The day after

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Kneasy wrote:
> I suppose we've all wondered about what  went on in that 24 hours 
> between GH and the Dursley's doorstep. And no doubt  we've all 
> also wondered just how much DD knows about what happened at GH - 
> and how he came to know it.
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> DD and Snape use a wand to transfer memories from mind to 
> Pensieve. Memories that are straight replays - no interpretation, 
> no commentary, no filtering - just the action. As a bonus the 
> scenes can be viewed from a neutral viewpoint, getting 
> perspectives and dialogue that are not apparent to the memory 
> holder. 
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> Cor!  What a plot device!
> DD knows everything right from the start!
> He knows Voldy isn't dead, that he probably will come back.
> He knows that Harry must be protected, that his destiny is not 
> complete,  that he has a function to fulfill.
> He knows the significance of the scar and how it was caused and 
> why.
> He knows (as he admits in CoS) that Harry has powers (plural) 
> transferred from Voldy.
> He knows who else was there.
> DD doesn't need to guess at "what now?".  Given the circumstances 
> he can make his plans accordingly.

Hello. 
I like it. 
But I have a question (or two). 

DD and Snape transfer the memories into the pensieve and jump in to 
have a look at what happens. What do they see? They see Voldy kill 
Lily, and see him attack Harry. Something happens - but the end 
result is that Harry is still alive, with a scar, and Voldy's body 
is either destroyed or lifeless.

How would DD and Snape know that Voldy wasn't dead?
How would they know that Voldy transferred powers to Harry?
How would DD know that Harry had *not* already fulfilled the terms 
of the prophecy?

Seeing what happened from within the room (rather than from within 
Harry's head) wouldn't give them all that much to go on. All the 
powers and curses and protections and minds bouncing around would 
have to have been very literally visual. You can crank up the 
special effects and have some explosions and stuff (and even 
symbolic eerie green lights if you want), but it still wouldn't 
explain how DD knew Voldy would return, that he'd only marked Harry 
and not fulfilled the prophecy, and particularly not that he'd given 
Harry some powers. What could they have witnessed in the pensieve 
that would tell them so much?

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