The Pensieve of Hogwarts was a magical instrument used by the Headteachers to view memories. Professor Albus Dumbledore used it to review particular memories of Tom Riddle, among other things, and to give Harry Potter private lessons during the 1996–1997 school year.

What is the purpose of a Pensieve?

The Pensieve is an object used to review memories. It has the appearance of a shallow stone basin, into which are carved runes and strange symbols. It is filled with a silvery substance that appears to be a cloud-like liquid/gas; the collected memories of people who have siphoned their recollections into it.

What is Dumbledore's special powers?

He is known to be able to conjure Gubraithian fire (magical everlasting fire). He has claimed to be able to become invisible without using an invisibility cloak, which is a powerful Disillusionment Charm. Dumbledore is also skilled in Occlumency and Legilimency.

What liquid is in the Pensieve Harry Potter?

It was filled with a silvery substance that appears to be a cloudy liquid/gas; the collected memories of people who had siphoned their recollections into it. The Pensieve was enchanted to recreate memories so that they become re-liveable, taking every detail stored in the subconscious and recreating it faithfully.

What is a Pensieve in the Order of the Phoenix?

Pensieve is a mixture of the word 'sieve' (a device used for sifting) and 'pensive' (thoughtful or full of thoughts). Dumbledore's Pensieve first appears in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, again in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and plays a pivotal role in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

"Do nothing? Offer him up as bait?" | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Is Dolores Umbridge a death eater?

Harry describes Umbridge to Sirius Black, saying that she's vile enough to be a Death Eater, despite not being one. Umbridge is also depicted to be a prejudiced person, despising half-breeds and Muggle-born witches and wizards to the point of firing Hagrid due to his half-giant birth status.

What was Snape's memory in the Pensieve?

The memories that Snape put in the Pensieve were memories he never wanted Harry to see. So as a safe guard he borrowed Dumbledore's Pensieve to store those memories during the lessons. Of course Harry is a noser and couldn't resist having a look when he got the chance.

Why did Snape have Dumbledore's Pensieve?

Dumbledore also allowed Snape to use the Pensieve for the duration of the lessons, most likely to provide the Potions master with a means to hide his own secrets, as well as protect Snape's own (very unpleasant) memories in case his attempts to train the boy, by repeatedly exposing Harry to Legilimency, were to ...

Was Tom Riddle's diary a Pensieve?

As a Horcrux, the diary allowed a writer to communicate with the memory of the sixteen-year-old Tom Riddle, merely through writing on the journal's blank pages. The diary could transport the reader into a realm of memories, much like the Pensieve.

Why did Dumbledore drink that liquid?

Dumbledore drinks the potion

Harry and Dumbledore arrived at the island and discovered that the green light was a potion guarding the Horcrux and that the only way to get to the horcrux was to drink the potion.

What is the rarest ability in Harry Potter?

Those that are gifted with the power of flight are perhaps more rare than any other wizard that has any other power. Able to fly purely because of their own powers and not reliant on any type of enchanted item or spell at all, the number of these special wizards known to exist can be counted on one hand.

What is Dumbledore's biggest secret?

Harry also felt hurt when he learned that Albus had lost his sister and parents, as he didn't understand why he would keep it a secret when they could have bonded over their mutual losses. Of course, Dumbledore also kept the biggest secret of how Grindelwald was involved in the death of Arianna.

Why are Snape's tears special?

Those tears from Snape were because he had just been bitten by Nagano but he was also thinking about Lily and how he was going to be with her therefore, his tears were partially caused by his memories with Lily.

Why are Snape's tears magical?

Harry was later seen dropping Snape's tears into the Pensieve. Snape told him to. It was necessary for Harry to take his tears so that he would know what he needed to do to defeat voldemort. Especially since the only other person that could tell him was Dumbledore and he was dead.

What did Moody see in the foe glass?

Because the Foe Glass shows the enemies of the person who has it. And here Snape was, clearly the enemy of the Death Eater impersonating Moody.

Why did Malfoy give Ginny the diary?

He planted the powerful Dark object on Ginny Weasley, hoping that her involvement in the murder of Muggle-born children at Hogwarts would reflect poorly on Arthur Weasley and that he would lose his job. This would leave the despicable Lucius Malfoy free to own all the Dark objects he desired without pesky Mr.

What does Dobby call Ron?

Dobby also referred to Ron as Harry's "Wheezy."

Who was Tom Riddle's crush?

Half-Blood Prince

Merope was downtrodden by her abusive family, and she longed to escape and marry Tom Riddle, Senior, who unfortunately had a crush on Cecilia, another Muggle.

What did Dumbledore mean when he asked Snape Lily?

Then, Dumbledore asked, "After all this time?" I think he was asking whether Snape had this Patronus for the 17 years Lily was dead, whether it changed, whether his loyalty to Lily ever wavered. "Always," Snape responded. Snape has cared for Lily since knowing her.

Why didn t Harry use the Pensieve to prove Voldemort was back?

Fudge, the Ministry (and therefore by extension the Daily Prophet) didn't want to believe that Voldemort had come back. Even if Harry's memory had been viewed in a pensieve, or if he had voluntarily taken Veritaserum before answering questions, they would have found a way to disbelieve him.

What is Snape's weakness?

Weakness: His tendency to bully others

One of the most frustrating things about Snape that makes it hard to argue for his goodness is how much of a bully he was. While he wasn't ever particularly nice to any of the adults around him, he was a complete bully to his students.

What is Snape's tragic flaw?

His main flaw is that he is a double agent, his loyalty lies with Dumbledore at first glance, yet he is part of the antagonist's team, so he seems evil. This flaw, eventually leads to his death at the antagonist's hands. He loves Lily Potter, Harry's mother, and he only helps Harry out, out of love for Lily.

How did Harry see Snape's memories with protego?

Also in the film adaptation, instead of Harry looking through a Pensieve, he instead used a Shield Charm to protect himself from Snape's spell, and sees the latter's memories through the spell.