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The memory basin — central to this year's plot as Harry and Dumbledore explore Voldemort's past.
Dumbledore and Harry use the Pensieve to watch memories of Voldemort's life — his mother's death, the orphanage, his seduction of Slughorn, his creation of Horcruxes. Each session reveals another piece of the puzzle.
Shallow stone basin with runes, silvery memory-substance.
Also known as: the Pensieve