Harry's Characterization

[Ceridwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 163515

Sarah:
> The question is whether Snape figured out from the lessons what JK 
expressed in the TLC/Mugglenet interview.  Snape might think it's his 
way or the highway, but it's hard to believe he really harbors any
delusion of Harry learning to become a great Occlumens.
*(snip)*

Ceridwen:
It's funny to think of the characters reading JKR's interviews.  Like 
words from their Creatrix.  :)

I don't think Snape thinks Harry would be a great Occlumens.  He 
would need to be to do what Snape does, and it would have helped 
during OotP when LV was trying to trick him about Sirius, but even a 
rudimentary knowledge of Occlumency would have made it easier to 
distinguish between his own honest emotions and the emotions LV was 
sending his way.  OotP is over, and LV has closed, at least 
temporarily, the connection between himself and Harry.  Your mileage 
may vary on that.

If Harry would try to fool LV, as Snape does, and as we are led to 
believe that Draco might try after his talk with Snape at Christmas, 
then yes, he would need to be much better than Draco, whose attempt 
is obvious.

But during a duel, all Harry would only need to block his opponent 
from seeing which spell he was planning to use.  Basic, obvious 
Occlumency would work serviceably.

Which is why I see a large discrepancy between the way Snape sees the 
upcoming confrontation and the way Dumbledore must have seen it.  
Snape thinks there will be a showdown where Occlumency will make a 
difference.  Dumbledore said he didn't think it was necessary.

So, Harry will have to do things a different way than Snape, and he 
will get different results.  His mission is different.  Since Snape, 
in my opinion, can't or won't see that there is a different way, he 
is really straining to get his opinion heard and possibly followed, 
given DDM!Snape, of course.

Just my opinion.

Ceridwen, whose fingers aren't working tonight, and whose brain isn't 
doing that well, either.