[HPforGrownups] Re: OOP: Harry's Summer Vulnerability, was: Phone booth and Snape (unrelated)

[marilyn at gehennom.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 62536

On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 12:04am, elady25 wrote:
> Marilyn, you wrote:
> > Just wondering if anyone else thought it possible that Harry is
> > protected from attacks of the mind as well as physical attacks
> > while he still lives at Privet Drive?  I can't imagine any other
> > excuse for  the neglect of Occlumancy lessons for the summer...
>
> Harry has had dreams about what Voldemort is doing over the summer 
> (ex: Chapter 1 of GOF), so I don't know if he'd be immune to mind 
> attacks.  

Maybe Harry entering Voldemort's mind is possible, but not vice versa?

> Perhaps, though, he can put what Snape has already tried to teach him
> to use.  I mean, he really barely tried to make use of those lessons
> at all.  Hopefully he'll practice over the holiday.  Maybe if he has
> trouble, he'd even seek Snape's help?

I am still in shock that Harry and Snape were so immature about the
whole thing.  Harry going into the Pensieve is the very next chapter
after Dumbledore tells him he MUST study Occlumancy as hard as he can,
he must promise to.  He does nothing after Lupin tells him it is the
most important thing to do.  And I'm sure Dumbledore finds out about the
lessons getting cut off and talks to Snape as well... unless he just
didn't have time, I suppose...

I'm just shocked about the lack of attention to the Occlumancy by
everyone involved (Harry, Snape, and Dumbledore).  I can't imagine that
there aren't *any* plans to protect Harry and the Order from Voldemort's
Legilimens!

--marilyn

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