Did James Potter save snapes?

James saved Snape from Sirius'' attempt to kill him. We see in Snape''s Worst Memory (Order of the Phoenix, “Snape's Worst Memory,” pp. 641-50) that there is very little love lost between Snape and the Marauders (particularly James). According to Lupin in Prisoner of Azkaban (“Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs,” pp.
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When did James Potter save snapes life?

Tonight I just finished reading Philosopher's Stone and in the hospital scene at the end Dumbledore tells Harry that James Potter saved Snape's life once, and Snape doesn't feel comfortable being in his debt because they were rivals much like Harry and Draco.
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How did James save Snape in Harry Potter?

Yes it is, basically the Marauders (primarily Sirius) misled Snape and fooled him into wandering towards the Whomping Willow. James basically told Snape and stopped him from being killed by the Lupin in werewolf form.
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Did James save Snape from Remus?

Snape rushed to the Shack, unaware he was walking into a lethal situation. Ultimately though, James rushed into action and managed to reach Snape before he could be fully exposed to Lupin. Although Snape discovered the truth about Lupin, James' actions saved his life.
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What does James do to Snape?

Following an O.W.L. exam, James, with partner in crime Sirius Black, confronted the vulnerable young Snape, pinned him to the ground, filled his mouth with pink soap bubbles then lifted him into the air, threatening to completely undress the pale, slight Slytherin boy in front of a giggling crowd of fellow students.
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How James Potter Saved Snape



Did James remove snapes pants?

In 1996, Harry also witnessed a memory of James viciously humiliating Snape back when they were Hogwarts students. James had suspended Snape in the air and went as far as taking Snape's trousers off in front of a large crowd of students. Harry was disgusted by James' attitude, despite his own hatred of Snape.
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Did Snape owe James a life debt?

Known life debts

In his fifth year James saved Severus Snape from a near-fatal prank that Sirius Black played on him, which involved luring Snape to the Shrieking Shack where Remus Lupin was in his werewolf form. As such, Snape owed James a life debt, although they hated each other.
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Was Harry's dad a bully?

All Potter fans know the story: Harry glimpses Snape's “Worst Memory” in fifth year and discovers that his father was not the great guy that any orphaned child would prefer to envision. His dad was a horrible bully who tormented fellow classmates and had a towering ego to match.
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What did Sirius do to Snape?

According to the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ), Sirius Black played a prank on Severus Snape by telling him how to get past the Whomping Willow so he could see what Remus Lupin and the rest of the Marauders were up to.
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Why did Snape call Lily a Mudblood?

In the heat of the moment, Snape lost control and called Lily the forbidden word. He was embarrassed. He called her a mud-blood by accident because he was frustrated that lily did not like his closest friends.
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How many times Snape save Harry?

okay now I have speak enough here is: 25 times Severus Snape has 'saved' Harry Potter. 1. Snape is the only one who doesn't fall for the diversion (the troll) and follows Quirrel to the third floor.
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How old was Lily when James died?

For years, fans have wondered how the Potter family came to be so rich, especially given that Harry's parents, Lily and James, were only 21 when they were murdered by Lord Voldemort.
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When was Snape's worst memory?

This first time that Harry sees Severus Snape's memories in the Pensieve it is just the one extended incident, where his father James and Sirius Black bully Snape after an O.W.L. exam. It is only when he sees the rest of Snape's memories in DH33 that Harry finally understands Snape's life and motivations.
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Why was Snape Patronus the same as Lily?

What is this? Snape was most likely aware that Lily's Patronus was in fact a doe. Snape loved Lily Potter with all his heart for all his life. These deep, unchanging, and all-consuming feelings caused Severus Snape's Patronus to take on the exact same form as Lily Potter's Patronus.
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Did Voldemort know Snape was a spy?

Voldemort in turn knew the first half of the prophecy from Snape. He knew from his own knowledge of the wizarding world and his spies (presumably) that the prophecy could refer to either the Potters or the Longbottoms, and he knew from Snape that Dumbledore knew this too (if not more).
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What did Ron call Snape?

BONUS: Ron's Swears

“'D'you know what that –' (he called Snape something that made Hermione say 'Ron!') '– is making me do?
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Did Harry Potter get in trouble for attacking Snape?

Moreover, by the time Harry and others gained consciousness in the hospital wing, they were already surrounded by other teachers and the Minister, who were thinking Snape was the one who saved them. So it's also a matter of personal reputation for him, which was why he didn't punish them outright.
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Did James forgive Snape?

No. There is nothing written about James ever apologizing to Snape for his bullying and harassment.
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Why did Lily leave Snape?

Why did Lily Evans choose James Potter over Severus Snape? Lily chose James because James proved so unyielding in his loyalty and selflessness to anyone important to him. Snape could never do that while she lived. Only after her death did he finally learn how.
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Would Lily have married Snape?

Obviously Lily ultimately chose James Potter over Severus Snape, and Lily and James got married and had their only child, Harry Potter. But Lily could have just as easily made another choice, and despite some of Snape's more obvious negative qualities she certainly did have strong feelings for him as well.
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Is Snape an Animagus?

“A creature I wouldn't want to kiss . . . a spider!” Harry figures out the riddle, and realizes that a spider is about to attack. But what he doesn't realize is what I now believe: that the spider in the maze is Professor Snape, in his Animagus form. It is Spider/Snape who bears down on Cedric and Harry.
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Did Pettigrew care about Harry?

He didn't care about Harry

"My Lord, I do not say this out of concern for the boy!" said Wormtail, his voice rising squeakily. "The boy is nothing to me, nothing at all!
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Why did Harry save Peter Pettigrew?

The silver hand Lord Voldemort had given Pettigrew interpreted his hesitation as weakness and/or disloyalty, and strangled him to death, saving Harry and finally finding redemption for his treason, despite his reputation remained tarnished as many remained dubious of the evidence of his innate bravery.
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