CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 29, Career Advice

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> Carol:
> The problem with your analogy is that Occlumency, like resisting an
> Imperius Curse, requires being on your guard and fighting off the
> enemy's attempts to penetrate your mind. Relaxing would be 
disastrous
> and could even be fatal. Snape is trying to demonstrate to Harry 
what
> he would be up against if LV tried to invade his mind and the only 
way
> to do that is to impersonate Voldemort. Basically Snape tells Harry
> what he needs to do--whatever it was that he instinctively did to 
fend
> off the invasion by Crouch!Moody. But Harry isn't listening.
> 


Alla:

I believe what Nora was trying to say and she an correct me if I am 
wrong  is that we DON'T KNOW the true nature of Occlumency yet. It 
is reasonable to assume that without achieving relaxation first it 
is impossible to learn how to fight off Voldemort.

We don't know that relaxation could be fatal, ont he contrary, it 
seems that it is quite useful and necessary. Since Snape 
continuously tells Harry to clear his mind. it looks like relaxation 
to me.

But how can Harry relax with such deep level of mistrust achieved 
over the years he feels towards Snape?