Discussion: Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, and Divination
catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk
catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk
Wed May 23 13:37:14 UTC 2001
No: HPFGUIDX 19262
--- In HPforGrownups at y..., JamiDeise at a... wrote:
> 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 j... 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
Welcome to the group! I just have one thought to add. I think that
the first prediction is more specific than that. Reason being, if
Harry is the last descendent of Gryffindor, and it means last, as in
end of the line, that means poor Harry won't be having any children
to continue it, implying, of course, that he won't live long enough
to have children. Ditto with Voldemort. Same applies if it is last
of the Potter bloodline. I do hope that isn't what JKR has in store
for us - I don't want Harry to die!
Catherine
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