Why did Snape stop teach Harry occlumency?

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.

What is the difference between occlumency and legilimency?

Legilimency was the act of magically navigating through the many layers of a person’s mind and correctly interpreting one’s findings. The opposite of Legilimency was Occlumency, which was used to shield one’s mind from the invasion and influence of a Legilimens.

Was Dumbledore good at occlumency?

Albus Dumbledore was also an exceptional Occlumens, having been one of the few to be capable of repelling Voldemort’s Legilimency and he also expressed confidence in his ability to teach Harry the art but chose not to due to fearing Voldemort’s reaction to how close they were.

How did Dumbledore use his powers to manipulate Harry?

He used the ability frequently to determine if those around him were lying to him, he used Legilimency and his connection to Harry to delve into Harry’s mind and manipulate him, and it was probably unfathomable to him that anyonecould be more skilled at Occlumency than he was at Legilimency.

Did Dumbledore know about Snape’s ability to use Occlumency?

In the book Half-Blood Prince, it is evident that Dumbledore did know of Snape’s ability to use Occlumency (judging from the fact Dumbledore asked Snape to teach Occlumency to Harry), and, by his nature, had nothing but “trust” alone to believe in Snape’s loyalty.

How powerful is Voldemort’s Legilimency?

Using the art of Legilimency, Voldemort can look into your mind and interpret your feelings and memories. He doesn’t need his wand to do this and is one of the most advanced wizards in this field. While it is true that wizards can learn to resist this magic via occlumency, Voldemort never had trouble against anyone.

Why didn’t Voldemort Trust Snape?

As E.T. said, Voldemort does not trust and leaves nothing to chance, but there are other reasons he had for believing that Snape was incapable of hiding information from him. First, there are two branches of mind-manipulation in the Potterverse. The first is Occlumency and the second is Legilimency.