Yeah, it's pretty damned hard to sort out all the life-debting going on in this world, particularly in Gryffindor where if you haven't racked up a few life debts by fifth year you're probably considered a duffer.
I'm uncomfortably leaning towards the idea that trobadora and I are talking about above, that it's not about saving a life so much as sparing a life that has earned death, like a gladiator choosing not to finish off his opponent or something. There seems to be a feeling like Snape brought the prank on himself and Peter earned death by betraying the Potters so Harry and James would have been justified in letting them die...thus their sparing of them is particularly noble. Only that's just incredibly scary in itself.
At the same time, I think it is something Snape himself might understand the same way he'd understand not eating at the house...
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Date: 2004-11-17 11:07 am (UTC)I'm uncomfortably leaning towards the idea that
At the same time, I think it is something Snape himself might understand the same way he'd understand not eating at the house...