OoP - Occlumency - A case for Evil!Snape?

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 66787

Me: 
>  
> > Snape went on and on to Sirius about how it was D-Dore's orders 
that 
> > he teach it. So, D-Dore's orders were actually phrased, "Teach 
Harry 
> > Occlumency, unless he pisses you off, then you don't have to?"
> > 
> > C'mon, Snape knew this is what D-Dore wanted him to do, and he
> > didn't do it. Hate for James, and hate for Harry prevented him.
> 

KK:
> Although it is interesting to note that Snape stopped teaching Harry
> not long after the MoM decree forbidding teachers to teach anything
> not directly in their job description...
> 
> - Kk


To Umbridge, the MoM and Draco, Harry was taking Remedial Potions, 
which would fall within Snape's legal purview, so "Snape was just 
following the rules" doesn't seem like the answer.

And anyway, do you think D-Dore would have said, "Oh, well, the 
Ministry has forbid you to teach Harry Occlumency, Severus? Never 
mind, it wasn't that important anyway."

D-Dore himself says he was wrong to entrust the task to Snape. He 
said he should have seen how much Snape's hate prevented him from 
effectively teaching Harry.

Whether intentionally, because he's still working for V-Mort, or 
unintentionally, because he's blinded by hate, Snape hurt the cause. 

Darrin