Whose Pensieve on HBP Cover?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 128379

Carol earlier:
> > > I've said this before, so forgive me for repeating, but thoughts
are not stored in a Pensieve. They are placed there by a person
capable of removing them from his own head--an Occlumens. We have so
far seen only two people capable of performing this intricate bit of
magic, Dumbledore and Snape. 
> 
> <snip>
> 
Angie responded:
> 
> Should we assume that you must be an Occlumens to use a Pensieve? 
Just because we've only seen Snape and DD do it doesn't mean they are
the only ones who can, does it?  I don't understand why you would have
to be able to discern whether someone else is telling the truth in
order to remove your own thoughts.  Am I missing something?


Carol again:
You seem to be confusing Legilimens (someone who can see other
people's thoughts and memories) with an Occlumens, who can *block*
another person's Legilimency to prevent his own thoughts from being
read. Voldemort is a Legilimens; Snape is an Occlumens. Dumbledore
seems to be both.

I don't mean that you need to be an Occlumens to use the Pensieve once
the thoughts are in it. But actually *removing* thoughts from your own
head seems like a tricky business, probably one of the more advanced
skills that an Occlumens learns, not one that Harry could master in a
hurry. We know of only two wizards who can do it, the same two who
were qualified to teach Harry Occlumency. And we don't know of
*anyone*, even a Legilimens like Voldemort, who can remove a thought
from someone else's head and put it in a Pensieve.

I'm not saying that it can't be done, only that--so far--we have no
evidence for it.

Carol, who is sure that the cracked Pensieve atop a Corinthian column
is not Dumbledore's but isn't sure of anything else

Carol