Using the Piensive by eye Witnesses

[drjuliehoward]

No: HPFGUIDX 91484

--- <snip> I have never quite been able to 
> believe in the Pensieve, anyway - and I think it's really just a 
plot 
> device to explain things that happened in the past without lots of 
> heavy exposition. There are just too many holes in it. You'd think 
> that the thing would show you what was happening through the 
> eyes of the witness, but it doesn't - and while it does say in OOP 
> that Harry couldn't have followed James and Sirius outside 
> unless Snape does, he sees and hears lots of things that Young 
> Snape couldn't have. 
> 
> Sorry if this is slightly off-topic!

On Mugglenet.com, Maline (North Tower) has begun a series of essays 
on the Pensieve.  It's quite interesting.

Julie