New thoughts on Occlumency

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> 
> Pippin:
> It's another clue that Lupin is a legilimens, for one thing. But 
it 
> brings up something else I've been wondering about. Voldemort 
> doesn't have a scar. How can he tell whether his attempts to 
> plant information in Harry's head are working--unless of course 
> he can get Snape to look  for him and report back? 

Potioncat:
I knew we'd hear from you on this one, Pippin! :-)
As far as the scar goes, IMO, it's the evidence of the connection, 
and it sometimes hurts in reaction, but it isn't the connection.  
Sort of like in modern surgery, they used to have to make big 
incisions that left big scars, now they can make little puncture 
wounds with small scars, but it's the procedure that's important, 
not the resulting scar.


But, you brought up something I hadn't thought of, a way that Snape 
can get away with giving the lessons with less danger.  He gives LV 
enough information about it to seem to be working for him.  I still 
think it leaves Snape in extra danger, especially if LV gets any 
information from his own walks in Harry's mind.
Potioncat