A thought..

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 162157

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Melanie Hensley" <mhensley7 at ...> wrote:
>
> I was reading the Prisoner of Azkaban for the 400th : ) time the other
> day and came across something I never gave much thought too before.  In
> one of the last Chapter's Dumbledore told Harry he may one day be
> grateful he saved Wormtail's life.. He said once you save a wizard's
> life, they tend never to forget that no matter how dark a wizard they
> may be...  Could this be a omen for #7??  What is anyone else's view on
> this??

Geoff:
It's much more than a wizard never tending to forget as Dumbledore 
explains:

'"Pettigrew owes his life to you. You have sent Voldemort a deputy who 
is in your debt. When one wizard saves another wizard's life, it creates 
a certain bond between them... and I'm much mistaken if  Voldemort 
wants his servant in the debt of Harry Potter."

"I don't want a bond with Pettigrew!" said Harry. "He betrayed my parents!"

"This is magic at its deepest, its most impenetrable, Harry. But trust me... 
the time may come when you will be glad you saved Pettigrew's life."'
(POA "Owl Post Again" p.311 UK edition)

It's not a case of "Oh, Harry old chap, I owe you one for today. Drop me a 
line or give me a bell if you ever need help." It's a magical debt and we may possibly see 
the repayment in Book 7. 

Could be interesting.