Occlumency was RE: Sirius vs. Snape

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Marianne
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If Dumbledore thought these lessons were that important, and he
himself is not in a position to be teaching them, I'm not sure why
the only other teacher available to provide this instruction is
allowed to walk away from it. Somehow, Dumbledore and Snape putting
together a plan to end the lessons seems to indicate that they were
not of such dire importance in the first place.

Snow:
Ok, where did Snape get the penceive? Most likely borrowed it from 
DD, unless every teacher has one. Why did Snape borrow it from DD? 
Perhaps DD suggested it by saying "you wouldn't want Harry to see 
some of the past issues you had with his father, siphon off some of 
your memories in here (penceive) before you begin each lesson". (That 
kind of sounded a bit like an enticement there.) Snape ends the 
lessons after Harry's curious peeping and DD feels no need to resume 
them in any way. 
You mean there isn't one other person besides Snape and DD that could 
possibly teach Harry occlumency? Sounds a bit doubtful.  How many 
Aurors does DD know? Not one of the trusted Aurors that are in the 
Order is capable of teaching something like this? Too far fetched for 
that to be true. Harry sees, Harry knows, lessons over. Harry now has 
been taught what DD wanted Harry to know and more importantly, deal 
with.