[HPforGrownups] Thought about Headquarters security

[Alina]

No: HPFGUIDX 102187

> I'm about to post a half-formed theory here, so please be patient.
>
> We know that Harry didn't practice Occlumancy the way he was supposed
> to.  We know that Voldemort had enough access to Harry's mind to be
> able to present ideas to Harry.  What we don't know is whether or not
> Voldemort took advantage of the opportunity to sort through Harry's
> memories.  What if he did, and one of the memories he stumbled upon
> was Harry's memory of reading the note from Dumbledore telling him
> where to find the Order's headquarters?
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I don't agree that VM could learn about the Order Headquarters through
Harry's memory, because to me that's almost equivalent of Harry's telling VM
where the headquarters are and according to the rules of the Fidelius Charm
that simply wouldn't work. Also, when Snape was teaching Harry Occlumency he
said that in Legilimency distance is essential and eye contact as well. Now
it's true that the connection between Harry and Voldemort allowed VM to
interfere with Harry's mind over the distance, but I don't think that it was
as effective as eye-to-eye Legilimency would've been, in other words, I
don't think he could access Harry's memories like movie clips the way Snape
did. I think all he could do was sense Harry's feelings and emotions the way
Harry could sense his, perhaps with more detail, for example knowing who the
feeling was for.

Alina.