No, but moderating the memory charm is foolishness.
I think I would have just transfigured him into the jewel without doing the memory charm until much later, but on reflection I think that given Harry’s uncertainty about how V’s mind transfer system works, doing a substandard memory charm now is better than not doing one at all.
I think I would have just transfigured him into the jewel without doing the memory charm until much later, but on reflection I think that given Harry’s uncertainty about how V’s mind transfer system works, doing a substandard memory charm now is better than not doing one at all.