Occulmency Lessons WAS Re: Snape's Attitude towards the Students

[boyd_smythe]

No: HPFGUIDX 108515

> Jen: Hey Susan! You've got me thinking this morning. If Dumbledore 
> *does* take over teaching Occlumency, this may be the way we learn 
> more about DD and his mysterious past. Dumbledore could start to 
> tell Harry more about himself if they're spending concentrated doses 
> of time together, or DD may also teach Harry Legilimency, opening up 
> his own mind to Harry. Wouldn't that be the ultimate trust? I mean, 
> teaching someone Occlumency is an incredibly invasive process with 
> the wrong person--letting someone have access to your most emotional 
> moments. Yuck, the idea that Harry had to go through that process 
> with Snape was definitely an error on Dumbledore's part. Dumbledore 
> has to start trusting Harry, that's the bottom line. He owes him 
> that. 
> 
> I still think DD has made the best choices he could, given the 
> burden of being the one to hear the prophecy and safeguard Harry, 
> but it's time for a new relationship between the two of them.
> 
> Jen

boyd:

I was under the impression (for example in PoA's GP scenes) that DD 
has very important business to attend to: running Hogwarts, working 
for the OoP (recruiting, spying, etc.), trying to keep the MoM in 
line, and only Jo knows what else.

So where would DD have the time to tutor Harry in Occlumency or 
anything else? It feels like a given of the series that DD is a 
kindly, brilliant, powerful and *busy* wizard who can only give small 
portions of his time to Harry.

Besides, Harry hasn't asked DD to teach him, has he?

--boyd
who subscribes to the BADD ANGST theory of Dumbledore's actions 
(#81068 and #81487)