[HPforGrownups] Imperius Resistance and Occlumency, was Harry's anger (was Re: Draco's anger.)

[Jocelyn Grunow]

No: HPFGUIDX 123148

On Thursday, January 27, 2005, at 03:16 am, eggplant9998 wrote:

> In the case of the Occlumency lessons that was easy because the
> feeling Harry was feeling in his gut was literal not figurative; they
> actually made him sick as well as weak. I don't know about you but I
> would need a very good reason to continue doing something like that;
> "because I said so" just wouldn't do it for me.
>
I was reading OotP to my son last night before bed and he was up to the 
scene in Dumbledore's office before Dumbledore does a runner.  It's a 
pretty powerful plea Dumbledore makes to Harry to learn Occlumency!  
Not just a passing mention.  Also it follows a scene where Dumbledore 
takes responsibility for the DA in order to keep Harry from being 
forced out of Hogwarts.  Harry clearly interprets the events as 
Dumbledore protecting him, too, so no misunderstanding there.

His powerful ally/protector who has just made a sacrifice for him 
implores him to learn Occlumency in the last moments they have 
together.  But Harry won't.

Yes I agree with you that Harry deserved to be told more by the adults. 
  He wasn't, so he had to make a decision based on the information he 
had - and he had plenty of resources.  This is a kid with brains and 
friends but he won't listen to either.  He goes with his gut (whether 
because he's a sulky adolescent or, as others have more charitably 
speculated, because LV is manipulating him) and it ends with a friend 
being killed.  Let's hope he learns from that.

Jocelyn