The eyes have it (Malfoy & The Diary)

[mhbobbin]

No: HPFGUIDX 114646


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, macfotuk at y... wrote:
> 
> Having just posted about 'what became of the CoS', I went to the 
> usual DD/Harry debrief scene to re-read if there were any clues 
> there that I'd missed - Answer: No, not that I could see anyway, 
but > instead I came across this (apologies if this was already 
noted):
> snip snip> 
> Answer is he's just spent the last few minutes getting the truth 
> from Lucius by legilimency (snip) 
> 
> JKR has, indeed, provided the clues to read, even if it takes the 
> 5th-10th time through (in my case)to spot them and ooP to tell us 
> what to look for (legilimency/occlumency).
> 
> I am left, like so many before me, fearing I must yet again read 
all 
> 5 books *again* to (more) closely determine how DD (and Snape) 
behave
> (s) when in conversation with diverse characters. Oh well, not an 
> onerous task at least.

mhbobbin:
Your post cracked me up because I too came across a passage in CoS 
recently that I went EUREKA! Legilimency!! Chapter 12 "The Polyjuice 
Potion".

Harry has been brought to DD's office for the first time.

"...as DD settled himself  in the high chair behind the desk and 
fixed Harry with his penetrating , light blue stare."
(Interruptions by Hagrid)
Harry waited nervously while DD considered him, the tips of his long 
fingers together.  "I must ask you,Harry, whether there is anything 
you'd like to tell me", he said gently. "Anything at all."
Harry didn't know what to say.  (Then there is a run down of 
thoughts that Harry has related to the voice he hears, the kids 
accusing him, the Polyjuice Potion etc.) "No, There isn't anything, 
Professor..."

Re-reading this in post OOTP world, it is finally clear that the 
list of memories Harry experiences while in front of DD are being 
read by DD. And from this, DD has confirmed Harry's innocence. But 
note that DD now knows that Harry is brewing Polyjuice Potion, and 
clearly does not choose to halt it.

I expect we can find other instances of this happening, now that we 
have this new information. I'd watch out for Lupin too. Harry 
sometimes senses that Lupin can read his mind. 

Will we need to reread the whole series each time a book is 
published.

mhbobbin