Life Debts
Mimi Barker
mimi.barker at mindspring.com
Tue May 25 14:01:16 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 99383
In POA, we find out via Dumbledore talking to Harry, "When one
wizard saves another wizard's life, it creates a certain bond
between them... This is magic at its deepest, its most
impenetrable,..."
This got me thinking about all the life debts that are in place
around Harry. Wizards whose lives he has saved, and those who have
saved his life. I wonder if some of these will come in to play in
books six and seven. Of course, we know that Pettigrew's life debt
will be a factor, but what about some of these others that have not
been in focus as much? And what happens to a life debt when one of
the wizards involved dies? It doesn't seem that James' death
cancelled the life debt between himself and Snape, or is there
something else behind Snape's protecting Harry in PS?
Lives Harry has saved:
Hermione: in PS with Ron's help
Ginny: COS
Peter Pettigrew: POA
Sirius Black: POA, twice, once with Hermione's help... (I wonder if
this deep magic will allow Harry and/or Hermione to have a
connection with Sirius behind the veil?)
Buckbeak: POA, but not human, so maybe the life debt doesn't apply
Dudley: OoP, but Dudley isn't a wizard is he?
Those who have saved Harry's life:
Lily: her sacrifice saved Harry from Quirrell in PS, but was it also
the main factor that saved him Voldemort in the beginning?
Snape: in PS, does this repay Snape's life debt to James, or create
a new bond with Harry? Can a life debt be repaid, or is it permanent?
Dumbledore: PS
Harry: POA, his future self saved his past self when he conjured his
patronus
What others have I forgotten?
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