First lesson WAS: Re: Marietta, was Slytherin's Reputation

[jkoney65]

No: HPFGUIDX 185794

> Zara:
> Here you go.
> 
> > OotP:
> > 'More recently,' said Dumbledore, 'I became concerned that 
> Voldemort might realise that this connection between you exists. 
Sure 
> enough, there came a time when you entered so far into his mind and 
> thoughts that he sensed your presence. I am speaking, of course, of 
> the night when you witnessed the attack on Mr Weasley'
> 
> > 'Yeah, Snape told me,' Harry muttered.

>snip> 
> 
> > 'You see,' Dumbledore continued, 'I believed it could not be long 
> before Voldemort attempted to force his way into your mind, to 
> manipulate and misdirect your thoughts, and I was not eager to give 
> him more incentives to do so. I was sure that if he realised that 
our 
> relationship was - or had ever been - closer than that of 
headmaster 
> and pupil, he would seize his chance to use you as a means to spy 
on 
> me. I feared the uses to which he would put you, the possibility 
that 
> he might try and possess you. Harry, I believe I was right to think 
> that Voldemort would have made use of you in such a way. On those 
> rare occasions when we had close con-tact, I thought I saw a shadow 
> of him stir behind your eyes . . .'
> 
> > Harry remembered the feeling that a dormant snake had risen in 
him, 
> ready to strike, in those moments when he and Dumbledore had made 
eye-
> contact.
>snip> 
> > > > 'Sirius told me you felt Voldemort awake inside you the very 
night 
> that you had the vision of Arthur Weasley's attack. I knew at once 
> that my worst fears were correct: Voldemort had realised he could 
use 
> you. In an attempt to arm you against Voldemort s assaults on your 
> mind, I arranged Occlumency lessons with Professor Snape.'
>

jkoney:
I understand what you are getting at, it's just that I still wish it 
would have been more direct in saying that Voldemort was 
controlling/spying through Harry.

It's just that the "dormant snake" reminds me of the "beast" that 
flared to life when he saw Ginny kissing Dean. More like his feelings 
were acting and he felt them. So I can see that Voldemort would have 
been able to influence Harry's feelings/thoughts but I have trouble 
with Voldemort reading Harry's mind and seeing through Harry's eyes. 
Especially since Snape was assigned the task of teaching Harry.

Why would Snape agree to something that would get him killed by 
Voldemort? Did he think he could manipulate the situation and 
convince Voldemort he wasn't trying to help Harry? That's a big risk 
to put your only inner circle spy in.

Perhaps thats why Snape was able to end it by setting up Harry with 
the pensieve? That way he could end the lessons and say it was 
Harry's fault.

jkoney (whose thoughts seem to be rambling)