TBAY: Definitely NOT a Snape Theory (long)

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No: HPFGUIDX 145247

After admiring Theory Bay from a distance for so long Alla decides 
to 
make her first and short trip to Royal George.

Alla waves at Captain Neri, Jen, cautiously greets Faith ( is not 
ready to have any conversations with her yet) and finally founds the 
one she was looking for - SSSusan.

Erm... you asked the question and I am here to provide  my answer. :-
) 

SSSusan:
<SNIP>
> I had also been wondering the same thing a couple of others have 
> brought up as well.  That is, WHY would Snape still owe Harry, and 
> specifically, didn't the 1st-year Quidditch rescue count?

Alla is dying to wave her wand and see the words appear on the wall. 
YES, here they are:

"No, no, no. I tried to kill you. Your friend Miss Granger 
accidentally knocked me over as she rushed to set fire to Snape at 
that Quidditch match. She broke my eye contact with you. Another 
five 
seconds and I'd have got you off that broom. I'd have managed it 
before then if Snape hadn't been muttering a countercourse, trying 
to 
save you." - PS/SS, p.289.

Doesn't it look to you Susan that Quirrell thinks that Snape's 
rescue 
attempt was .... how should I put it...less than perfect?

Yes, according to Quirrell Snape manages to slow down the action of 
the Quirrell's curse for some time, but Snape does not manage to 
stop 
it completely. That is before Hermione shows up and accidentally 
breaks  the eye contact. THAT is what saves Harry IMO and even 
though 
we don't know exactly how life debt magic works, if Quirrell knows 
what happened, Snape knows too.

I don't think that Snape would have considered the debt paid knowing 
that he was not the one who delivered the final blow so to speak. 
Yes, 
Faith, just as SSSusan I have to ask you humble forgiveness for this 
little speculation, but IMO the debt is not paid for that reason and 
of course as Captain Neri said earlier, Dumbledore's words at the 
end 
do not tell me that it was paid either.

Alla, asks George for Pina Collada before leaving Theory Bay.