Not So Vile A Sin

[_thirty2flavors]

So I'm like 100% sure this is technically past the deadline since it's midnight HERE in 23 minutes but apparently I can still post? Win.

Title: Not So Vile A Sin
Author: _thirty2flavors
Summary: Midway through seventh year, Lily has come to accept many things about James Potter. The one thing she cannot seem to accept is his arrogance.
Rating: PG
Warnings: Um

Comments

[philotic_net]

Wow. This is a James I have never read before. An arrogant James, who isn't afraid to admit it, and strangely, I find myself agreeing with him. It is better to have self worth than be insecure and feel inferior. I think it really helped that you included him listing off his faults though. It really shows that he has thought about his shortcomings before, has seriously weighed the pros and cons of his attitute. He seems quite mature, come to think of it. And I also loved the little Snape cameo and the wise descision that "there is no way a conversation [between Lily and James] can include Severus without something going horribly wrong." And it was cool to realize that James does think highly of Snape's abilities at least since he implied he may have complimented him had he continued. This was a very well written piece with an interesting angle. Thanks for writing and sharing it! :)

[_thirty2flavors]

I like to think that James - at least by this time - is relatively self-aware, and while I do think he probably played up the arrogance partly in jest, I also think he probably didn't have any severe self-doubt that was anything more than momentary.

I think that James would've at least somewhat acknowledged Snape as a worthy opponent -- that way he'd get more pride out of beating him, at least, lol.

Thank you! Re-reading it now I see lots of things I would change that got missed in my five-second re-read as I scrambled to post before the posting was closed... but ah, well.

[train_lindz]

“Now, see, Remus is, as you may have noticed, a fairly smart bloke - relatively competent, capable of decent magic, uses big words, dresses himself, cuts his own meat, et cetera, et cetera. *snort*

I really liked this. I like the comparison between modesty and arrogance, and the glimpse inside James' head :)

[_thirty2flavors]

=) Thank you! James is one of my favourites to work with, and I hadn't written him in a while, so this was nice.

[opheliet]

Yes! Oh arrogant!James who isn't all that bad in the end, and how he wishes Remus wouldn't be so hard on himself, and shows just the tiniest bit of consideration for Lily by not talking about Snape. Perfectly written without being overdone; they didn't end up married and madly in love, but there was something there. In short, I loved it. :)

[_thirty2flavors]

=) Thank you! I admit I kind of love working within this timeframe, with the subtle hint of more-than-friendship without Lily ever coming right out and admitting it.

[sweetcherrytree]

Oh, I really enjoyed this and as you know, I completely, completely adore James.

And yeah, have to agree with his perceptions on arrogance and insecurity. I suppose that is because we are the same person and while you are not exactly James, you clearly have the insight to see what he said in this fic. But I digress.

This was a pleasant read and very refreshing. Not overdone and to the point. I have missed you writing fic, m'dear, particularly James. KEEP DOING IT.

[_thirty2flavors]

MSN REFUSES TO LET ME TALK TO YOU EVEN THOUHG YOU ARE ONLINE D:

Arrogance... gets a lot of flak. But really, given the choice between a few James Potters or Sirius Blacks and a few Bella Swans, I think it's pretty obvious what we'd all pick. OH KELLY BB I know you wanted me to put on my ~Professional Author Voice~ and reply to you but I just can't do it, man, I have to be retared.

I SHALL. I'm going to be a Harry Potter mom, lirlll. But yes. I dunno it had been a long while since I'd written James and that is really quite tragic because I so love doing it, haha.

[shimotsuki]

As others have said, this is a really interesting and self-aware James, and the comparison to Remus is pointedly done, too (poor Remus, but James does have a point). I think my favorite part of all is your Lily voice, the way she's all snarky as she grudgingly admits that James might not be all that bad after all. And this is a wonderful bit of characterization: Inexplicably, it irritated her that he didn’t understand. He had to. Lily, you're about to fall, and hard!