Hmm. I'm not entirely sure that Snape saving Harry's life is cause for a life debt. I think that in the two examples we have, James saving Snape and Harry saving Peter, we have two people who are under no obligation whatsoever to save the other person's life. Snape saving Harry, however, is part of Snape's job as a Hogwarts teacher- they're obliged to act as guardians for the students in their care. Sure, Snape is rather blase when it comes to dangerous potions, but I don't think that he sees saving Harry's life as anything more than another annoying part of his distasteful job.
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Date: 2004-11-17 10:30 am (UTC)