Severus Snape

There is an advanced branch of magic in Harry Potter known as Occlumency (the magical ability to shield one's mind), with its twin art of Legilimency (the magical ability to penetrate the mind of another) and Snape is very proficient in both of them; the former more than the latter.

He is not however, Sookie Stackhouse and cannot accidentally read someone's thoughts, as Legilimency requires direct eye-contact and use of an incantation (although that may be non-verbal). So if Snape starts looking deeply into your character's eyes, you can be pretty sure that such an attempt is about to occur and a very effective method of defense against it is to simply break eye-contact, in case you want to opt out on any particular occasion. Needless to say, having Snape root around extensively in your brain is likely to be an unpleasant experience, but if he's just skimming the surface, you might not notice a thing. Naturally he won't be even trying it on those who haven't given permission, but if you do, bear in mind that this skill gives him an edge in any kind of physical or magical confrontation, ideally as he'll know what his opponent's next move will be in advance.


<b>PLAYER NAME</b>: <b>CHARACTER NAME</b>: <b>CHARACTER JOURNAL</b>: <user name="USERNAME GOES HERE"> <b>Can Snape to use Legilimency on your character?</b> <b>Does your character have any kind of mental defense against having their mind read?</b> <b>If so, what is it and can Snape break through it?</b> <b>Any surface things about your character you'd like him to pick up on that are not necessarily part of any inner monologue going through your character's mind at the moment?</b> <b>Can Snape be a jerk to your character?</b> <b>Any other comments, concerns?</b>