[HPforGrownups] Occlumency & Imperio

[Maria Holub]

No: HPFGUIDX 149264

--- richter_kuymal <richter at ridgenet.net> wrote:
<snip>
> And then we have: "I have been told that you have
> already shown 
> aptitude at resisting the Imperius Curse.. You will
> find that 
> similar powers are needed for this Legilimens!...
> .No, said a voice in Harry's head, as the memory of
> Cho grew 
> nearer, you're not watching that.. Snape's office
> had come back 
> into view and he realized that he'd fallen to the
> floor; 
> "did you mean to produce a Stinging Hex?" (page 534
> OOP).
> We are meant to believe that Harry isn't any good at
> occlumency, but 
> I think a comparison of the two passages indicates
> that actually 
> Harry
> is innately GOOD at keeping unwanted intrusions out
> of his mind.  He 
> has the same initial problem with Imperio, then
> throws it off as he 
> does with Legilimens.  The difference is that
> whereas fake!Moody 
> actually lets him succeed, Snape disparages Harry's
> response even 
> although it works well enough to force Snape OUT of
> Harry's head and 
> add a stinging hex to boot.  Thereafter, Snape uses
> Harry's emotions 
> to unsettle him and insists that Harry "rid your
> mind of all 
> emotion..."(page 538 OOP).  Moody doesn't insist
> that Harry fight 
> off the Imperius in a particular fashion -- he
> merely encourages 
> Harry in doing it.
> I find the comparison interesting.
> PAR

Flop:
I noticed that too. In fact, didn't Snape specifically
TELL Harry to do ANYTHING he could to keep Snape out
of his mind in that first lesson? Yes, here it is
"'You may use your wand to attempt to disarm me, or
defend yourself in any other way you can think of,'
said Snape" (OotP 471) and yet when Harry does exactly
that, he is chided for the spell he used.... Interesting.

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