Is Lupin a Legilimens? Spell vs Skill

[Eddie]

No: HPFGUIDX 157309

> "wynnleaf" <fairwynn@> wrote:
> > I was reading through POA today and ran across yet 
> > another reference to Lupin acting "as though he had 
> > read Harry's mind..."
>
> bboyminn:
> I suspect that Legilimens and Occlumens are not like 
> on-off switches where you either have it 100% or you 
> don't have it at all. I suspect it is like any other 
> skill; it comes in degrees.
> 
> Steve/bboyminn

Eddie:
All this makes sense except I can't reconcile any of it with Draco's
ability to block out Snape's Legilimens.  Surely a Legilimens master
like Snape should have been able to penetrate a newbie like Draco. 
It's not as if Snape didn't try because he didn't want Draco to know
he was doing it, or because he didn't want to invade Draco, or any
other reason: remember that Snape *DID* try (I think Harry overheard
Draco repelling him during Slughorn's party?).

Eddie