Is Lupin skilled at Leglimency?

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No: HPFGUIDX 77788

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "princesspeaette" 
<princesspeaette at y...> wrote:
> 
> AAm wrote:
> > Maybe Lupin is only skilled in Leglimency and tried to use it 
> > with/against Snape who happened to be a master Occlumens ? Or 
the  
> > two of them practiced together ? What do you think ? 
> 
> 
> 
> I think it's very unlikely that Snape and Lupin did -anything- 
> together.  I think it's more likely that Lupin and Sirius voiced 
> concerns about Snape teaching Harry (I'm sure Lupin insisted they 
> make sure Snape didn't know they did that of course), and 
Dumbledore 
> assured them that Snape was a *superb occlumens*.  
> 
> ~Margaret

I agree that Snape and Lupin were _highly_ unlikely to have practiced 
together, but I think S&L might know about Snape's prowess in 
occlumency because it has something to do with his service for the 
Order.  It just doesn't seem to me that he could go in person to spy 
on Voldy or the DEs.  Not after V's comment in GoF about having him 
killed.  Perhaps he's using some form of legilimens/ occlumency to 
get information from their minds.  Or maybe it's that he's such a 
superb occlumens that V can't tell when Snape is lying, so he could 
worm his way back in. Hmm.

-CAG