Seeing Through Defenses by InsominasDaughter

Summary:

It's been months since the start of their Occlumency lessons together, yet much to Snape's disgust Harry seems unable to make the slightest bit of progress. Frustrated by what he believes to be sheer laziness on Harry’s part, Snape decides to “attack” Harry’s mind in order to show the boy what would likely happen should he fail to learn the skill.

Yet, when he does, he is surprised to find nothing but the most irrelevant memories in the boy’s mind--a mind seemingly without a single bad memory. Knowing that such a mind does not exist, he decides to probe further…

Maybe the boy is better at shielding his thoughts than the professor ever gave him credit for…

Requirements:

• Snape must angrily invade Harry’s thoughts (be it in a way to “teach a lesson” or in sheer frustration)
• Snape must notice the lack of bad memories (it being almost as if the memories were removed, leaving a hole… but not in the same way as with usage of a Pensieve.) although Harry does have them
• It must be stated or implied that Harry does have his own way (a natural talent or a defense mechanism) to keep the darker memories out of his professor’s grasp (be it intentionally, sub-consciously, or other)
• Snape must eventually discover the truth of Harry’s home life (up to the author to set the level of violence and punishments)
• Snape must in someway comment on how Harry really wasn’t as incompetent as he thought (be it to himself or another)

Misc

• Mentions of detentions with Unbridge
• Can be before or after OotP (ie: choosing to resume lessons) or even AU (after the series end)

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Suggested Categories: Snape Equal Status to Harry > Comrades Snape and Harry, Healer Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape

Characters: .Snape and Harry (required), Dudley, Petunia, Umbridge, Vernon
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