Occlumency was RE: Sirius vs. Snape

[mikefeemster]

No: HPFGUIDX 99547


> Snow wrote:

> 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.

   Remember that Snape told Harry, "You will receive private lessons 
once a week, but you will not tell anyone what you are doing, least 
of all Dolores Umbridge."  This tells me that nobody knowing that 
Harry is taking occlumency lessons is just as or maybe more 
important than Harry taking them.  Snape tells Harry to use the 
excuse that he has to take remedial potions.

   It may be possible that some of the Aurors know how to teach 
this, but there presence on campus would alert Umbridge that 
something was up.  That then leaves one of the teachers, possible 
McGonagall, Flitwick, or Sprout.  The question is can they teach 
Harry and does Dumbledore trust them to do so.

Mike Feemster