When Harry saves Pettigrew's life, Dumbledore informs him that, "When one wizard saves another wizard's life, it creates a certain bond between them ... This is magic at its deepest, its most impenetrable. (Prisoner of Azkaban; 311)." What Dumbledore is essentially saying here is that magic at its deepest, impenetrable magic is not truly magic at all. It is the bond formed by acts of grace, love, sacrifice, ect. It is a force that is available to everyone in the world.
The impenetrable bond is formed when one person chooses to give another something that the other doesn't deserve or hasn't earned. It is something that neither person is likely to ever forget and until the person to whom grace was given understands its power, he will always feel indebted to the giver. Once he understands, the bond forms into one of love and trust and forgiveness that cannot be broken by any magic or evil force because it is a spiritual bond rather than a physical one.
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