Rita skeeter book on dumbledore9/13/2023 ![]() Harry's story seems more and more plausible as the days pass. Suddenly Harry's peers regard him less with suspicion and more with genuine interest. The news of the Death Eaters' escape sends shockwaves through the magical community. Cornelius Fudge offers a statement in which he proposes that Sirius orchestrated the escape and now harbors the Death Eaters, and furthermore, that the Death Eaters regard Sirius as their new leader. The Prophet offers very little explanation as to how the prisoners managed to escape, but blames the breakout on Sirius Black. He feels weak, his scar burns worse than ever, and all he knows is that Voldemort is the happiest he's been in over a decade.Ī headline in The Daily Prophet the morning after Harry's latest fitful peek inside Voldemort's mind explains exactly why the Dark Lord was so overjoyed-ten of his loyal Death Eaters have escaped Azkaban prison. He knows from his dream that Voldemort is very pleased about something, but he has no idea what. This time, he wakes up laughing maniacally. Harry experiences another dream in which he takes on the perspective of Voldemort. He goes to sleep and wakes up with Ron standing over him in horror. The lesson leaves Harry feeling quite ill. Snape warns Harry that he will be able to tell if Harry fails to practice. They end the lesson, planning to meet again the following week. Harry, nonetheless, through sheer willpower, seems to expel Snape from his mind (but not before Snape sees into some of his more private memories, including his first kiss with Cho). Snape repeatedly penetrates Harry's mind, offering Harry minimal instruction on how to prevent it from happening or repel it once it does. Snape explains that Hogwarts is surrounded by protective spells and ancient magic that mostly prevents Legilimency from occurring within its walls. After Harry's vision of Nagini attacking Arthur, Voldemort is now aware of the channel between their minds and will likely try to penetrate Harry's mind at any opportunity. He then explains to Harry why Dumbledore is pushing for him to learn Occlumency. Harry enters Snape's office, and Snape draws a few of his own memories out and deposits them in a Pensieve. He heads to his lesson with Snape with a spring in his step-at least something is going right with his day. She asks him about the Hogsmeade trip and after a minute, Harry picks up on her cues and asks if she'd like to join him in Hogsmeade on Valentine's Day. However, Cho seems rather excited to see Harry. Harry runs into Cho in the hallway the last time they saw each other, their encounter ended with an awkward and confusing kiss. Snape has ordered Harry to tell people that he's taking "remedial potions" with him, so as to throw off any suspicion. Unfortunately, Harry cannot host a meeting on their first night back because he has an Occlumency lesson with Snape. ask Harry when their next meeting will be. ![]() As soon as they're back in the halls of Hogwarts, members of the D.A. They return to school on the Knight Bus escorted by Mad-Eye and Tonks. Since Voldemort now understands that he and Harry have access to each other's minds, Dumbledore feels it prudent to train Harry to block Legilimency, which is essentially "mind-reading." Occlumency is the magical art of blocking entry into one's mind. Snape tells Harry that Dumbledore has instructed him to conduct private Occlumency lessons with Harry every week. Harry, quite unpleasantly surprised to be called upon by Snape, cannot imagine what he would want with him. On their last day in Grimmauld Place before heading back to Hogwarts, Snape pays Harry a visit.
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