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{{Dialogue a-b|Harry Potter|[[Tom Riddle|He]] can read minds?|Severus Snape|You have no subtlety, Potter. You do not understand fine distinctions. Only [[Muggle]]s talk of 'mind-reading'. 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 ...|[[Severus Snape]] explains "mind-reading" to [[Harry Potter]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
'''Telepathy''' is the communication of thoughts or feelings from one individual to another by extrasensory means. [[Legilimency]] could be described as a form of telepathy, as could the mental connection that was shared by [[Voldemort]] and [[Harry Potter]], which resulted from a [[Horcrux|piece of Voldemort's soul]] that lodged inside of Harry's body.
 
   
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'''Mind-reading''' is the ability to perceive the thoughts or feelings of others through extrasensory means. According to [[Severus Snape]], this term is used only by [[Muggle]]s and is a notably inaccurate description of Legilimency<ref>''Order of the Phoenix, Ch. 24</ref> (as there are far broader possibilities for this ability). Nonetheless, the magical art of [[Legilimency]] can achieve mind-reading, as could the mental connection that was shared by [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] and [[Harry Potter]], which resulted from a [[Horcrux|piece of Voldemort's soul]] that lodged inside of Harry's body.
==External links==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telepathy Telepathy article on Wikipedia]
 
   
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==See also==
[[Category:Magic]]
 
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*[[Legilimency]]
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*[[Occlumency]]
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==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{1st Mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{Mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]'' {{Mention}}
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
 
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Revision as of 02:08, 14 April 2012

Harry Potter: "He can read minds?"
Severus Snape: "You have no subtlety, Potter. You do not understand fine distinctions. Only Muggles talk of 'mind-reading'. 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 ..."
Severus Snape explains "mind-reading" to Harry Potter[src]

Mind-reading is the ability to perceive the thoughts or feelings of others through extrasensory means. According to Severus Snape, this term is used only by Muggles and is a notably inaccurate description of Legilimency[1] (as there are far broader possibilities for this ability). Nonetheless, the magical art of Legilimency can achieve mind-reading, as could the mental connection that was shared by Voldemort and Harry Potter, which resulted from a piece of Voldemort's soul that lodged inside of Harry's body.

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  1. Order of the Phoenix, Ch. 24