interesting... I have theories (Portraits & Pensieves)

[Sean]

No: HPFGUIDX 159498

Sir Boob <sir_boob at naughtyham.com> wrote:  
>> DD is definitely dead. However... his memories will most 
certainly be able to help! After all HP was looking in the 
pensieve all year with DD. Perhaps HP goes and retrieves this 
to learn more of what DD was planning, then learns that SS 
may not be bad after all. Perhaps he will see DD speaking to 
SS telling him if it came down to it, it would be ok for him 
to kill him to save DM from LV. << 
 

Sean responds:
  Wow, I had never thought of that, but you're right!  The 
Pensieve invention (almost as the flipside of the time travel 
problem) is a wonderful idea that JKR has employed to help us 
go back in time and understand things better.  And since the 
thoughts of DD are separate from DD--as we have seen Harry go 
exploring without DD present--they can be used even after his 
death.  Hmm...JKR are you reading this?  This is good stuff 
here! ;-)