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Oct 1, 2022 · Harry started having nightmarish visions linked to Voldemort’s actions and whereabouts in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and in order to prevent Voldemort from taking advantage of this, Dumbledore had Snape teach Harry Occlumency, the magic of closing one’s mind against those who can navigate the minds of others. These lessons ...
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Lessons were given once a week, under the guise of Remedial Potions, much to Harry's discomfort. This was to prevent other people from finding out about Harry and Voldemort's connection in their minds (or as the Ministry put it at that time, Harry seeing things), least of all by Dolores Umbridge. Snape made it clear that everybody who had seen Harry in Potions classes could not deny that he needed remedial help. Harry told his best friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Grangerabout the lessons,...
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The lessons were ultimately cancelled when Harry saw a memory in the Pensieve of his father hanging Snape in the air by his ankles and was caught by the Potions Master, while Snape postponed the lessons in order to rescue Graham Montague from being stuck inside a toilet. Snape was so furious at Harry that he threw him out of his office(literally) and forbade him from ever returning. Despite Sirius Black and Remus Lupin's insistence for Harry to continue, it was never followed through. Harry w...
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As Harry was an emotional wizard, he was never able to master Occlumency as a skill; even Dumbledore had to admit that the lessons were a "fiasco". However, he was eventually able to gain a degree of control over the unique connection he shared with Voldemort by focusing on feelings of grief or love, such as those inspired by the deaths of Sirius Black or Dobby.
In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore states that these lessons cannot be postponed any longer after Harry's vision, and has Snape drag Harry down to the d...Also in the film adaptation, instead of Harry looking through a Pensieve, he instead used a Shield Charmto protect himself from Snape's spell, and sees the latter's memories through the backfired s...Despite Harry and Snape's hatred of each other, these lessons mark an unusual time when they at least have somewhat decent conversations, as Snape is able to tell Harry information Dumbledore won't...In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, Snape teaches Harry a different spell other than Occlumency in these lessons. In the console and PC versions, it is Focus, while in the handheld versions, it is the...Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(film)Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(video game)Jul 26, 2023 · In chapter 24 of The Order of the Phoenix, Snape goes into detail about why Harry has to learn Occlumency. He explains that while Hogwarts is guarded by ancient spells and charms to ensure the ...
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The term Occlumency was first introduced in the Harry Potter universe in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, in the school year 1995-96, when Albus Dumbledore asked Severus Snape to give Occlumency lessons to Harry after he realised there was a connection between Harry and Lord Voldemort’s Mind. Although this connection helped prevent the death of Mr Weasley after he was attacked by ...
- Time and distance matter in magic. Why does Rowling emphasize this at the beginning of the lessons? Until now, Voldemort hasn’t been able to spy directly on Snape’s doings within Hogwarts, except for the year he was in Quirrell’s head.
- Voldemort really is a great Legilimens. And Snape is, as far as we know, the only person among Harry’s allies with proven, repeated success in Occluding Voldemort.
- Snape tells Harry nothing is off-limits. He says, “You may use your wand to attempt to disarm me, or defend yourself in any other way you can think of” (OotP 534).
- Snape actually praises Harry for doing well. “Well, for a first attempt that was not as poor as it might have been” (OotP 535) is the only time Snape ever manages to choke out any credit to Harry.
Occlumency was the magic of closing one's mind against Legilimency.[1] It was ancient, and had existed since medieval times.[2] It could prevent a Legilimens from accessing one's thoughts and feelings, or influencing them. A wizard or witch who practised this art was known as an Occlumens.[1] The most basic form of Occlumency, judging from Severus Snape's early lessons on the subject to Harry ...
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Aug 27, 2018 · To perform Occlumency, a person had to rid their mind of all thoughts and emotions. ‘Make it blank and calm,’ Snape told Harry. With a quiet mind, a person could then repel the Legilimency attack by disarming, shielding or hexing their opponent, as Harry did during his first lesson with Snape. The concept was similar to fighting off the ...
