Divining and Predictions in the Wizarding World.

[psychodudeneo]

No: HPFGUIDX 44048

With all of the, how should I phrase this?

With all of the skepticism and disbelief that Professor Trelawney is 
faced with by both students and teachers at Hogwarts, I can't help 
but wonder if this is the norm for the Wizarding World?

Are Seers and Diviners usually regarded with such derision and 
disrespect?  Are they, for the most part, not taken seriously except 
on rare occasions?

Or is Trelawney just an exception, a crackpot among a class that 
actually has special magical powers that many wizards and witches 
can't seem to tap into?

What do you think?  This has been bothering me for a while, as 
Trelawney is really the only example we get of this type of magic.  
Would you wager to say that she's a good example?  Or a bad example?

"psychodudeneo"