DD's 2nd mistake (was DD's 2th mistake) :-)

[Karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 80965

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Joris" <msn.tsf at h...> wrote:
> Hmm is it just me or did Dumbledore make a fault of giantic 
proportions on
> the end of OP? He just tells Harry EVERYTHING about his grand 
master plan
> including the text of the vision, and more of that blabla and then 
he sends
> Harry back home without learning real occlumency and with all 
those secrets
> in his mind... all LV has to do is open up poor Harry's mind and 
suck all
> secrets out.
> 
> First I thought LV might not be capable of it but at least DD 
thinks he is
> ("he would seize his chance to use you as a means to spy on me" 
OP) and also
> Snape is capable of reading the mind and he seems far less 
powerfull then
> LV.
> 
> I was thinking maybe on Private Drive he is so well protected 
Voldemort
> can't even enter his mind but he did get a lot of scar hurt and 
visions on
> private drive (-> Mind Connection)


My reply:

On page 844 of the American edition, Dumbledore says, "In the end it 
mattered not that you could not close your mind. It was your heart 
that saved you." 

I suspect that Dumbledore believes that Harry's love for Sirius and 
his friends is enough to prevent Voldemort from invading his mind 
again. Voldemort was never controlling Harry, just using the fact 
that Harry could sense what Voldemort was feeling or seeing to 
misdirect Harry. We have no evidence that Voldemort could actually 
read Harry's mind at any time! The most we know of 
Voldemort "seeing" anything through Harry's eyes are the two times 
when Harry made eye contact with Dumbledore and Voldemort's anger 
appeared to take hold of Harry. 

Obviously this is only theory on my part, but it would seem to me 
that strong thoughts of love are enough to prevent Voldy-thingy from 
being able to read Harry's mind.

Karen