Unable to learn occlumency, was Snape

[Mhochberg at aol.com]

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In a message dated 7/7/2003 6:07:22 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
xpectopatronum at yahoo.com.au writes:

> But I think that he did try to teach Harry, he just did it in a very
> Slytherin way... Take the movie Chamber of Secrets for example, when
> Snape grabs Draco Malfoy by the collar and pushes him back into the
> duel with Harry. This is a very Slytherin way of teaching, and I think
> that that is how Snape was teaching Harry Occlumency. 
> 

I (Mary) say:

That Harry's unwillingness to stop the dreams has a lot more to do with it 
then Snape's teaching style. Harry LIKED going down the corridor and he liked 
wondering where it all led. How often did he think about it? It seems to me that 
it happened regularly---and not just after each dream. 

I also think Harry does not trust grownups and that also contributes to his 
unwillingness to really learn occlumency. When Dumbledore began avoiding Harry, 
his distrust grew.

---Mary



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