Snape, Harry, Dumbledore, and flaws in the books

[aggiepaddy]

No: HPFGUIDX 106009

Pippin: 
> 
> Nope, I don't think  it would have worked even if Lupin had taught 
> Harry. Nothing to do with ESE!Lupin theory here, just that even 
> after Harry made some progress at Occlumency, he never tried 
> to use it to control  the dreams or to keep himself from dwelling 
> on what he saw in them.
  
>SNIP> 

> It doesn't really matter that the vision of Sirius was false--even 
if Sirius had truly been held captive, Harry shouldn't have gone 
after him.


Aggie:
You could be right. I guess the crux of it all was that Harry didn't 
have all the information he needed.  It has been said that had Harry 
been informed of the possibility of LV trying to hijack his mind and 
about the prophecy he wouldn't have had the urge to find out for 
himself.

I guess I feel that Lupin might have had a better chance than Snape, 
but unless he told Harry the truth, on reflection, that does seem 
doubtful!