Mind Conditioning Class

Mind Conditioning Class is offered only to seventh year students at Hogwarts. Pureblood students are the preferred pupils, but halfbloods may be allowed in after passing a rigorous entrance exam. Muggleborns are excluded from the class, and any student attempting to teach them lessons they have learned will face serious punishment.

In this class, students learn the art of Legilimency--the practice of entering another person's mind layer by layer and correctly interpreting what they find there.

After that particular skill is mastered, students move on to learning Occlumency, which teaches them how to block the act of Legilimency, preventing anyone from reading their thoughts or influencing their actions.

Students that take and successfully pass this class are awarded extra points for their respective houses. Though it isn't required, it is highly suggested that students that qualify should take this class.