Stopping Occlumency (was: Lupin's resentment)

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 94007

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Julie" <inky_quill at h...> wrote:
> "potioncat" wrote:
> > I'm curious about the ending of the occlumency lessons.  I never 
took 
> that scene as meaning the end of the Occlumency lessons was solely 
> Snape's fault.  I've seen this comment posted a couple of times 
that 
> Snape refused to continue teaching Harry occlumency.  But I'm 
> wondering: is it actually cannon that Snape actually **refused** to 
> continue teaching Harry occlumency?  Or are we taking Harry's words 
> at face value and assuming its solely Snape's doing.  After all 
Harry 
> is more than happy to discontinue the lessons, and to keep dreaming 
> of the door.  
> 
> Yes, Snape was utterly enraged to find Harry sneaking a peak at a 
> humiliating episode of Snape's youth. But Snape doesn't actually 
> say 'that's it you sneaky little brat, this is the last lesson I'll 
> ever give you, not only do you not practice but you've invaded my 
> personal memories. I'm not going to teach you any more.'  What 
Snape 
> does say, in a moment of enraged stress, is "Get out, get out, I 
> don't want to ever see you in this office again!" (OotP US ed. 
650).  
> Snape doesn't actually say 'I won't teach you,' and he doesn't ban 
> him from the potions classroom, only from his office, which would 
be 
> his sanctuary and private lair.

Umm, I just went back and reread "Snape's worst memory" and I think 
that "Get out, get out. I don't want to ever see you in this office 
again" is a pretty good indication that Snape does not want to teach 
Harry , or at least it is a very reasonable assumption to make on 
Harry's part.

I would make that assumption and I am almost twice as old as 
Harry. :o)

Ending the lesson is not solely Snape's fault (it is Dumbledore's , 
of course. :o)), but he has a lion share, IMO.

Alla