Life debts (WAS:Re: Freindship outside trio -Draco Malfoy - Snape/Black)

[maria_kirilenko]

No: HPFGUIDX 56136

Faith asked:

>Does this mean that Ginny would owe Harry a life debt for saving her 
>life in CoS? And Ron and Harry would owe Hermione a life debt for 
>saving their lives in PS/SS, when she saved them from the Devils 
>Snare?

Me:

I think not. Other people have different theories, but I believe that 
in order for a life edbt to be created, the "saver" has to overcome a 
personal, emotional barrier that might stop him from saving the other 
person. It's created when "What is right" is chosen over "What is 
easy," or, in other words, what you'd actually like to do. So, 
Pettigrew would indeed have a life debt to Harry, because Harry 
couldn't care less if Pettigrew died. 

James hated (I assume) Snape, but saved him anyway. => life debt.

Also, I think that this doesn't apply to people that have taking care 
of others in their job description. <g> So, Snape saving Harry in the 
Quidditch match wouldn't create a life debt, since he's *supposed* to 
be protecting students. 

So, following this logic, Ginny doesn't have a life debt to Harry, 
and Ron and Harry don't have a life debt to Hermione.

(How bad do you have to hate someone to *not* save him from a 
werewolf? Is this even possible?)

Maria