Harry Potter fans think he used the Pensieve wrong

Virgin Radio

1 Apr 2022, 15:23

Even after all this time, Harry Potter fans are still noticing something new.

One eagle-eyed fan has noticed that Harry used an important piece of equipment incorrectly.

There were some key moments that took place at the pensieve - a device that allow the user to watch bottled memories.

The basin was seen in The Goblet of Fire, The Half Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows: Part II.

Harry sticks his head underwater in the basin to view memories through the pensieve.

One fan has a theory: "So I've been thinking about this thing for a while now. The first time Harry dives into the Pensieve he does so by accident, simply getting too close to the surface with his nose and therefore going in headfirst.

"I believe very strongly that this is not the necessary way to go, that you could just as easily dip your finger in, or any other part of your body, but since Harry went in like this the first time he keeps doing it in the same way.

"So when Dumbledore and Harry have their sessions in The Half Blood Prince, and Dumbledore offers Harry to go into the Pensieve first, I imagine Dumbledore thinking something along the lines of "Why is he doing it like that?'.

"But since Dumbledore is a polite man and doesn't want to embarrass Harry, he never says anything about it, he just giggles to himself as he watches Harry do a face dive every time. Also imagine if someone were to explain it to Harry in 20 years or so, like 'Dude, just the tip of your finger'. I don't know, it just makes me smile."

The books never explained how to correctly use the pensieve, which means it is possible that it was incorrect.

Another fan argued that diving head-first into the pensieve might have "something to do with 'submerging your senses' into the memory since your eyes ears mouth nose are all on your face."

Recently fans realised they have been saying Voldemort's name wrong.

Elsewhere, viewers noticed a subtle detail they had missed about Harry's scar.