Sirius and Occlumency ( was Mental Discipline)

[koinonia02]

No: HPFGUIDX 130237

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"nrenka" 

> I have a question: since I'm lazy and forgetful, I can't remember 
>any time afterwards when Sirius' admonitions/warnings/'sabotage' 
>recur in Harry's mind. 


"K":


"Yes, said Harry. "Who's going to be teaching me?"

Snape raised an eyebrow.

"I am," he said.

~snip~

"Why can't Dumbledore teach Harry?" asked Sirius aggressively. "Why 
you?"

~snip~

"Wait a moment," said Sirius, sitting up straighter in his chair. 

~snip~

"If I hear you're using these Occlumency lessons to give Harry a 
hard time, you'll have me to answer to."
oop/ch 24/pgs 520-521/us

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LUPIN:

"Harry, I know you don't like Snape, but he is a superb Occlumens 
and we all --- Sirius included ---want you to learn to protect 
yourself, so work hard, all right?"~~
oop/ch 24/pg 527/us

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"He told me he'd never teach me Occlumency again," said Harry 
indifferently, "like that's a big disppointment__"

"He WHAT?" shouted Sirius, causing Harry to jump and inhale a 
mouthful of ashes.

"Are you serious, Harry?" said Lupin quickly. "He's stopped giving 
you lessons?"

"Yeah," said Harry, surprised at what he considered a great 
overreaction. "But it's okay, I don't care, it's a bit of a relief 
to tell you the __"

 "I'm coming up there to have a word with Snape!" said
Sirius  forcefully and he actually made to stand up, but Lupin 
wrenched him  back down again.

But Harry, first of all, you're to go back to Snape and tell him 
that on no account is he to stop giving you lessons Harry, there is 
nothing so important as you learning Occlumency!" Do you 
understand me? Nothing!
oop/ch 29/pg 672/us

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He (Harry)ended up saying to them truthfully that Sirius wanted 
Harry to resume Occlumency lessons.
oop/ch 30/pg 681/us


"K":

I'm not commenting on the above, just passing along the quotes I 
know of.

However, I believe there's far more to Occlumency than is talked 
about on this board. With all that occurs in the lessons what is 
usually discussed is the 'blame game'.

Ah well, I'm content just to wait for HBP.