feel as if they're talking about YOU.
2. u will accidently call someone at SOME POINT a character in Harry Potter.
3. u will propably name almost EVERYTHING after Harry Potter characters/objects
4. u would have read the whole series meer than three times. Ditto films.
5. u can quote long passages off door heart.
So dahlings, see if u have any of these symptons and you'll know wether your a fanatic of a just a plain fan. :)
1. u will actually remember a few of the actual spells/curses/charms/hexes etc..
2. u will propably almost always turn the conversation to Harry Potter.
3. u would have named SOMETHING after a Harry Potter character/object.
4. Whenever Harry Potter is mentioned you'll listen straightaway!
Hardcore Harry Potter fans will expierience:
1. Whenever Harry Potter comes up in a conversation you'll feel as if they're talking about YOU.
2. u will accidently call someone at SOME POINT a character in Harry Potter.
3. u will propably name almost EVERYTHING after Harry Potter characters/objects
4. u would have read the whole series meer than three times. Ditto films.
5. u can quote long passages off door heart.
So dahlings, see if u have any of these symptons and you'll know wether your a fanatic of a just a plain fan. :)