Occlumency

In the fictional realm of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, Occlumency is a branch of magic that concerns itself with closing one's mind against external penetration, with the intent of preventing others from reading one's memories or emotions. One who is practised in Occlumency is known as an Occlumens. The companion art to Occlumency is that of Legilimency, the ability to extract memories or emotions from another's mind. The term Occlumens wa... more
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