Snape's liability

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 100645

 "Littlekat10" wrote:
> Lee talked about Snape being Harry's nemesis.  I'm wondering who 
else could
> have/should have taught Occlumancy.  McGonagal?  Dumbledore?  
Flitwick?
> Bins?  Anybody but Snape.  Or was Snape chosen because it would be 
harder
> for Harry to learn, thus giving him a tougher situation in which to
> practice?  I may not be making much sense and I'm sorry if I have 
muddied
> the waters a bit.
> 
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Potioncat:
Snape says that Occlumency is an obscure magic.  I would think that 
means not too many people know about it and even less know how to do 
it.  My understanding was that there were only two options:  DD or 
Snape.  And I think Snape was risking a lot by teaching it in the 
first place.  It could have opened him to LV via Harry.  After all, 
I doubt if LV knows that Snape is  accomplised in Occlumency.