OFH, Life-debt and Snape/Lily-no-way

[Neri]

No: HPFGUIDX 162377

> Sarah:
> 
> I know these aren't strictly new ideas, but I thought I would give old
> OFH a little airplay since he's been so upstaged lately by his two
> more popular counterparts.  :)  Also, I'm not sure anyone has pointed
> out how these three ideas work together (sorry if they have).
> 

Neri:
This is basically a forbidden "me too" response. But I do snip a bit.

> Sarah:
><snip> (Just to get this out of the way, I totally think Dumbledore was
> planning to die before HBP even began.  Snape acted the way Dumbledore
> "trusted" that he would, because Snape had to for his own reasons,
> which existed long before the UV.  I think that Snape used a
> combination of Legilimency and/or good old fashioned BS on the Black
> sisters, and then had no problem making the UV since he knew it was
> nothing he didn't already have to do anyway, for strategic advancement
> of the Order.)
> 

Neri:
Second that, except for the part about Dumbledore planning to die,
which I'm not sure how is a part of the theory. Also, I believe Shape
was in on Voldemort's plan for Draco from the beginning, but I agree
he was probably legilimening Narcissa in Spinner's End, only for more
personal reasons <g>. 

> Sarah:
> Dumbledore says that Snape owed James a debt ever since the prank.
<snip>

Neri:
Me too.

> Sarah:
> This completely negates any need for Snape/Lily, which I've never
> understood anyway for several reasons.  The main support for it seems
> to be that Snape and Lily both did well in Potions class.  By that
> standard, Draco and Hermione should be getting engaged any day now.

Neri;
LOL. Couldn't snip that. Now please notice my heroic refrain from
specifying exactly what, by this standard, Snape and Narcissa should
be doing now.

> Sarah: 
> <snip>  If a Death Eater indeed attempted to
> bargain for Lily, Peter has got my vote.  

Neri:
Mine too.

> Sarah:  
> (Sure I'm probably on my own here, but maybe there'll be a very small
> role call :) )

Neri:
You're not on your own. The Post-HBP Snape poll (see the polls on the
HPfGU site) shows that about half the members aren't sure or reserve
judgment about Snape's loyalties. Granted, the other half writes more
posts, but that may be because they have many more holes to plug in
their theories. Besides, it's not the number of posts that counts.
It's whether you're still afloat after Book 7. 

Neri