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

[jenny_ravenclaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 37366

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Laura Huntley" <huntleyl at m...> wrote:
   
> This is where the Ron-is-a-seer theory falls apart -- nowhere (in 
GoF anyway) does Ron come off worse in a fight -- I mean, in Harry and 
Ron's fight, Harry definitely seems to be coming off worse. *can't 
think of any other Ron-related fights in GoF* And there *are* a couple 
of ways to look at Harry "coming off worse in a fight" that make it 
plausible.>

Before I respond to this, I must firmly assert myself as one who does 
NOT believe Ron is a Seer.  No way, no how.  However, Ron certainly 
came off worse in his heated argument with Hermione after the Yule 
Ball.  IIRC, she left him rather speechless in the common room.  It's 
still coincidence to me, especially because Ron is more likely to have 
arguments with others, given his history of having a bad temper over 
petty things.

As far as Seeing goes, I do think Harry is the one with the gift.  Ron 
can sometimes be perceptive, like when he mentioned that it's possible 
for Dumbledore to be fooled by a really clever wizard and Hermione is, 
IMO, quite good at reading people.  These are not things that would 
make one a Seer.  Even when watching television, I can sometimes 
"predict" what a character will do or say simply because I know the 
show and the characters well enough (or the writing is bad).  I can 
also sometimes "predict" how a student of mine, a friend, or a family 
member will respond to a certain situation for the same reasons: I 
know these people well enough.

Seeing to me is not something that comes up randomly in conversation.  
It is something that one can do in dreams (like Harry), or in a 
trance-like state (Trelawney) or possibly even induce voluntarily if 
it is controlled.  My mom has been known to "See" (really!) and her 
experiences were always accompanied by a strange feeling or a total 
unexplainable knowledge of being correct.  I know this sounds strange, 
but this is what I think true Seeing is.  It's a feeling, not a 
comment made in passing.  I agree with whoever said that we can all 
make correct predictions.  It is the ones who have the gift (like 
Harry or Trelawney, even though most of the time she's a "right old 
fraud") who can predict specific events that contain specific names, 
places and experiences.

I don't think I'd want to be a Seer, though.  It seems like an awful 
burden.

--jenny from ravenclaw***********