Harry the Saviour? (was Re: A quote, and RE: Potter

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Dave Hardenbrook wrote:
> Interesting idea.  I must say that I really, *really* cannot see
> how JKR is going to make Harry grateful that he saved Wormtail's
> life.  Say even if W rescues Harry, or Ron, or someone else from
> V -- But V would never have come back and put whoever in the position
> of needing to be saved in the first place if it hadn't been for W.
> So I really can't see Harry feeling grateful for it under any
> circumstances.  Can any of you think of any?
> 
> -- 
> Dave

The fact is, Wormtail didn't mean that V came back: V only needed the 
help of _ANY_ DE to return. Wormtail was available, but in less than 
three months, so would have been Crouch Jr. So, in fact, Wormtail only 
made the return of V a little faster, and in reality not even that, 
since they had to wait until after the quidditch cup, and by then V had 
already contacted Crouch Jr. If W had been put into prison, V would've 
been forced to change his plans somewhat, but not really in a 
significant manner. True, he needed someone to babysit him while Crouch 
Jr. developed the plan in Hogwarts, but he could probably have arranged 
any other follower to do so.

Again, the fact is that peter has a life-debt with Harry (and, judging 
by Snapes reaction to HIS life-debt, they are powerful things indeed in 
Potterverse), and he's very close to V. Sooner or later, there is going 
to be a conflict of interests, and Peter will have to choose (I think). 
If that moment tips the balance for the good guys, it's altoghether 
possible that it means the total and absolute destruction of V, 
something that hasn't been managed yet. 

Anyway, even if none of the above is correct, and Peter is responsible 
for restoring the strenght of V, if he's also responsible for his 
downfall it will have been worth it and Harry will probably be grateful 
(if he's still alive, something I fear is becoming more uncertain with 
every passing day).

Hope that helps,

Grey Wolf