Dumbledore's Penseive

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 132727


> vmonte:
> What would happen if a person were to take out memories from the 
> penseive that were not their own and then add them to their own 
mind?
> Is it possible that Dumbledore's penseive originally belonged to 
> Godric (just like the sword and Fawkes) and that Dumbledore is now 
> carrying GG's  memories inside his head?

Potioncat:
Well, as I understand it, thoughts are put into the Pensieve, 
reviewed, and then returned to the head. DD says he was called away 
in the midst of reviewing his thoughts. Snape always fills the 
Pensieve at the last minute and returns the thoughts to his head 
before Harry is out of the door. Both times that Harry went into the 
Pensieve, the owner had been suddenly called away.

So I don't think thoughts are stored in the Pensieve. Of course, if 
someone was called away and never returned, I guess someone else 
could take them on.

But along that line..."Snape's Worst Memory" still seems to me to be 
James' memory. I just can't figure out what it would be doing in 
Snape's head or why Snape would keep James' memory alive.