OoP - Occlumency - A case for Evil!Snape?

[Susan Smith]

No: HPFGUIDX 66717

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "darrin_burnett" 
<bard7696 at a...> wrote:
> First, full disclosure, I am very skeptical of Snape and his true 
> motives. I think it is entirely possible he is still a bad guy.
> 
> Just letting you know what kinds of grains of salt you might want 
> here.
> 
> But to plunge ahead, I wonder if Snape was truly teaching Harry 
> Occlumency the correct way...

<ME>  Keep in mind that there was one really stellar moment which 
took Snape by total surprise when Harry "blocked" him, Snape said 
something like "I don't remember telling you to use a shield charm, 
but it proved quite effective"...so I think albeit subconciously, on 
his own or as an aside to his increasin skills and prowess in DADA, 
Harry was learning Occlumency.  I also wonder if he did not 
intentionally "unintentionally" hold back as the story implied-hoping 
to learn more of Mom, Dad, other Oreder members, etc.


"Susan"