Prof. Trelawney deserves credit! (but not much)

[frankielee242]

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jenny from ravenclaw wrote:
> Anyone who can read people can make these 
> guesses.  I can read my own students in this way; it doesn't make me 
> psychic.


Which is what "psychics" do. They ask leading questions, extract a
confession and then present it as a deduction. Showmanship (crystal
balls, beautifully illustrated tarot decks, fringed shawls, spangly
jewelry) is key, not accuracy. 

Trelawney's showmanship is superb, which is why Lavender was willing
to suspend disbelief and apply the "Thing You Are Dreading"
announcement to the accidental death of her baby rabbit, even though
it actually happened a few days previously. Hermione was correct in
pointing out that Lavender could not have been dreading the arrival of
a letter from her parents concerning the demise of an otherwise
healthy pet...

BTW, the scene of the Christmas luncheon in PoA left me helpless in
tears of laughter. Trelawney is great fun! =D


Frankie, who mucked about with palmistry back in junior high school.