[HPforGrownups] Re: Pettigrew's debt to Harry

[Grace]

No: HPFGUIDX 41966




Monica said:
 "I was wondering if anyone else has wondered about how
>Pettigrew will
>pay Harry back for Harry not letting Sirius and Lupin kill him. In
>the
>Scholastic version pg. 427 Dumbledore says "This is magic at it's
>deepest, its most impenetrable, Harry. But trust me... the time may
>come when you will be very glad you saved Pettigrew's life." I think
>this means that Pettigrew is going to save Harry's life, but I wonder
>what will cause him to do this since he did nothing to help Harry
>when they were in the grave yard."


And Dembeldei responds:

I've always surmised that it might be key that Voldemort was
resurrected from the combination of Harry's blood and Peter's flesh,
not realizing that Peter was in debt to Harry!
I am interested in seeing how this plays out (will V. or his magic
self combust when it hits this paradox, etc.?)


Now me:

Hmm.. ." this is magic at its deepest."  I am interested too in seeing how
JKR fits that paragraph into the story.
I have the feeling that the thinking is that Peter offers to do - or not
do -  something to  fulfill this life debt.
But.  Is it possible that Harry can call upon it when he needs it regardless
of whether or not Peter wishes to have this life debt fulfilled at the
moment?

Grace