Snape fulfilling his life debt

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 42439

Hei Lun wrote:
 
> Does anyone have a problem with the fact that Snape has a life-debt 
> to James Potter in the first place?  The only reason why James was 
> even in a position to save Snape's life was because James's best 
> friend had set Snape up to find another of James's friends as a 
> werewolf.  It doesn't seem right to me that James got Snape 
indebted 
> from a situation that his friends had created.  And arguably, James 
> saved Snape's life as much to prevent himself from being expelled 
(or 
> worse) as to actually save Snape's life.
> 

For one thing, _James_ was not involved in the planning and 
definately not Lupin, if it ever took place. He only found out when 
Snape was on his way.

Second, it was a personal and life-threatening risk to James.

Third, Snape didn't *have* to go there. It's not like any of them 
used Imperius on him.

Fourth, Snape's idea was to get James & friends into trouble? 
(Dumbledore's parallel with Malfoy & Harry?)

Fifth, I think Sirius just leaked the final information about the 
Whomping Willow, erring in assuming that Snape knew already.

No- I don't see it as created by James, even if Snape believes so (he 
also blames Harry all the time for offences Harry did not do).

-- Finwitch