[HPforGrownups] Trelawney and divination

[Samaporn Teeravechyan]

No: HPFGUIDX 19079

>> TRELAWNEY'S PREDICTIONS
>> This is a sub-group of divination credibility. But Trelawney's 
>> Christmas Lunch prediction in PoA was that whoever rose from the 
>> table first would be the first to die. Harry and Ron rose 
>> simultaneously. Most of Trelawney's predictions are partially correct 
>> (Parvati's "beware of a red-haired man", when Padma was Ron's date 
>> for the Yule Ball). Is the Christmas Dinner prediction a red flag or 
>> a red herring? Will Ron and Harry be the only survivors of those 
>> seated at the table? Will Ron and Harry cause a death?
>
>I've been someone disappointed with JKR's use of divination in the books. I 
>think she trivializes the importance it has in some religions and practices. 
>Sure, there are kooks like Trelawney, but they are exceptions, not rules. I 
>hope in future books, Harry finds someone who treats divination with some 
>respect, and shows him the way it could be.

Perhaps JKR trivialises Trelawney more than divination itself. The fact
that she has made predictions which can be argued to be true could mean
that she does see the future ... but is just rather weak at interpreting
what her 'inner eye' shows her. From the way Trelawney is characterised, I
wouldn't be surprised if the quality of her mental filter is somewhat flimsy. 

My guess is, in one way or another, her predictions will come true.
Including, I might add, the ominous death prediction - with a twist, though.

Samaporn