Snape as Neville's teacher / JKR's sexy men roll call

[Dana]

No: HPFGUIDX 168568

Montavilla47 again:
> Thanks for that explanation on why Ginny doesn't owe Harry a life 
> debt.It's one of the most sensible I've heard.  
> But the logic remains that if the only condition for a life debt is 
> that one wizard save the life of another, then Ginny should owe one 
> to Harry.  The girl is eleven years old.  How does the magic know 
> that she's always going to want to give her life for Harry?
 
> To be honest, I think the life debt only applies to Snape if he is 
> acting under compulsion--against all his better interests and 
> inclinations--when he protects Harry.  As we're assuming that Peter 
> eventually will.  Not that the life debt has stopped Peter from 
> torturing Harry or using violating his body for the purposes of an 
> unnatural and evil act.

> But getting back to Snape and life debt.  I can see that the life 
> debt would be a viable if you believe Snape hates Harry and that 
> hatred is his principle motivation.  He would need a strong outside 
> compulsion to keep that hate from interfering with the natural 
> impulse to protect a child from harm. Or if you believe that Snape 
> has *no* such impulse and needs some strong,binding magic to do so.
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Dana:
Should have quoted from PS/SS the first time because DD actually said 
Snape was in James debt and Snape could not stand it. 

PS pg 217 UKed Paperback:

'Well, they did rather detest each other. Not unlike yourself and Mr. 
Malfoy. And then, your father did something Snape could never 
forgive.'

'What?' 

'He saved his life.'

'Yes...' said Dumbledore dreamily. 'Funny, the way people's minds 
work, isn't it? Professor Snape couldn't bear being in your father's 
debt 
 I do believe he worked so hard to protect you this year 
because he felt that would make him and your father quits.'

'Then he could go back to hating your father's memory in piece...'

End quite from canon. 

So DD did refer to Snape trying to keep Harry safe because he had a 
debt to James. And even if it was only to James according to DD it 
was still the reason Snape tried to protect Harry. As Neri once said 
we still do not see Snape hating James's memory in piece either so... 

And here is the quote about Ginny not owing a debt to 
Harry 

MA: Does she have a life debt to Harry from book two?

JKR: No, not really. Wormtail is different. You know, part of me 
would just love to explain the whole thing to you, plot of book 
seven, you know, I honestly would.

http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2005/0705-tlc_mugglenet-anelli-
3.htm

Ginny does not have a debt to Harry in that sense that the bonds that 
it creates magically is probably already there and therefore the debt 
has no meaning it is not like Ginny is going to try to kill Harry any 
time soon and her love for Harry even if it would be only friendship 
would be enough for her to want to protect Harry and why a debt has 
no real importance to the story. 

JMHO

Dana