Legilimens and Occlumens and Snape's Reasons

[melclaros]

No: HPFGUIDX 86068

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "artcase" <artcase at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" 

> 
> The scene where Harry uses the stinging hex to repel Snape seems 
> interesting. Not only is Harry building walls of defense, but he 
> fires back in offense. This, I believe is something NEW. That is 
why 
> it surprised Snape so much. *Powers even LV does not even know* 
> comes to mind....


I don't think it is something new, just something not previoulsy 
noted. I think this is a clue to where Harry's true power lies and 
how he, as an infant, survived Voldy's AK and did away with the DL 
(as far as anyone knew). 
It appears, from Harry's lessons with Snape is that his best results 
come when he reflects the charm of the attacking wizard back on his 
attacker. He broke through Snape's defenses with a SHIELD charm. He 
wasn't trying to 'read' Snape, he was only trying to defend his own 
mind. That's what surprised Snape. The earlier stinging charm was an 
instinctive defense, Snape probably wouldn't have picked it himself 
but it was effective and Snape recognised it as such.
It's the Shield charm that interested me. If Harry could break into a 
skilled Occlumens memories by reflecting 'legilimens' back onto him, 
it follows that he likely, albeit unknowinlgy, reflected Voldemort's 
AK in a similar manner. That may or may not have something to do with 
magical energy involving Lily's final sacrifice, but I believe we 
were handed a clue in that scene.

Mel, still with too much time on her hands