Voldemort's Boggart - My theory

[Julia]

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> SSSusan wrote:
> This certainly makes SENSE -- that is, that the way a Boggart works
> is by some mechanism similar to Legilimency. But still, I'm
> wondering whether we can make this assumptive leap. It may be
> something *similar* to the effect of Legilimency, but IS it 
actually
> a form of Legilimency? And even if it is something related, do we
> know that Occlumency would work to stop it?
> 
> I'm not convinced it works that way. In fact, I think a
> Boggart "works" on everyone it "sees." (Heck, we don't even know
> that it DIDN'T turn into whatever Moody's boggarts always turn 
into,
> do we? [Away from books -- could be wrong!]) 

> vmonte responds:
> I agree with SSSusan.  I think that a Boggart will work on 
everyone 
> (except on those that do not have fears--it's a small number of 
> people for sure). 
> 

Julia here:
Well, when I've read this theory something comletly different came 
to my mind... IMO the closest thing to Boggart - something 
that "works" in the same way (and probably not on a base of 
legilimency) is the mirror of Erised. When we look in this mirror we 
see our deepest and truest desires and when we look at the Boggart 
we see our deepest and truest fears... I think that these 
two "things" can be compared. 

And when we know that Dumbledore who is a master in occlumency sees 
something in the mirror (maybe socks, but I'm not quite sure :D) 
than we can assume that the Boggart wont probably have any problems 
with transforming into something that DD fears...

And I dont agree with vmonte cause IMO EVERYBODY has some fears, 
smaller or bigger but still they exists, and the whole funny thing 
about Boggarts is that they can show us (and others too! - mrs 
weasley's boggart) what our greatest weakness is...

Julia