Teaching Occlumency--was:Almost anyone & Rampant Ingratitude

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 129540

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "amiabledorsai"
<amiabledorsai at y...> wrote:
> A question, then:  Suppose that Snape's method of teaching
Occlumency is the (or at least a) correct, accepted procedure.  
Now suppose that Harry's coach had been someone else, say, 
Flitwick, and he approached teaching Harry the subject in 
precisely the same manner.
> 
> What result would you expect?


Pippin:
Harry would have learned occlumency, and it would have been
disastrous. He would still have gone to the Ministry on the belief 
that Sirius was being held there, even if Voldemort had informed 
him by owl.

Sirius would still have gone to rescue Harry and still have died.
Harry would have used occlumency to block the pain, and 
Voldemort would have  triumphantly possessed him. 
"The usual rules do not seem to apply with you, 
Potter."  The ancient spells and charms guarding the mental safety of
those at Hogwarts had no effect on the scar connection -- it worked 
just as well as at Privet Drive. There is no reason to think
occlumency would have  blocked it either...that was a theory of
Dumbledore's and it seems to have been wrong. 

Pippin