Centaur Teachers

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In HPforGrownups at y..., Ronald Rae Yu <ickle_ronniekins at y...> wrote:
> > I think centaurs would make good Divination teachers.
> > Those 'ruddy stargazers' seem interested in what they
> > do and they don't look fake to me (at least compared
> > to the non-trance Trelawney). But of course it may be
> > just stargazing that they know. Do they have teacups
> > at all?

> Is divination an inate skill for centaurs, or do they have to study 
> and learn how? If so, how come only humans are enrolled at Hogwarts?
> 
> Any centaur who does agree to teach (assuming they'd be willing to 
> interact with humans at all) would probably also make a good 
> Astronomy teacher. Astrology, too.

I'm reminded of the centaurs of Piers Anthony's Xanth series, where 
centaurs while considering personal magic 'obscene' used magic to 
gain knowledge. The greatest teachers of the Royal Family were 
centaurs.

In the Potterverse, the Centaurs of the Forbidden Forest in SorSt 
read the stars, but were reluctant to share their knowledge.
Maybe if one read that the centaurs would come to Hogwarts they would 
be willing. (Or maybe Tralawney would read it and would search them 
out.

I would be intrigued if a centaur sought out not Harry, but Ron, 
Hermione, Ginny, or Neville as being a central figure in a coming 
battle.

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