“Potterversity” Episode 55: “The Murky Marshes of Memory – Part 1”
Episode 55 of “Potterversity” compares the wizarding concept of memory to its Muggle counterpart.
Tagged: Pensieve
Wizard Wellness: Therapeutic Magic
Wizards need therapy too. How could different forms of magic help with mental health?
Why Omitting Voldemort’s History in the “Harry Potter” Films Was a Mistake
The Pensieve scenes in the sixth “Harry Potter” book reveal so much of Voldemort’s history. Here’s why their omission from the films was a mistake.
“Promptly Potter” Episode 195: “Complete and Agonizing Envy”
– In Chapter 33 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry views Snape’s memories in the Pensieve. The memories depict Snape and Harry’s mother as children, their friendship, and their estrangement. Harry also...
“Promptly Potter” Episode 194: “Are Snape’s Memories a Deus ex Machina?”
– In Chapter 32 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Voldemort murders Snape. The trio witnesses the entire thing from beneath the Invisibility Cloak. Harry is able to retrieve important memories from Snape...
Ring Composition in “The Prince’s Tale”
Snape must have been trained in ring composition because the memories he gives to Harry have an elegant, circular structure.
“Promptly Potter” Episode 152: “Killing People and Making Horcruxes”
– In Chapter 20 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry and Dumbledore view two more memories related to young Voldemort. – Today’s prompt is “What might Voldemort have been doing that Dumbledore...
“Promptly Potter” Episode 149: “Slughorn Moonlights as a Muggle Psychologist”
– In Chapter 17 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore tells Harry that Slughorn is withholding an important memory about young Voldemort. Now, Harry is meant to figure out how to get...
“Promptly Potter” Episode 145: “Memory Is Fickle”
– In Chapter 13 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry and Dumbledore use the Pensieve once again. This time, they visit Dumbledore’s memory of the orphanage where Voldemort grew up. – Today’s...
