Dumbledore referred to a life debt as a "bond" and "magic at its deepest, its most impenetrable" (PoA, Ch22).

If then, life debts work something like Unbreakable Vows, what if the debtor (the person who owes his life) either harms or places his creditor in danger?

Would this have any consequences on Snape, who owed his life to James and, after telling Voldemort of the prophecy, placed James in real harm's way?

Ok, I have a theory, it's not really a "new" theory , and i have a feeling that not many people will agree. But my theory is that the main characters (5 of them) from the WMPP era were in love with Lily.

James Potter
DUH.. she was his wife.

Remus Lupin
I think that Remus and Lily are very similar, even though Lily is popular, she is smart and logical. I think that Remus and her were probably friends long before James came along, and there would have been some romance, even if it was one sided on Remus's part. I think that the reason we saw none of this is that.
a. he didn't believe he deserved her. We see that with Tonks now, he doesn't think they are right for each other.
b. went James started to like her, well she was off-limits. Perhaps Remus started to like/love was after James, and Remus was loyal to his friends, and would have kept it to himself.

Peter Pettigrew
Lily is a strong, person a confident fighter. Peter admires these qualities, and I think he would have near-worshipped her. Peters reasons for liking Lily are easily, as she was popular and smart, and desired. Why would we have not seen this, well i think that Peter would have perhaps confront Lily with his Love for her, but she would had (of course) shot him down. I think they may have lead to his betrayed, when James and Lily are finally together

Sirius Black

The Last of the unfamous four. He probably like Lily for similiar reasons to James, him being a similiar character. But he is (was, past tense.. he's dead... cry) Loyal to  James. If he did have feelings for Lily romantically, then, he would have told James, he's best friend first, and James, being the leader would have come out on top. But.. i am not entirely sure that Sirius had romance feelings for Lily, but he did Love her. He is Harry's Godfather, and would have been great friends of bothe James and Lily, so I think his Love would be in a more Friendly way.

Serveus Snape
My favourite one. I think he did Love Lily, definatly. But first let me explain what I think Serveus was at Hogwarts. He was a Slytherin, and was attracted to Power. And he "click" (yes, i am a girl, i used click), was with people of power who became deatheaters. Snape went with the flow and also became one. Now Lily, Lily was strong and confindent, and I think that Serveus would have liked her because she was everything he couldn't be. She had a "power" of her own, and she didn't go with the flow, she was her own person. I think that Serveus wanted to be a person like that, but couldn't and I believe he carried a secret Love for her through his years at Hogwarts. I will used something I sometime used to decribe what I think of Hermione and Draco, If they had met and exist in another world, they would have been able to be friends, but in that world they could not have.

This is my theory, and many people will dismiss it, thinking it is far-fetched, and not supported at all by the books. But I believe the Popularity of Lily did attract these admires, and will influence the Plot. I at the moment did not include any references, but this is (in some distant way) based on the canon plot.

When I first started writing about Remus Lupin, I did a bit of research into wolves to shed some light on what makes our favorite werewolf tick. I am not at all an expert on the subject, but wolves, like humans, are pack animals, and their psychology is not all that different from ours. So I offer this essay as an exploration of the dynamics among the Marauders. Please keep in mind that while I base my analysis on canon, it is only an interpretation. You may interpret the characters differently. However, I hope this essay will be interesting.

The Marauders as a Pack

Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy, Remus Lupin, James Potter, Lily Evans; Sirius, Regulus, Bella and Narcissa Black. Some of most interesting adult characters of HP verse were the product of a decade marked by the first rise of Voldemort, and all of them made a choice in the war which shaped and defined them thereafter. Approximately at an age when most of us in RL were concerned with no more than beginning university, they were pressed to make a choice that would forever lock their fate.

In this essay, I look at what the choices looked like to them, and what their choices revealed of their characters and psychological bumps.

http://miranda-macondo.livejournal.com/8402.html

How Many Admirers Had Lily Evans?

This essay will explore the possibilities suggested by some of JKR’s answers at the TLC-Mugglenet interview: specifically, why Voldemort was willing to give Lily Potter a chance to escape and who, other than James, was in love with Lily. I’m working on the assumption that the answer to this second question not only has to ring true to the characters but have some bearing on the plot; therefore, it’s extremely likely to have some relationship to the first question.

( Interview quotes and discussion )

 

( The Quadrilateral Dynamic )

Back when country folk lived in terror of what ruled the night, the faery were called "the Good folk." A bit of field might be found set aside as "the Goodman's croft." Why did they call what they were in constant fear of, "good?" Because, as the saying went of the Goodman, "None dare call him else."

Meet Remus Lupin's Good Friends.

He wouldn't think of calling them anything else.

( Read more... )

Cross-posted to Godric's Hat and fernwithy.

We had a thread like this on the Quill for awhile (I'm not sure where it went off to, and I can't get to it at any rate), but as a writer, the question of how the Marauders functioned as a group interests me. I also came from a high school group with large segments still connected, so it interests me on a RL level as well.

First, I don't "ship" any of the Marauders in the fandom sense of the word. Just getting that out front. But the relationships among them--as a full group, in dyads within the group, whatever--are what make them interesting for me to write about.

( Not necessarily a chosen group of friends )

( The triads )

( The dyads )

Anyway... thoughts on the Marauders.

This is one of a couple Marauders essays I've hastily written out since the upsurge of Marauders-bashing began post-OotP. I've much more to say than what I wrote in this particular essay, because this deals with two very big issues that are going around in the fandom right now: Remus/Lily, and evil!James.

I have absolutely nothing against anyone else's theories on who these characters were, but I couldn't sit idly by and not say something.

Linked to my journal.

Gearing up for a rant unfortunately, please excuse me.

When I first had the idea for Turn Back Time, I realised that I would have to define the main characters in the story. I admit freely that the minor characters weren't given much thought at that time and I had completely forgotten about Lily, but that is neither here nor there.

James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter. Alternatively, more commonly known as the Marauders; Prongs, Padfoot, Moony, and Wormtail.

Who are they?

Who will they become?

Why are they how they are?

Why do they act as they do?

What are their main characteristics? What major flaw do they have?

( These were only a few of the thoughts I had )