Is Lupin a Legilimens? Spell vs Skill

[Clifford Vander Yacht]

No: HPFGUIDX 157329

 Mike:
> Could you expand on Harry being able to do Occlumency? See I've
> resigned myself to believing, like Harry does, that he can't do it
> because he can't rein in his emotions. Have I been duped by that
> *unreliable narrator* again?
>
Cliff here:
Harry was told to have a blank mind in order to block the intrusion.
This is exactly opposite to what I would consider proper instruction.
Snape does want LV and himself to be able to read HP's mind and to
send him ideas (although maybe never done as I've not re-read the
books that often). Harry's emotions have nothing to do with it IMO.