With Malfoy’s trial and Snape’s immunity from Amelia, James couldn’t do a thing against those two. It was like someone tied his hands up and was told to watch, how they were walking free and did whatever they wanted. James hated it to have the feeling of being powerless. He didn’t trust the headmistress, because Augusta was always against Albus and she willingly allied herself with the Malfoys since Sirius had been disowned. The deputy-headmaster was also a bad choice, because Xenophilius Lovegood was a nutcase and should be committed in St. Mungos’ mental ward, but no, Malfoy in his intelligence announced him deputy-headmaster.