Dumbledore's Pensieve (was Re: Question

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 159823

 Jeni wrote:
> Louis welcome! I for one think that DD's pensieve could be a wealth
> of information. Also, since DD is dead, Harry could also go to his old
> office and get advice from his portrait that is now there on the
> wall. Also from any of DD's portraits that will be scattered here in
> there in 'important' buildings in the WW. DD was a very powerful and
> decorated wizard. His portraits will be all over the WW.

Potioncat:
If you mean that a Pensieve would be a good tool to have---well, yes it 
would be. Someone would have to teach Harry how to remove the thoughts 
from his head and then how to put them back in. I'm not sure he's up to 
that sort of magic---maybe in a couple of decades. 

If DD left a few memories behind in well marked bottles, along with the 
Pensieve then Harry could make use of that. The Pensieve would not be 
sitting there, full of memories for the taking. Except for situations 
that caused an interruption, Dumbledore and most certainly Snape, put 
their thoughts back in their heads as quickly as possible.

The memories DD had were from those who didn't really need them any 
more. It's hard to say what would happen if you pulled out a memory and 
left it out. For example, does Slughorn have any memory now of the 
conversation with Riddle? So I'm not sure if DD could have left behind 
any of his memories in a bottle.

Dumbledore's Portrait will be of service to McGonagall and would 
probably speak to Harry. But it won't "be" Dumbledore. It will be a 
good likeness of him---so to speak---and it may have some important 
memory. But to tell you the truth, I am not looking forward to that 
encounter.

Potioncat, humming Jim Croce's "Time in a bottle."