#t. about

It’s not to say that James likes Severus, but the older he got, the more he understood some things about him. Lily was a wonderful person and losing her as a friend would be painful. He understands that, in part, and he sometimes feels guilty for the way he’s treated him. But James is also a selfish person, and a lot of the way he treated Severus stemmed from his jealousy. He couldn’t understand how Lily could like Severus, but couldn’t stand him. It made him feel inferior.

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James used to be terrified of the dark. He still is a little, but not as bad as before. He used to see faces in the shadows, images that didn’t make sense. He had, and probably always will, an overactive imagination. The invisibility cloak became a safety net by hiding under it. No one could see him, but he could see them.

James is terrified of being alone. Losing his parents and his friends is one of his greatest fears. If James seems overly clingy at times, it’s only because of his anxiety of people disappearing eating away at him.

A part of him does, yes. But that’s a small part, and he doesn’t let himself feel guilty for something he really has no control over. It was his friends that decided to join the Order, not him. He didn’t beg them or coerce them into joining the Order with him. So while he does worry about their safety, he’s also proud and happy to call them friends. Things won’t change if you stand aside and let everything happen. James knows that you have to stand up and fight. More than anything, he’s just called that he can now also call his friends, comrades. 

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