Snape vs. Sirius (and Life Debts)

[kiricat2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 127216


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Ravenclaw Bookworm" 
<navarro198 at h...> wrote:

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> What we know is that Dumbledore told Harry that James had saved 
> Severus' life.  We have assumed he referred to the Prank, because 
> Severus keeps accusing Sirius of trying to murder him.  Is it 
> possible we are being fooled - that this isn't the event Dumbledore 
> referred to?  Could there have been another time when James really 
> did save Severus' life - from a real threat and not a prank?

Marianne:

<<sits stunned for several seconds>> Oh. Well. That would be a 
kicker, wouldn't it? Let's say you're right, and the James/Severus 
life debt arose from some other incident.  Snape still thinks in PoA 
that Sirius tried, at the age of 16, to kill him (Snape). So does 
this mean that in addition to our much-discussed Prank, there was 
another instance when Sirius said or did something to lead Snape into 
potential mortal danger?  Geez, if that's the case, no wonder Snape 
still has that giant chip labeled "Black" on his shoulder!

And, if JKR had led us astray, and there is still this hidden 
incident, then perhaps that leads support to those who have 
postulated that we've made too much of the Prank because Remus seems 
to hold no lasting outrage or anger towards Sirius over how the 
potential lethal outcome would have affected Werewolf!Remus.

OTOH, it would almost strike me as being a bit over-the-top for JKR 
to now have to introduce a second major incident.  Unless she's never 
going to clear it all up for us, which I would find highly 
unsatisfactory.

Marianne, tired of typing while wearing a wrist brace.

OTOH,