I wondered whether he had been memory charmed with that memory, but since Harry could see Thestrals afterwards, I assumed it was a real memory.
One of the problems of fiction, and particularly magical fiction, is that all the rules aren't spelled out. If you're memory charmed with the scene of a death, does that allow you to see a thestral?
EDIT: IN Chapter 86, a very strange description as Harry recounts his memory of his parents' death to Snape:
Slowly, like a body floating to the surface of water, Harry returned from wherever he'd been.
Sounds like someone coming out of a memory in a Pensieve. And Dumbledore did race him off to his office, alone, when he got demented.
BUT, at least in the narrative, Harry's remembering occurs before being taken off to the office.
Comment author:mstange
21 December 2012 12:39:34PM
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I think it was implied that the memory wasn't the cause for Harry being able to see Thestrals; Harry seeing Death in the form of a Dementor was. From Chapter 49:
"They are visible only to those who have seen death and comprehended it, a useful defense against most animal predators. Hm. I suppose that the first time you went in front of the Dementor, your worst memory proved to be the night of your encounter with He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named?"
Harry nodded grimly. It was the right guess, even if for the wrong reasons. Those who have seen Death...
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I wondered whether he had been memory charmed with that memory, but since Harry could see Thestrals afterwards, I assumed it was a real memory.
One of the problems of fiction, and particularly magical fiction, is that all the rules aren't spelled out. If you're memory charmed with the scene of a death, does that allow you to see a thestral?
EDIT: IN Chapter 86, a very strange description as Harry recounts his memory of his parents' death to Snape:
Sounds like someone coming out of a memory in a Pensieve. And Dumbledore did race him off to his office, alone, when he got demented.
BUT, at least in the narrative, Harry's remembering occurs before being taken off to the office.
I think it was implied that the memory wasn't the cause for Harry being able to see Thestrals; Harry seeing Death in the form of a Dementor was. From Chapter 49: