[HPforGrownups] Discussion: Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, and Divination

[JamiDeise at aol.com]

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Hello, I'm Jami, just joined today, happy to be here. I'm 33, live outside of 
Washington, D.C. and my son and I are both obsessed with Harry Potter. 
Thought I'd chime in on this one ... 

In a message dated 5/22/2001 7:38:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
hermionegranger.gryffindor at juno.com writes:

<< 3) Could Professor Trelawney's first true prediction have been about
    Voldemort?
    
    4) Does Dumbledore keep Trelawney around in hopes she will have
    predictions about Voldemort?
  >>

I believe the answers to both of these are yes ... one of the questions I 
often find myself pondering is why Voldemort had it in for James and Harry, 
but not Lily Potter, and an answer I come up with is that perhaps Trelawney 
predicted that his ultimate downfall would be at the hands of the last of the 
Potter bloodline ... or maybe Harry is the last descendant of Gryffindor, and 
he is pre-ordained to kill the last descendant of Slytherin? 

In further reference to CoS storylines, does Hagrid know that he was set up 
by Tom Riddle and was not, in fact, responsible for Myrtle's death, and does 
he know that Tom Riddle grew up to be Lord Voldemort?

Great to be here!

Jami