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

[colebiancardi]

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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... 
> 
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colebiancardi:

I am not sure what the argument is anymore on the life-debt, and I
have been reading this thread!!

OK - DD states "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...'

according to your quoted material. Don't have my books in front of me
but I will assume that is the full quote with no additional thoughts
on the matter.  So, based on that, Snape is not under any compulsion
to save Harry nor does Snape owe a magically-enforced life-debt to
Harry.  Snape kept Harry safe because he chose to do so;  yes, he
failed with his life-debt to James, but life-debts don't pass onto the
next generation.  I say they do not because Dumbledore doesn't state
that Snape owed James a life-debt, failed and now that life-debt has
been magically transfered to Harry.

No, Dumbledore states "I do believe", which means it is HIS theory why
Snape tried to protect Harry.  Nothing else.  Snape CHOSE of his own
free will and his own reasons to protect Harry

colebiancardi