Prof. Trelawney deserves credit!

[grey_wolf_c]

No: HPFGUIDX 42689

Gail Bohacek wrote:
> She also predicts things like Neville breaking her teacups (she keeps 
> to herself in her room...how could she have known that Neville is a 
> klutz?) and Parvati's rabbit dying....don't little predictions count, 
> too?

There is, however, a second viewpoint ot both of these things. For the 
first (Neville's teacup), would Neville have broken the teacup if 
Trelawny hadn't said anything? By putting a scared boy under even more 
preasure, you can expect an accident to happen, and the sort of 
accident that could happen in that case was clear. In the second 
situation (Parvati's rabbit), as Hermione pointed out, the prediction 
was incorrect: Even if Parvati had, due to Trelawny's predictions, 
feared something something bad happening that day, I don't think she 
feared "receiving a letter about the death of her rabbit three days 
before". 

> Trelawney is very theatrical, but she must have some talent, or else 
> why would she be working at Hogwarts? (or, for that matter, why would 
> there be a Divisions class at all?)  I agree, she deserves some 
> credit, but her behavior would get on my nerves.

She has a job because there are probably very few real seers around, 
and since Trelawny is almost being payed for having real, trance- 
induced predictions (rememher Dumbledore's comment about giving her a 
pay rise?), it seems logical to hire her. You don't really need an 
expert in the matter to give class, just someone who can read the 
theory. An expert is preferable, but sometimes you just don't have one 
handy. Oh, and she teaches "Divinations", not "Divisions", I think. 
Although I'd agree that she would probably be better at those. At 
least, she could get the answer right more often than twice in a life 
time.

Hope that helps,

Grey Wolf