[HPforGrownups] Re: Use of the Pensieve in Legilimency

[silverdragon at ezweb.com.au]

No: HPFGUIDX 72963


> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Lori <scooting2win at y...> wrote:
> > What gets me about the Pensieve is that Dumbledore tells Harry that
> sometimes we have too many thoughts. So if Dumbledore was really
> trying to stop Lord Voldemort from accessing Harry's mind, would
> Dumbledore not have given Harry a Pensieve of his own to use before
> sleep. therefore emptying his mind of thought. But I guess that won't
> have made such a good story now would it. Lori

This wouldn't help in an emergency situation. Harry needs to be able to
close these kinds of thoughts down at will - he can't really stop mid-battle
with Lord Thingy and say, well excuse me while just empty my brain into this
pensive so there is no longer any thought which may allow you to get
me...<grin>. It needs to be something he can just do in the heat of the
moment.

Nox