DD the Legilimens vs TR the Occlumens

[fanofminerva]

No: HPFGUIDX 131854

I was re-reading COS and paid particular attention to Harry in Tom 
Riddles diary.  (All canon from US Hardcover).

"Then, as though he (Tom) had suddenly reached a decision, he 
hurried off, Harry gliding noiselessy behind him.  They didn't see 
another person until they reached the entrance hall, when a tall 
wizard with long, sweeping auburn hair and a beard called to Riddle 
from the marble staircase.
"What are you doing, wandering around this late, Tom?"
Harry gaped at the wizard.  He was none other than a fifty-year-
younger Dumbledore.
"I had to see the headmaster, sir," said Riddle.
"Well, hurry of to bed," said Dumbledore, giving Riddle **exactly 
the kind of penetrating stare Harry knew so well**.  "Best not to 
roam the corridors these days. Not since..."
He sighed heavily, bade Riddle good night, and strode off." (page 
245)

Questions:
1. Is this same penetrating stare the one used in Legilimency?  
2. If not...the next questions are moot.
3. If DD was using Legilimency, then I have one more big question:
4. IS DD A BETTER LEGILIMENS THAN TOM RIDDLE IS AN OCCLUMENS?

Let's make a couple of assumptions about the above passage.  Let's 
assume that DD was using legilimency and TR was using Occulmency.  
This raises some very interesting questions in my opinion.
5. If DD is better, what did he learn?
6. If he learned that Tom Riddle was opening the chamber of secrets, 
why did he not act?
7. If 5th year Tom Riddle is a better occlumens than DD is a 
legilimens, what implications would that have for the wizarding 
world?

Later in the book, when Harry meets TR in the chamber, we read the 
following exchange between Harry and Tom:

"(Tom) Only the Transfiguration teacher, Dumbledore, seemed to think 
Hagrid was innocent.  He persuaded Dippet to keep Hagrid and train 
him as a gamekeeper.  Yes, I think Dumbledore might have 
guessed...Dumbledore never seemed to like me as much as the other 
teachers did..."
"I bet Dumbledore **saw right through you**" said Harry, his teeth 
gritted.
"Well, he certainly kept an annoyingly close watch on me after 
Hagrid was expelled," Riddle said *carelessly*.  "I knew it wouldn't 
be safe to open the Chamber again while I was still in school..."

This passage implies that DD may have learned something from Tom 
that night on the stair, but what?  
8. If he learned that Tom opened the chamber, why did he do nothing 
more than keep a eye on him?  
9. Why did he not turn in Tom Riddle when LV started wreaking havoc?
10. Why did JKR use the word "carelessly" about Tom telling Harry DD 
kept an annoyingly close watch on him?  Why was that a careless 
thing for him to say?

11. Or, was Tom a better Occlumens and DD didn't really learn 
anything but just had "a hunch" that something was amiss? 


Julie