Snape and Occlumency

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<eggplant9998 at y...> wrote:
> 
> Harry said Snape's Occlumency lessons weaken his mind to 
Voldemort's 
> attacks rather than strengthened it, he insisted this was a fact 
> time and again right up to and including the end of book 5. I 
think 
> Snape was (perhaps unconsciously) sabotaging the lessons because 
he 
> couldn't stand somebody he hated as much as Harry having something 
> as powerful as Occlumency. 
> 



I am not sure, it seems like it could be Snape was trying to mess up 
the lessons.  But didn't Harry at the next to last lesson start to 
get it.  Since he did break the control of the Legilimens, and 
actually broke into Snape's mind.  To me I don't think its a skill 
you could pick up in a few lessons, and being that Snape seems like 
a hard teacher who has no patience for mistakes. It would seem Harry 
actually learned quickly...at least in my opinion.
Maybe Snape was underestimating Harry and didn't really give him all 
the information he actually needed.  Since at the begining he told 
Harry he basicly broke the rule of Ligilimens anway because of 
Harry's connection to LV.  So even if he learned Occlumency the way 
Snape taught it...was that still going to actually help?
Just a though.

-KarentheUnicorn-