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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