[HPforGrownups]Pensieve was Re: Snape and the Nicknames

[bluesqueak]

No: HPFGUIDX 68066

Kelly wrote: 
> The Pensieve Snape was using belonged to Dumbledore.  I just 
> finished rereading the book, and it said in two different places 
> that it was Dumbledore's Pensieve.  The book does not say one way 
> or the other, but I would think Dumbledore cleaned his thoughts 
> out of it before letting Snape borrow it.  I think he only had    
> those thoughts in the Pensieve for a limited
> time, to help him make some connections with things related to the 
> trials wesaw and the people involved.  Which does make me wonder 
> if you can only put thoughts in there for a limited time.  

> Otherwise why wouldn't Snape just go buy his own Pensieve and 
> leave those thoughts he keeps taking out in there permanently?

What I'm wondering is, how much training do you need to use it? 
Dumbledore says that he could have given Harry training in 
Occulmency, and Dumbledore can use a Pensieve. Snape can train in 
Occlumency, and he can use a Pensieve.

Is this just a coincidence? Or is being able to take specific 
memories out of your head and place them into a Pensieve a highly 
advanced skill?

Pip!Squeak