Snape's DE past

[kempermentor]

No: HPFGUIDX 111541


Magda:
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Stopping the occlumency lessons did not leave Harry any more 
vulnerable than he already was.


Alla:
 
We don't know that. Yes, of course there is a big chance that he 
still could have that vision, OR he might have accomplished better 
results in Occlumency by that time.
 
I think it left him significantly more vulnerable

 
Odette:
 
I am of the opinion that had Snape continued with the occlumency 
lessons Harry may not have had the vision.  On a couple of occasions 
in OOTP (sorry don't have book with me so can't give page numbers) 
Harry wakes himself up before reaching the door and thinks to himself 
that it is his guilt or conscious mind waking him because he knows 
that he is supposed to be stopping himself from having those dreams.  
As poor as the occlumency lessons may have been, they seemed to be 
working and had Harry practiced they might have been successful. IMHO.
 

Kemper now:
I agree with Magda.  And with Odette to the extent that had Harry 
practiced he would have been successful at occulemency, but Harry 
chose NOT to practice even though he was told/encouraged to by people 
who had a grasp on the gravity of the situation: DD indirectly 
through Snape, Hermione, Sirius and Lupin.  It is not as though Harry 
thought Occulemency was another class to pass.  He knew the 
importance of it and chose not to practice.
Wait... that's wrong.  He chose to continue the dreams rather than 
practice.  Harry has some misdirected anger at Snape.  If it's 
anyone's fault that Harry's Godfather is dead, it's Harry's.