Yet another defense of Snape's Occlumency lessons (long)

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 120088


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "delwynmarch" 
<delwynmarch at y...> wrote:
<SNIP> 
> Del replies :
> 
> 1. How EVER was Snape supposed to know that Harry's scar would hurt
> more after the Occlumency lessons??? Nobody has ever dealt with 
such a
> scar, and Harry didn't tell Snape what he was feeling. Maybe if he'd
> told him, Snape would have been worried.
> 

And yet Dumbledore seems to know a lot about it, and to have expected 
certain things.  Now, he may just be guessing, but his knowledge 
would seem to indicate that such things are not at all unknown in the 
Wizarding World.  If so Snape, as a "superb Occlumens," should be 
aware of such precedents and warn Harry about them.

> 2. This pain could be akin to sore muscles. Muscles hurt after an
> intense workout, but they are not weakened by it, quite the 
opposite.

In this case Snape CERTAINLY should have forseen such a development 
and warned Harry.


> 
> 3. The pain could have been an indication that the lessons were 
highly
> effective. It could have been an indication that LV was now unable 
to
> access Harry's mind. To explain it figuratively : maybe LV was 
trying
> to enter Harry's mind and found the door closed, when it was usually
> wide open. So he would start pummelling the door, which would hurt 
Harry.
> 

Once again, in this case Snape should have clearly forseen the result 
and warned Harry what to expect.

> Alla wrote :
> " I don't think that Snape will deliberately betray the Order, but 
he
> may let hsi emotions rile up again and by accidentdo somethign which
> will put Order in danger."
> 
> Del replies :
> You do realise that Harry has *already* done that, don't you ;-) ?

What's your point?  What Harry has or hasn't done has nothing to do 
with what one may expect Snape to do.  And besides, given that 
Severus has shown no ability to control his own emotions where Harry 
is concerned, Harry's example only points to the dangers of Snape's 
neurotic hysteria.


Lupinlore