the fine art of changing one's mind

[arcanetrivia]

An unmined plotbunny (how's that for mixing one's metaphors), at least I haven't seen any fic using this idea; and/or, if you are a Lily-hater, a way to edit her out of Severus's motivations:

We know from HBP that the silvery liquid stuff of memories can be altered to show scenes that never took place. The only example we are actually shown is when it is done badly. What if it were done well? What if the memories Snape gives Harry were anywhere from partly to completely false, a story crafted to get him to do what he's supposed to do, and Harry (ever attuned to subtlety and never jumping to conclusions, bless his heart) couldn't tell the difference?

Obviously it requires advance preparation on Snape's part, but if anyone could pull it off in terms of the skill level required, I'd think it would be him.

(Mutaremency, anyone?)

Comments

[elethian.livejournal.com]

Yes, and that's totally why my journal subtitle is "canon is for squares." ;)

[lunylucy.livejournal.com]

Hehehe *giggle*

Great icon btw :D

Question: I have a b&w icon of Snape saved on my computer, where he's standing around in the snow after the Yule Ball. I forgot to save the maker's username, but for some reason I think it was you. Does that ring a bell?

You know what, I'll upload it.

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[elethian.livejournal.com]

Probably so_severus/d0rk_icons, as she made several along those lines, but I didn't keep that one specifically so I can't swear to it. (I had one which was basically a head shot)

[lunylucy.livejournal.com]

Ooh, yes, it was them! Thanks!