Weekly Magic #23
written by Melody
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Inform yourself! (informational articles)
Chapter 13
LEGILIMENCY
Description:
The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure. Thoughts are not etched on the inside of skulls, to be perused by any invader. The mind is a complex and many-layered thing, Potter. Or at least most minds are... It is true, however, that those who have mastered Legilimency are able, under certain conditions, to delve into the minds of their victims and to interpret their findings correctly.
Legilimency is the act of magically navigating through the many layers of a person's mind and correctly interpreting one's findings. A person who practises this art is known as a Legilimens.
Muggles might call this "mind-reading," but practitioners disdain the term as naive. The opposite of Legilimency is Occlumency, which is used to shield one's mind from the invasion and influence of a Legilimens.
Some magical creatures, such as Wampus cats, can also perform Legilimency.
HOW IS IT PERFORMED?
The most advanced Legilimens can perform Legilimency nonverbally and wandlessly, but less talented practitioners must use the incantation Legilimens to enter their victim's mind. If a target is not skilled in Occlumency, a Legilimens will be able to detect if the person is lying, as well as delve into their thoughts, emotions, and memories. Highly skilled Legilimens can also influence a mind that they invade.
HISTORY
It is unknown who invented the art of Legilimency and just when it was invented. It is safe to assume that the art has been around for a fairly long time, as Salazar Slytherin, a very skilled Legillimens, lived in the 11th century, and, along with the other Hogwarts founders, enchanted the Sorting Hat to have the skill.Other witches and wizards have used Legilimency on several different occasions as well.
Like Occlumency, Legilimency is not regularly taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Considering that it invades peoples' privacy, Legilimency may be a legally restricted magical practice, just as the use of Veritaserum is strictly regulated by the Ministry of Magic.
BOOKS WRITTEN ON THEM
Living With Legilimens: Choose Your Minds Wisely
It is a wizarding self-help book that teach readers how to cope with living with someone with the power of Legilimency.Written by The American Society of Legilimens, it may have provided instruction in Occlumency, or otherwise suppressing negative thoughts and emotions.
FACT: ETYMOLOGY
The word Legilimency is probably derived from the Latin legere, "to read", and mens, "mind".
- Shrihari vasisht
Description:
The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure. Thoughts are not etched on the inside of skulls, to be perused by any invader. The mind is a complex and many-layered thing, Potter. Or at least most minds are... It is true, however, that those who have mastered Legilimency are able, under certain conditions, to delve into the minds of their victims and to interpret their findings correctly.
Legilimency is the act of magically navigating through the many layers of a person's mind and correctly interpreting one's findings. A person who practises this art is known as a Legilimens.
Muggles might call this "mind-reading," but practitioners disdain the term as naive. The opposite of Legilimency is Occlumency, which is used to shield one's mind from the invasion and influence of a Legilimens.
Some magical creatures, such as Wampus cats, can also perform Legilimency.
HOW IS IT PERFORMED?
The most advanced Legilimens can perform Legilimency nonverbally and wandlessly, but less talented practitioners must use the incantation Legilimens to enter their victim's mind. If a target is not skilled in Occlumency, a Legilimens will be able to detect if the person is lying, as well as delve into their thoughts, emotions, and memories. Highly skilled Legilimens can also influence a mind that they invade.
HISTORY
It is unknown who invented the art of Legilimency and just when it was invented. It is safe to assume that the art has been around for a fairly long time, as Salazar Slytherin, a very skilled Legillimens, lived in the 11th century, and, along with the other Hogwarts founders, enchanted the Sorting Hat to have the skill.Other witches and wizards have used Legilimency on several different occasions as well.
Like Occlumency, Legilimency is not regularly taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Considering that it invades peoples' privacy, Legilimency may be a legally restricted magical practice, just as the use of Veritaserum is strictly regulated by the Ministry of Magic.
BOOKS WRITTEN ON THEM
Living With Legilimens: Choose Your Minds Wisely
It is a wizarding self-help book that teach readers how to cope with living with someone with the power of Legilimency.Written by The American Society of Legilimens, it may have provided instruction in Occlumency, or otherwise suppressing negative thoughts and emotions.
FACT: ETYMOLOGY
The word Legilimency is probably derived from the Latin legere, "to read", and mens, "mind".
- Shrihari vasisht
