[HPforGrownups] Re: Pettigrew's debt to Harry

[Jacqueline Hendries]

No: HPFGUIDX 41969


--- dembeldei <ajl at hanson.net> wrote:
> 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."
> 
Then Dembleldei said:
> 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.?)

And now me:
I agree wholeheartedly with Dembeldei. One more bit of evidence that
supports this: In PoA, Dumbledore says "Unless I'm much mistaken,
Voldemort will not want a *servant* who is in debt to you." The spell
which brings Voldemort back to life? "Flesh of the *servant*, willingly
taken..." I think JKR worded this VERY carefully. I think the
"willingly taken" bit might also cause a teensy problem, since Peter
was obviously frightened into doing it. :)

We haven't seen any evidence so far that this has made him any weaker,
or more vulnerable to Harry, but I'm also interested in seeing how JK
will tackle this subject in future books - might it affect Voldemort in
the same way that Lily's sacrifice does? As Dumbledore said in SS/PS,
the one thing Voldemort can't understand is love. Well, it seems to me
he doesn't really *get* the whole forgiveness/kindness thing, either.
:)

~ Jackie, who is happy to have graduated from Moderated Member status

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