Payment of Wormtail's Debt

[Lisa (Jennings) Mamula]

No: HPFGUIDX 115609



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "abadgerfan2" <
ABadgerFan2 at m...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Harry saves Wormtail from death in the Prisoner of Azakaban segment 
> of this series, earning Dumbledore's comment that it may later prove 
> useful for Harry to have Wormtail in his debt.  Clearly this was the 
> author's foreshadowing of future events. There has been no evidence 
> since then of any attempt by Wormtail to repay his debt to Harry, 
> just hints of his possible inclination to do something, seen by his 
> clumsy attempt to get Lord Voldemort to use another wizard's blood 
> in the process of regaining human form at the end of Book 4, Goblet 
> of Fire. I ask, do any of you have a theory as to when and how this 
> portion of the plot will play itself out?


LisaMarie writes:

I always thought that Wormtail's (pathetic) attempt to get LV to use another's 
blood was due to the fact that it would be so difficult to get to Harry.  I don't see 
Wormtail, while he is doing LV's bidding, trying to discern a way to pay back 
his debt to Harry.  I doubt he even thinks about it.  When DD speaks about the 
bond created when one wizard saves another's life (sorry, no reference; i'm 
away from my books; it's in the last bit of PoA when Wormtail escapes), it 
seems more visceral than, "Oh, hey, I owe you one for that!"  In my mind, I see 
Wormtail's debt coming into play when he finds himself in the position to do 
something truly nasty to someone (not necessarily Harry himself) and is 
prevented from doing so.  

Sorry; I know that's a really general setting, but I think the main point is that the 
"bond" or connection that Harry and Wormtail have is deep, deeper than 
conscious thought, so it will not come out until the situation is dire.  And 
whether or not Wormtail returns to LV after "repaying his debt" is up for 
debate.  Of course, I suppose it's all up for debate, isn't it?

Lisa Marie