[HPforGrownups] Another Theory was:Snape and Harry (Re:Snape Theory right here...)

[Tanya Swaine]

No: HPFGUIDX 84870

At 20:16 12/11/2003 +0000, you wrote:

>Arya wrote
>
>I've kind of been fostering the theory that since Dumbledore is an
>Occlumens and Snape is an Occlumens and someone had to teach Snape
>how to do this....(hmm, someone say perhaps who may want to help
>Snape be capable of lying in Volde's presence in order to spy?)...and
>I think it was D-dore who taught Snape.  Now, we can see from Harry-
>Snape Occlumendcy lessons that if one is open to see, then an awful
>lot of insight can be gained about a person while teaching them this
>art.  I tend now to think that D-dore's affection and trust of Snape
>is directly related to the likelyhood that Dumbledore once soent
>hours pointing his wand at Snape and crying, "Legilimens!", making
>Snape gasp upon the floor as he shared his own agonizing childhood


Tanya here.

While I have not figured out the connection in all of this.  I can see how 
that
theory would work.  For the life of me, I have trouble accepting that LV would
want his DE's to be able to block him out, how would he know who among
them was trustworthy?

Then again, it might have been used to block out the enemy, but then, it would
be a problem for LV still.

If Snape learnt Occlumency just prior to spying, then LV's entries into his 
head
before that would show little change afterwards as Snape could then block 
him.
It would have to be done so there was no suspicion.  Not only would Snape be
able to verbally lie, but his demeanor and such would have to be a perfect 
poker
face, no tremors etc.  From what I have read, LV is good at smelling guilt.  I
assume he can do the same with fear.

Tanya