THEORY: Unifying Occlumency Theory

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 116360


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "frugalarugala" 
<frugalarugala at y...> wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to conform Dumbledore's more... questionable... actions 
in 
> regards to the school and Harry with what we know about occlumency 
> and legilimency, rather than writing it off to his being either 
evil, 
> random, reactionary or just nuts. I don't think relaxation enters 
> into it. I think that at least three of the four known occlumens 
> having (prosumably) abusive backgrounds suggests that it's a 
closed-
> off, defensive frame of mind thing...


Alla:

It could be a defensive state of mind (in fact I think it is), but I 
don't think that it is achievable without relaxation first, because 
even Snape required from Harry to practice clearing his mind every 
day.

I don't think that dumbledore's actions are evil, reactionary, or 
nuts... Although stupid may be quite close to what my imagination 
tells me. :)

Seriously though, I think Dumbledore had too much faith in Snape's 
decency and the ability to put aside his grudges,when he enters 
Harry's mind and sees what Harry's life was before Hogwarts...

You know like in " who could not have sympathy for the boy". Alas.