7 simple reasons why James Potter NEVER matured and why he is NOT a hero
He never apologized to Snape. He never said that he is sorry for bullying him for 7 goddamn years FOR NO REASON. And i donāt know about yāall but in my opinion, one can only truly āchangeā and āmatureā after they admit their mistakes and apologize for them. Pretending like you never did anything wrong is NOT maturing. And he also didnāt seem to regret what he did to him.
He never did anything heroic. Dying for your son is not heroic, itās something that youāre supposed to do, that you MUST do when you become a father and your child is in danger. There is nothing special about risking your life and eventually dying for YOUR children (itās more heroic to risk your life for other children, you knowā kind of what snape did)
James never stopped bullying Snape. The only reason he wasnāt doing it anymore is because they graduated from Hogwarts. Therefore even during the last year, all 7 years, non-stop, he was always bullying Snape at any given chance.
In addition to the previous reason, he didnāt stop bullying Snape even after he started dating Lily. In other words, he lied to her about not bullying him anymore, and continued doing it behind her back. Thatās quite a weird thing to do.
Sure, he was a Head boy, so what? Did it magically make him a good person? Tom Riddle, Lucius and Draco were also prefects, does it mean they were all good people too? Exactly, no.
A very simple reason is also the fact that we only heard about āJames maturingā from his friends, Remus and Sirius, and also Lily if you will. There is literally no proof that he actually changed other than his besties saying so. How can we know he was a good person? How can we know that he actually did something good after he joined the Order of the Phoenix? Were are the innocent civilians James saved from the Death Eaters or Voldemort? Were are the children that James risking his life to save? There are none.
Plus, the fact that Lily chose him over Snape doesnāt really mean anything. I donāt understand Lilyās logic at all, honestly. She literally chose to marry the guy who bullied her childhood best friend for 7 years, so I wouldnāt say that her opinion about her husband is valid. Petunia married Vernon, but does that mean he was a good person? No. Itās because in her mind Vernon was āa good ideaā and in Lilyās mind James was.