The Mysteries of Occlumency - High and Low -Snape

[allies426]

No: HPFGUIDX 148507

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>
Snape however does
> not have that luxury. If his mind was completely inaccessable to
> Voldemort, Voldemort would wonder what he was hiding and would 
never
> trust him. So, Snape has a far more complex Occlumency task, he 
must
> allow his mind to be open to Voldemorts Legilimency, but he must 
also
> compartmentalize his mind. He must allow Voldemort general access
> while at the same time blocking very specific facts that he does 
not
> want Voldemort to know. Further, I suspect that Snape is able to 
allow
> false thoughts to enter his mind in order to mislead Voldemort. 
That
> seems like an immensely complex task. Further Snape must maintain 
his
> control of the limted blocks and limited access at all times. 
Though I
> suspect he can relax a bit at Hogwarts. 
> 
> Again, I am simply marveling at the immense complex level of
> Occlumency that Snape and Voldemort are operating at.


Allie:

Snape must be one of the most skilled wizards we know, whether he's 
ESE! or DDM!  It also amazes me that such a thing as Legilimency 
exists.  For all practical purposes, and despite telling Harry that 
he has no subtlety, Snape *is* able to read Harry's mind when he 
wants to - like when he sees the Potions textbook there.  That's a 
pretty scary talent.