Why did Dumbledore let Snape teach Harry occlumency?

In the 1995–1996 school year, Albus Dumbledore had Severus Snape teach Harry Potter Occlumency in an effort to prevent his mind from being penetrated and influenced by Lord Voldemort.

Did Snape actually try to teach Harry occlumency?

A short-lived series of private lessons took place after Christmas in the 1995–1996 school year, during which Severus Snape attempted to teach Harry Potter the skill of Occlumency.

What was the one thing Harry learned from Snape’s last thoughts?

18)What was one thing Harry learned from Snape’s last thoughts? Dumbledore had asked Snape to kill him.

Why can Harry see Voldemort’s mind?

harry was only able to look into Voldemort’s mind when Voldemort was feeling rush of emotions like anger in himself, and hence could not apply occlumency against harry. Harry was forced to feel Voldemort’s strongest emotions because of the unique Horcrux bond they shared.

Did Voldemort know about his connection to Harry?

So when he turned to Harry with the Avada Kedavra curse, it rebounded on him and he was disembodied but not killed – because of his Horcruxes. And a part of himself latched on to Harry, giving him Parseltongue and a connection to Voldemort’s mind. Until he died, this is something Voldemort never realised.

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.

Did Voldemort know Dumbledore taught Harry Potter Occlumency?

If Harry learned Occlumency successfully, Voldemort would naturally have assumed Dumbledore taught him. The reason Dumbledore assigned Snape to teach Harry is that Snape was simply the best Occlumens there was. He had successfully acted as a spy to Dumbledore, all the while expertly deceiving Voldemort.

Why did Dumbledore assign Severus Snape to teach Harry Potter?

The reason Dumbledore assigned Snape to teach Harry is that Snape was simply the best Occlumens there was. He had successfully acted as a spy to Dumbledore, all the while expertly deceiving Voldemort.

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.