[HPforGrownups] Re: Is Lupin skilled at Leglimency?

[Danger Mouse]

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RSFJenny19 at a... wrote:
> (Sorry if I misspelled Leglimency, my mom has OotP, so I can't 
refer to it)
> 
> Repeatedly (at least a couple times) somewhere in the first four 
books Harry 
> wonders if Snape can read minds (I know I don't have page 
references, but I 
> will find at least one if you need proof), and we find out in OotP 
that, hey, he 
> can!  
> 
> Knowing that, this passage in PoA caught my eye, "'But then...,' 
Lupin 
> muttered, staring at Black so intently it seemed he was trying to 
read his mind," 
> (PoA, . 344 paperback, US ver).  Perhaps he *was* reading his 
mind.  Not 
> convinced?  I knew it wasn't the only time Lupin did that, and, 
sure enough, I found 
> this, "'It has nothing to do with weakness,' said Professor Lupin 
sharply, as 
> though he had read Harry's mind." (PoA p.187 paperback, US ver)
> 
> Just food for thought, perhaps we'll see this aspect of Lupin come 
out in one 
> of the future books. 
> 
> ~RSFJenny

Lziner:
Good post.  I think you are right.  Since Snape tells Harry that LV 
is skilled at legllimency (spelled wrong too), Harry may have this 
skill and not be aware of it yet.  Wasn't he reading someones mind 
when he was taking the OWL about history?  I'll have to look this 
up.  Anyway, back to Lupin , maybe he will be Harry's new 
occulmency/legllimency teacher? I would love to see that happen.  

Dan:
Quite. I made a post about this a while back--Harry was sitting behind Parvati, I believe, and was at a loss on the essay (was there a practical?). He kept staring at the back of her head and started piecing together bits of the essay. It seemed a bit interesting, even more so, because JKR dedicated 2+ pages to this particular exam--why? I think to demonstrate Harry's legilimency (another skill I believe Voldemort passed to Harry, though not equally strong).

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