Occlumency lessons was Re: HRH and their Prefect badges-Pretty long

[Ann Neff]

No: HPFGUIDX 72273

Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 07:55:44 -0000
From: "junediamanti" <june.diamanti at blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: HRH and their Prefect badges-Pretty long
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June said:
I think an apology would have been smart too - though 
as the mum of a teenager, I am aware that you often wait a long time 
for one.
I think also that Snape actually implied a certain respect for Harry 
during the Occlumency lessons. By treating his as an equal 
opponent - ie not giving him a chance to prepare, very little theory, 
straight into practice, hitting him as hard as possible with the 
spell - he might have been unpleasant but never patronising. come to 
think of it he has always seemed to treat Harry more like an equal 
(albeit a highly disliked equal) than a kid. He has never, ever made 
any allowances for Harry's age, background etc. It seems to me that 
he has been more effective (either consciously or unconsciously) in 
preparing Harry mentally for conflicts with LV than many other 
teachers.
What do others think - is he surreptitiously grooming Harry against 
LV?
June
 
Me:
I agree with your description of  the lessons! Remember that in GOF on the
first day of DADA class, Moody unleashed Imperium on Harry, with no
preceding lecture on the effects and how to resist it.  Harry had no
complaints about that -- he didn't stand there arguing that Moody didn't
explain to him.  Snape is teaching Occlumency in the same way.  
 
Snape is the teacher that everybody (the other students) agrees is horrible.
Harry has a grudge (justified, yes, for 4 years), but because of his grudge,
he sulls up, digs in his heels, and goes passive, trying to put the entire
burden on the adult.   He holds tight to his emotions of resentment and
dislike, and prefers to make a mess of the Occlumency lessons rather than
let go of his emotions.  Very true for a teenager!  <ahem>  I know
middle-aged adults who fit this description.
 
My credentials?  I have 3 sons (17, 19 and 23), and teach teenagers.  And, I
remember my own behavior and thoughts at that age.
 
Ann -- my first post
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