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

[Stefanie]

No: HPFGUIDX 101052

Stefanie wrote:
> [snip] 
> > Snape knew the ramifications of Voldemort prying into Harry's 
> > head. As DD states: "'Sirius told me you felt Voldemort awake 
> > inside you the very night that you had the vision of Arthur 
> > Weasley's attack. I knew at once that my worst fears were correct: 
> > Voldemort had realised he could use you. In an attempt to arm you 
> > against Voldemort's assaults on your mind, I arranged Occlumency 
> > lessons with Professor Snape.'" (OotP 37)
> > 
> > So DD realizes that Voldemort can use Harry to attack people. 
> 
> Demetra:
> Nothing in this quote indicates that DD thought Voldemort would 
> put false visions in Harry's mind.  I read it as DD thought that 
> Voldemort could possess Harry's mind.  I wrote my thoughts on the 
> whole issue of the Occlumency lessons and what I think DD really 
> wanted to accomplish in my post# 100856.  In short, I don't see 
> how Occlumency, which is a way to block Legilimency, could have 
> helped Harry.  Voldemort was not practicing Legilimency on Harry.  
> There was another purpose to the lessons - IMO, DD wanted Harry to
> learn how to repel assault/possession of Harry's mind.  And while 
> Harry didn't master Occlumency, he most definitely succeeded in 
> repelling Snape during the lessons.


Stefanie responds:
I don't think this quote indicates DD knew LV could put *false* 
visions in Harry's mind...I believe, however, that it shows the 
gravity of the situation at hand. DD knew that Harry could be used, 
and the effects of this were quite horribly shown in Arthur 
Weasley's attack. DD, as well as, I believe, Snape knew from 
Arthur's attack just how lethally LV could use Harry...

Snape, with this information, seemed to have put his pride, and 
hatred of James, above the well being of ALL of the Order members -- 
that is by no means excusable...whether Harry did or did not 
practice, whether his pride was wounded with the exposition of the 
Pensieve scene, Snape KNEW that in Voldemort's first attempt at 
using Harry through something else, he had been able to achieve a 
direct attack. If he really cared for the safety of the Order, that 
would be a more pressing issue than a "schoolboy grudge."