Imperius Resistance and Occlumency was Harry's anger (was Re: Draco's anger.)

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"festuco" <vuurdame at x> wrote:

> peeping into the pensieve doesnot help Harry at 
> all in mastering Oclumency. 

It will if his opponent is Snape, a few comments reminding him of the 
incident, say a crack about his dirty underpants, should break his 
concentration.      

> It is even explained to him by Snape, that LV
> might try to influence his mind.

Harry already knew that, but he couldn't see the urgency and at the 
time neither could we the readers because as Harry said it may not be 
much fun but without it Mr. Weasley would be dead. Nobody explained 
exactly why it was important, they just said it was.  

> he is lured to the Department of Mysteries, and Sirius 
> dies. Maybe this still would have happened if he had
> practiced, but then at least he would have had the
> consolation for himself that he had tried.

And maybe he would have been even weaker if he had practiced. Harry 
complained up to the last page of the book that Snape's lessons make 
him weaker not stronger but nobody pays the slightest attention. So 
let's review, the lessons are very unpleasant, no clear reason is 
explained why its important to learn the subject, he doesn't trust 
his teacher and his lessons make him weak. I wouldn't work very hard 
under those circumstances either, would you?

Eggplant