Abuse, etc., was Snape, Apologies, and and Redemption--Lupin vs. DD

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 152601

> Alla:
> 
> The matter of trust has a lot to do IMO with Harry's unwillingness to 
> study occlumency, the matter of trust has A LOT to do IMO with Harry 
> feeling "imprisoned" before he goes to first lesson with Snape. IMO if 
> students feels "imprisoned" when he is one on one in the room with his 
> teacher it is really NOT the best environment to study Occlumency and 
> I think that the reason why Harry felt "imprisoned" could be found in 
> Snape's earlier behaviour towards him.

Pippin:
Are you saying that Draco was able to learn occlumency
from Bella  because she's so genuinely gentle and trustworthy and kind?
So very, very sane? 

Draco's success, despite having a teacher who is far more 
sadistic than Snape, shows us what JKR had already told us herself:
the reason for Harry's failure to learn occlumency was that he's just 
not equipped for it. Snape might as well have tried to teach a giraffe
to sing.

The antipathy between Snape and Harry made each think the other was
not trying, but they were both wrong.

Pippin