Snape, Harry, Occlumency (was Re: Snape, Harry, and DADA)

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 138996

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> amiabledorsai <amiabledorsai at y...> wrote:
> > <snip>
> > It would be interesting to see them duel again if Harry ever
> > takes Snape's advice and learns to Occlude his mind properly.

Finwitch:

I'd like to see Neville beat Snape in combat. Not because of Occlumency 
but because of his being so *accident* prone he does things he doesn't 
mean to do...

Besides, I quite sided with Sirius - particularly when he had not been 
yet told *why* Harry should learn Occlumency (which turned out to be a 
fiasco anyway) - honest, why should he permit his godson to be taught 
how to lie by someone who happens to a) bear a Dark Mark, never mind 
his current loyalites which no one can know for sure anyway and b)quite 
apparently hates the boy just because he looks like his father? Just 
because this SS tells him that the headmaster wants it so?

Finwitch