Seers, was Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: Does Ron the Seer need glasses?

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 37351

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Susanne <siskiou at e...> wrote:
> > Well, a seer would have, presumably. :-)  That's what being a 
seer
> > means, after all -- being able to predict things that aren't
> > immediately obvious.
> 
> I thought it meant predicting things that haven't happened
> yet, obvious or not.

Well, if something is obvious, you don't need to be a seer to 
predict it.
> 
> But does it also mean a seer has to be able to predict
> things all the time?

Apparently not, if Trelawney is any indicaiton. :-)

The thing is, though, *everyone* makes correct predictions from time 
to time, simply through common sense or pure luck.  All of Ron's 
predictions are explainable by either one or the other.

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com