JKR and Occlumency lessons (was Re: Snape and Occlumency)

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 121685


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
> Potioncat:
> There have been countless discussions about Occlumency lessons, 
(snip) 
> 
> But really, what was JKR intending when she wrote these classes? 
> What are we learning from them?  How did they affect the 
characters?
> 
> Potioncat

Tonks here:

Maybe she is showing us ways to fight the inner conflict in our mind 
when evil thoughts come in. How to keep LV out. And/OR she is having 
Snape seperate HP and LV. Harry is in such distress after, because 
LV is being seperated from him. Before they were fused together. 
Snape did his work. DD checked it with his strange instruments. *In 
essense divided*. Snape's job was done. 

My best shot.
Tonks_op