Snape giving Occlumency lessons

[sbursztynski]

No: HPFGUIDX 81058

> 
> Joan:
>  What does it 
> mean if McGonagall or Lupin were to teach Harry? What drama would 
> that create? What tension would that provoke? What consequences 
would 
> that lead to? The Occlumency lesson are not just about "oh! time
for 
> Harry to adopt a new skills". The significance of having Snape 
> specifically to teach Harry is meant to be crucial for the plot 
built-
> up and characters' development. 
> 
> Joan

I agree and would like to add that if it had been Lupin or
McGonagall, 
Harry would have been happy to learn the Occlumency and would have 
built up a successful mindblock and then maybe Sirius wouldn't have 
died and I assume it's essential to the plot of the series that he 
*did* die.
Sue B