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

[brynnleet]

No: HPFGUIDX 100961

Brenda <Agent_Maxine_is at h...> wrote:
> Yes, I meant that DD was NOT stupid for telling Harry about the 
> prophecy when he did, at the end of OoP, not anytime sooner.  I 
> think it worked out for the best, VM still doesn't know about the 
> prophecy himself, and now Harry is aware of the connection and its 
> danger, his tricks (namely Sirius' death).  And if HArry hadn't 
> learned Occlumency to some degree with Snape, he will actually put 
> some effort into it now.


But all of this still would of been true at the beginning of OoP. If 
DD had told Harry at the beginning, then LV still wouldn't know and 
Harry would realize the importance of his own life, and perhaps stop 
risking it so much to save others. Harry would also realize *why* it 
was so important to learn Occulmency not just for himself but for 
the whole Order. If DD had told Harry that only he could kill LV and 
only through Occulmency could he protecting himself and stop LV from 
learning the plans of DD and the Order, maybe Harry would have put 
some effort into it *before* Sirius was killed. 

"brynnleet"