life debt

[witchypooh67]

No: HPFGUIDX 122124


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kempermentor" 
<kempermentor at y...> wrote:
> 
> Tonks wrote:
>  
> DD says .When one wizard saves another wizard's life, it creates a 
> certain bond between them."
>  
> Elanor responded:
> What if he meant that it creates a *literal* bond, i.e. that the 
life 
> of the person whose life has been saved becomes inextricably 
linked 
> to that of their saviour?  This could even apply to the extent 
that, 
> should the wizard who did the saving dies, so would the wizard who 
> was saved.
>  
> Kemper now:
> I have no cannon for this, but I don't think if the Savior wizard 
> dies then so does the Saved.  I say this because I think that DD 
is 
> going to die.  If your guess is right, that Savior dies so Saved 
> dies , it would mean that Harry would die should DD die.  
A 'certain 
> bond between' developed during "The Only One He Ever Feared" when 
DD 
> saved Harry's life.

Kelly:

That is an interesting theory, but I don't think it can be true.  As 
James reminded me today, Snape had a life debt to James.  If your 
theory were correct, Snape would have died in Potterworld 1981.  

Kelly,
thinking how much happier Harry would be without Snape as a 
teacher ;)