CHAPDISC: DH28, THE MISSING MIRROR

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No: HPFGUIDX 184273

Potioncat:
Very good discussion, Alla! You've pulled from several books to create 
thought provoking questions about this chapter. I wish I had time to go 
back and re-read sections of the books before answering. 
 
> Alla:
 
> So what was confusing to me is that if ( and only if that means what 
> Harry thinks that means) Albus' do not hurt them, hurt me instead 
> means that he sees Grindelwald hurting Ariana, does it not imply that 
> Grindelwald after all was the one who killed her?

Potioncat:
It's not clear if the how potion makes the victim relive their worst 
memory, or intensifies his worst memory, or if that's what it does at 
all. Albus was delirius. 

But, we already know GG used Cruciatus on Aberforth. (Did he Cruciate 
Ariana too?)  At some point DD and GG were dueling and it was then that 
Ariana was killed. So, no. I don't think DD knows which one of them 
killed her. It sounds like the death was an accident rather than 
intended. But I think DD takes responsibility for it, just like Sirius 
takes responsibilty for James's and Lily's deaths.