Tom Riddle's Visit to Dumbledore's Office - He Tampered with His Memory

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 139525

>From HBP:

> 
> For a second, Harry was on the verge of shouting a pointless 
warning: 
> He was sure that Voldemort's hand had twitched toward his pocket 
and 
> his wand; but then the moment had passed, Voldemort had turned 
away, 
> the door was closing, and he was gone.
> 
> 
> vmonte:
> Tom's specialty seems to be messing with peoples memories. I think 
> that what we are witnessing here is not a penseive memory that was 
> tampered with, but rather a person who has had their memories 
> altered. 
> 
> I think that Tom's visit had more to do with either getting 
> information from Dumbledore, or perhaps making his mind more 
pliable 
> to the idea of letting another DE into the school.

Finwitch:

I think - I think that what TR did then, was the DADA-teacher curse. 
After that he altered Dumbledore's memory... Perhaps, with Dumbledore 
dead and McGonagall doing the hiring as Headmistress, that curse is 
finally lifted... who are the people she'll hire? I only hope she 
won't be cursed as well.

Of course, we may never know the truth... then again, maybe Harry 
will... Hmm... Maybe Dumbledore's will leaves the Pensieve to Harry? 
and Fawkes?

Finwitch