Who is the adult (Was: Who's to blame for Occlumency?)

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 100669


> 
> Jo Ann:
> 
> Questions: when Harry successfully repels Snape's Legilimency, he winds 
up 
> breaking into Snape's thoughts.  Would this breach of his defenses leave 
Snape 
> vulnerable to anyone else who might be trying to get into his thoughts at the 
> time--like Voldemort?  (Is that not why Snape learned Occlumency from DD 
in the 
> beginning?)  If so, would the risk not grow greater as the lessons 
progressed 

What would be the point of putting Snape in charge then? Presumably, D-
Dore wanted the lessons to be successful, which means Harry would have 
had to, repeatedly, repel the Legimency. 

Perhaps the traditional defense to Legimency does not break into the 
Legimens mind -- in essence turning defense into offense -- and Snape was 
surprised. 

But if such breakthroughs ARE part and parcel of the defense, then Snape 
never should have been teaching Harry, if Harry learning the right way to do it 
would have risked Snape being found out.

Darrin