Scrolling through Tiktok and the algorithm decided to give me a video about "the prank". And in the comment section, I see Marauders fan trying to defend the Marauders. It was okay, until I see them say

"James saving Snape's life is his redemption?"

I mean, EXCUSE ME???

You say 'saving his life', as in James Potter cleaning up his own mess. Said mess being HIM and his gang baited Severus Snape into the same room with a literal werewolf that could kill him???

And by realising how stupid it is, by pulling Snape out of the situation that HE created, he REDEEMED for pushing Snape into it in the first place?

Oh wow? Is that what redemption means now?

And in a way, it's not similar to "Saving his life" as Dumbledore nobly put it. James Potter knew how dangerous Remus Lupin was, and yes, even if he saved Snape in the end, he still owed Snape more than an apology, for all the things he had done.

Furthermore, they also said "Remus was too scare to mention it" or "He was traumatise too", "He regretted it later", etc.

Okay, let just assume that he remembered, let assume that at the time, he was too scare of being expell to face Snape.

How about in Harry's third year? How about that?

Did he, canonically, apologise? Or did he just take Snape's potion, say a thank, and then act all friendly?

There is just so many things wrong, and the ways they were defended ridiculously underwhelmed the trauma and the risk they had put a schoolmate through, as well as how light they treated it later.

Ron Goodwin – Tales From The Swamp (C)

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