Velorien comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, March 2015, chapter 116 - Less Wrong Discussion
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The latter statement isn't evidence for the former. Harry dislikes broomstick riding as an activity, but is still naturally gifted at it, and successful on the occasions when he needs to do it.
Here is our best example of Voldemort talking about his abilities:
That sounds pretty advanced to me, and the way he speaks of it ("with my command of Legilimency") suggests pride in his abilities as well.
Here is Moody talking about Voldemort's abilities, with Dumbledore listening and not disagreeing:
We are never told what the wizarding public at large thinks of Voldemort's Legilimency powers, so I don't know where you're getting that argument.
And for the record, this is Mr Bester's assessment of Harry:
It's also worth noting that while Moody doesn't seem especially impressed at the power of Harry's Occlumency barriers, his only comment is that they are rusty, not that they provide insufficient protection for practical purposes.