Is Lupin skilled at Leglimency?

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> Melanie wrote:
> > why didn't Remus occlumency
> > to begin with.  I'm sure there were places that they
> > could have done this in private (I could be wrong
> > about that though).  It seems obvious to me that if
> > Remus was skilled in occulemency they would allow him
> > work with Harry. 

> RSFJenny19 at a... wrote:

> I have no idea if he's skilled in Occlumency though.  Occlumency is 
the 
> ability to block one's mind from people entering.  Legilimency is 
the ability to 
> read minds.  Just because you can do one doesn't necesssarily mean 
you can do 
> the other.  > 


Laura

I don't see any convincing evidence that Remus is a legilimens.  I 
think the citations from the text in the original post were turns of 
phrase by JKR to indicate that Remus is a sensitive man who takes 
pains to make himself aware of how others are feeling.   

Although Snape is probably the person who has the best skills to 
teach Harry Occlumency, he certainly loses no opportunity to provoke 
and insult him while doing so (well before the pensieve scene).  And 
then he tells Harry to clear his mind and rid himself of emotion!  I 
believe that Snape had good intentions, just because he does what DD 
tells him to do, but subconsciously he is just delighted to see Harry 
fail.  That can't hurt him with LV either, come to think of it.