Musings on discrepancies/anomalies (?)

[James]

No: HPFGUIDX 69031

 "D.G." <dgwhiteis at h...> wrote:
> > 1.  I'm very surprised that entering someone's private memories 
> via a 
> > Penseive isn't a very serious violation, punishable by expulsion.  
> > Dumbledore didn't even PRETEND that Harry had done anything wrong 
> > when Harry plunged into his memories, and even Snape kicked Harry 
> out 
> > of his office rather than threaten to discipline him 

Three Ideas I have on this one.

1) pensives are illegal.  This would mean that you can't punish Harry
without admitting you have one.

2) It's like a news thing.  Once you publish a news story - put it in
the public domain - anyone is allowed to read it, talk about it, etc.
 No-one has copywright on the series of events.   So... by putting the
memories in the pensive you place them in the public domain.

3) more of a musing than an answer.  Pensives are rare.  Polyjuice,
only published in the restricted section of the library, in moste
potente potions and very rare, is in the OWL (anyone else have a
problem with that?).  Pensives have not been mentioned outside the two
times we have seen them (or it).   If they are that rare, or possibly
an inveniton by Dumbledore, then there would be no standing rules
about there use.

Cool point to bring up though,

James