The Factfile

[Zaners]

Occlumency

Occlumency is the act of magically closing one's mind against Legilimency. It can prevent a Legilimens from accessing one's thoughts and feelings, or influencing them. A person who practises this art is known as an Occlumens. The most basic form of Occlumency involves clearing one's mind — making it "blank and empty" — in order to prevent a Legilimens from perceiving one's emotions and thoughts. More advanced Occlumency involves suppressing only the thoughts, emotions, and memories that would contradict whatever it is an Occlumens wishes a Legilimens to believe; hence, it is not obvious that Occlumency is being used even if the person is lying. It requires a great deal of will power, as with resisting the Imperius Curse, as well as a high degree of mental and emotional discipline.

Please post the application form in a new thread with your full name in the title and think carefully about the reasons you have chosen to become an occlumens.

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Known Occlumens
-none at the moment-

[size=1][b]NAME:[/b] character first middle last
[b]AGE:[/b] real age please
[b]YEAR:[/b] 1st-7th
[b]SCHOOL:[/b] zyanov/hogwarts
[b]HOUSE:[/b] house here
[b]LEVEL:[/b] 1 - beginner, 2 - intermediate, 3 - proficient, 4 - advanced
[b]HOW:[/b] how you became a occlumens[/size]