Lupin's mind powers was

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 117190


Olivier (citing evidence of Lupin's Legilimency) wrote:
> And if I might add, in chapter 8 PoA, Harry thinks  "for a moment of
telling Lupin about the dog he'd seen in Magnolia Crescent but decided
not to. He didn't want Lupin to think he was a coward, especially
since Lupin already seemed to think he couldn't cope with a boggart."
> 
> And then, the punch line "Something of Harry's thoughts seemed to
have shown on his face, because Lupin said, "Anything worrying you,
Harry?""
><snip>
> Note that if one admits that Lupin is a Legilimens, one can surmise
that Lupin knows Sirius' first aim is not to kill Harry since the dog
did not attack Harry. 

Carol responds:
I don't see any indication that Lupin read an image of Sirius in
Harry's mind--at this time he still believes that Sirius murdered
Peter and betrayed the Potters. Maybe he's just skilled at reading
facial expressions and can see that something is troubling Harry. And
of course we have yet another ironic missed opportunity for Harry to
pass on information to someone else. Harry is misinterpreting Lupin's
view of him (note the "seemed"), and Harry fails to confide in him as
he fails to confide in Ron and Dumbledore and Sirius and just about
everybody.

If Lupin had known through Legilimency that Sirius was showing up in
dog form on Privet Drive, he might have gone to Dumbledore and
confessed the truth about MWPP. Better for Lupin, who might have kept
his job. Better for Ron, who would have been saved a scare and a
broken leg. Better for Harry, since he wouldn't have had to face the
Dementors. Then again, Harry needed to face the Dementors to prepare
him for OoP. And I'm not so sure that it would have been better for
Sirius, either, since he might not have been given a chance to turn
Scabbers into Peter.

In any case, I don't see any Legilimency, just a teacher who
recognizes a student's discomfort and tries to put him at his ease but
fails to gain his full confidence.

Carol