Dumbledore responsible for Lily & James' death?

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 76924

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "watsola79" <watsola79 at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "KathyK" <zanelupin at y...> 
wrote:
> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "acoteucla" 
<acoteucla at h...> 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > <Snip>
> > 
> > > I would now like to add my own addition to Dumbledore's 
> increasing 
> > > list of heartless but necessary actions: he is responsible for 
> > James 
> > > & Lily's death.
> > > 
> > > There has been speculation that Snape is the one who overheard 
> the 
> > > prophecy in the Hog's Head, and reported it to LV.  All 
> renditions 
> > of 
> > > this theory (that I have heard) involve Snape switching sides 
> AFTER 
> > > informing LV of the prophecy.  I have a different take on it.
> > > 
> > > Severus Snape, die-hard death-eater, overhears the prophecy IN 
> ITS 
> > > ENTIRETY when Trelawney utters it in the Hog's Head.  Lily 
Potter 
> > > should be pregnant at this point.  Snape can figure out quite 
> > easily 
> > > that the Potters' child might be born around the end of July.  
> His 
> > > life-debt to James comes into play, forcing him to renounce his 
> > > loyalty to LV and help Dumbledore.  Dumbledore recognizes the 
> life-
> > > debt, and thus trusts Snape's conversion.
> > > 
> 
> *snip*
> 
> Forgive me if I missed something, but why, in your theory, do you 
> state that Snape owes James a life-debt?  
> 
> Lana Lovegood

Geoff:

"And then, your father did something Snape could never forgive."
"What?"
"He saved his life."
"/What?/"
"Yes..." said Dumbledore dreamily. "Funny, the way people's minds 
work, isn't it? Professor Snape couldn't bear being in your father's 
debt... I do believe he worked so hard to protect you this year 
because he felt that would make him and your father quits. Then he 
could go back to hating your father's memory in peace...."

PS p.217 "The Man with Two Faces" chapter.