Modified JKR Quote?

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 57222

Okay, even though the Sun article is most likely useless, I'm still 
interested in the astral projection idea, so I thought about it some 
more.

aja said:
> >Perhaps [...] we learn that Dumbledore was somehow there, saw 
> >it all happen, was powerless for some reason to stop it, and has 
> >dumped the memory into the Pensieve so that Harry can see it.
> 
> Then Annemehr:
> > Oh, I know!  Astral projection!  That's how Dumbledore could see 
it 
> > all but have no time to do anything!
<snip>

Annemehr, now:
Which is all very well, but has the disadvantage that, once Dumbledore 
sees what is happening, it's not likely he'd *stay there* to see the 
whole thing -- which will seriously curtail what he could put into the 
pensieve.  Still, let's carry on:

> Me (aja_1991) again:
> 
> Hey, it works, doesn't it? :-)  And we don't that Dumbledore DOESN'T 
> have that ability, or some type of remote sight skills, or 
> clairvoyance, etc, etc.
<snip>
> The only problem I have with this whole thing (even though I pretty 
> much tossed it out as an idea) is that if Dumbledore *DID* see what 
> happened, why didn't he (1) "reconnect" himself and (2) apparate to 
> Godric's Hollow and save James or Lily or Harry?
> 

Annemehr:
I think astral projection has an advantage in that it should be much 
more reliable that clairvoyance or remote sight.  Remote sight, 
however, is cool because St. Godric was known for it!

If it's astral projection, then how does Astral!Dumbledore move 
around?  Is his travel instantaneous or does it have a certain limited 
speed?  If Astral!Dumbledore's speed is limited, then he wouldn't have 
time to travel from G's Hollow back to Hogwarts (where he presumably 
was on Halloween night) and then get back with his body to stop 
Voldemort.  Even if Astral!Dumbledore can get back to his body 
immediately, if his body is at Hogwarts, it's still going to take him 
some time to get *off* the Hogwarts grounds in order to apparate.  
It very likely would have been too much time to do any good.

Even if Dumbledore was using remote sight, assuming he was at 
Hogwarts, he still wouldn't necessarily have enough time to get to G's 
Hollow, for the same reason.  It also depends on *when* he began 
looking.  If he started out by seeing James' dead body and then Lily 
pleading for Harry's life, then time was very short indeed.

So, I still think this astral projection/remote seeing idea has legs!

I suppose he *could* have been actually there, but in a full body bind 
or something (Voldemort overpowered him because he wanted him to see 
the destruction of the Potters before he killed him off, too) -- not 
likely, but it *would* mean that Voldemort was THIS CLOSE to complete 
victory!  Anyway, it is the only way I can think of for Dumbledore to 
get the whole scene into the pensieve, but it's really kind of weak 
-- and just who would have unbound Dumbledore afterward, then?

Annemehr
still liking aja's idea...