Questions about Pensieves

[Karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 89330

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, anneli lucas 
<annelilucas at y...> wrote:
> 
> abbet wrote:
> -snip-
> ... when Snape grabbed Harry and threw him out of his
> office, Snape didn't know what the memory was of, just
> that he didn't want Harry to see it.
> 
> Berit replies:
> -snip-
> ... Snape himself dived into that particular memory to
> retrieve Harry. I'm sure he noticed which memory he
> and Harry was in... Snape is usually a very acute
> observer :-)
> 
> Anneli now:
> But do we know that Snape had to actually go into the
> pensieve to retrieve Harry?  Harry's perception may
> have dived in, but his physical body might just be
> standing next to the pensieve, so Snape could just
> pull him backwards without seeing inside.
> 
> I was also wondering, could someone put memories that
> they didn't want into a pensieve and leave them there,
> or can they only be temporarily removed?
> 

Karen now:
Anneli, I asked the same question about remembering a memory that 
has been removed several months ago! :-) I kinda got blown off for 
being to "stupid" to understand, but I know exactly what you are 
saying! I think it is possible to remove a memory for an extended 
amount of time, as that is what Dumbledore appears to have done. 
I've always thought that the reason older adults tend to be more 
forgetful is because they have so many more things to remember! Some 
stuff gets pushed out to make room for the new stuff. 

I also question why Snape was so angry, Harry saw an embarrassing 
memory, but it was hardly something to make a mature adult so angry, 
especially when he left the pensieve out in view. As a former 
teacher, I always knew anything I left in sight on my desk was fair 
game for students. Anything of importance was locked in a drawer. 

Karen