A simple-minded question

sbursztynski greatraven at hotmail.com
Fri Apr 2 12:58:56 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 94939

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ladyramkin2000" 
<ladyramkin2000 at y...> wrote:
> All my questions seem to be basically simple-minded (I am a simple 
> soul). Please don't despise me, but can I beg your indulgence to 
> answer this one:  Does Harry owe a life-debt to Snape for saving his 
> life in the first book?
> Sylvia (full of admiration for the depth of other posters' knowledge 
> of HP)

This probably depends on the boy himself, but as I recall from the book, 
Snape saved his life as a point of honour - it was payment of a debt to James 
for saving his own life. Frankly, I doubt he would have let him die anyway, but 
that was the reason given.

Sue B





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