Pettigrew's life debt

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No: HPFGUIDX 125655


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "snow15145" <snow15145 at y...> 
wrote:
> As far as being in favor of Snape and his intentions, I'm still 
left 
> a bit confused. I believe that Snape is on Dumbledore's side 
> wholeheartedly but still question why he made the decision to 
switch 
> sides in the first place, was it a choice on Snape's part or was 
he 
> forced to because of his life debt to James? 

GEO: Given the book's emphasis on choices and free will, it seems 
very likely that Snape switched over to the Order by his own free 
will rather than because of his debt to James, which couldn't 
explain why he turned away from the dark arts themselves.