From: toon@toon.com   
      
   On Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:03:56 -0800, richard e white    
   wrote:   
      
   >Toon wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:09:36 -0600, Trevor Holyoak   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> >On 10/31/2010 6:56 PM, Sky Rider wrote:   
   >> >> On 4 Jul 2003 19:24:44 -0700, aikorn@aikorn.com (Úlmøså ß.   
   >> >> Åçthë¤lôñû§) wrote:   
   >> >>   
   >> >>> I wonder... If Fudge needed more proof that Voldemort had returned   
   >> >>> than just taking Harry's word for it, why didn't Dumbledore take   
   >> >>> Harry's memory of the event (which would have been a kindness to   
   >> >>> Harry) and put it in a Pensieve for Fudge to see the event for   
   >> >>> himself?   
   >> >>   
   >> >> Another good question... tho I suppose it would kill the book if he   
   >> >> did that?? :)   
   >> >   
   >> >I guess this question was answered by the modified memory of Slughorn   
   >> >being asked a certain question...   
   >> >   
   >> >- Trevor   
   >>   
   >> Never understood why Slughorn thought Dumbledore of all people would   
   >> be fooled by that memory.  Might as well have given him a memory of   
   >> Slughorn announcing he's going to fake his memory.   
   >>   
   >> That's why I think it was a test for Harry.  Let him see a phony   
   >> memory, and learn how to acquire one.  Too bad those skills were never   
   >> actually used.   
   >   
   >It was used in a way when he saw snape remove and give him several.  It   
   >was the reason he forgave snape in the end.   
      
   But Snape willingly gave them to Harry.  Harry never had to get a   
   memory form somebody.  Kreacher sort of.  But all that took was   
   listening to Hermione, and treating him with some respect.  Not   
   exactly the training DD gave Harry in memory retrieval (And no potions   
   to aid him in the real world.)   
      
   Perhaps the pensive doesn't work after a traumatic experience.  Having   
   just seen Cedric die (by whatever means), Harry's mind might not be   
   able to produce the real memory in it's agitated state,  Snape might   
   have done it right through pure necessity and will power.  Which I   
   doubt a 14 year old cool do.   
      
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