Importance of Occlumency

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No: HPFGUIDX 172878

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "goonie8803" <goonie8803 at ...> 
wrote:
>
> But I also wondered: Why would LV re-open the connection, when he
> closed it for so long after the Dept of Mysteries battle?  You'd 
think
> he'd want to keep it closed so Harry couldn't know where the 
Horcruxes
> were.  


We don't know for sure that Voldemort was using Occlumency against 
Harry, only DD's presumption that he was.  HBP 59: "Lord Voldemort 
has finally realized the dangerous access to his thoughts and 
feelings you have been enjoying.  It appears that he is now 
employing Occlumency against you."

How is it that he "FINALLY" realized, when he used the connection 
purposely several weeks before to lure Harry somewhere?  Does "it 
appears" mean "Severus Snape has told me"?  I suppose that's 
possible, in which case it would be more than speculation, BUT -

I like Harry's logic better.  Voldemort could not possess/project to 
him when he was grieving for Sirius; Harry realizes this when he 
grieves for Dobby.  And Harry has finally learned to CONTROL the 
connection, which really worked out better for him than the 
Occlumency ever did.

Allie