Chapter 112: Legilimency
Salazar Slytherins books were amongst those that covered both sides of the mind arts which meant that they could likely be used to heal others if properly utilized. Nick started reading one of these books and was quickly drawn into the startlingly well documented information written within. He learned from the book that in fact both occlumency and legilimency were in fact once the same subject but had been later split into two subject based on what they could accomplish. Legilimency was the magic of reading and manipulating the mind of others gently. It was a delicate and masterful art that required upmost control.-
Only amateurs or those not caring for the mental well being of others would brute force their way into the minds of those around them and Slytherin showed a clear level of detest for such individuals. Occlumency on the flip side was the magic of controlling and protecting ones own mind and was therefore much more forgiving on failures. Slytherin made it clear in his explanation of the subject that he believed that all wizards should have at least a basic foundation in both sides of the mind arts. The book stated roughly the same information in regards to starting out in occlumency as the previous book Nick read but with clearer details.-
The book also recommended learning and gaining proficiency in legilimency before attempting to build ones shields as it was easier once you were personally aware of the way you could be attacked. To learn legilimency on the most basic level one needed to understand which form they were attempting to learn as there was in fact two variations of the subject each with their own pros and cons. The first kind was silent legilimency which was the one involving eye contact but no verbal spell component.-
According to Slytherin a novice legilimens should never fall into the trap that is human experimentation with the arts not only due to the danger it poses to the victim but also because the "fast" progress it brings is in exchanged for the arts true potential. By never using the art on a person but moving on to magical creatures instead the final potential exceeds the human path as one could use the art even on the mightiest of creatures such as dragons.
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