Divining and Predictions in the Wizarding World.

[erisedstraeh2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 44057

psychodudeneo wrote:

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

Now me:

IMO, I see the wizarding world as generally being afraid of those who 
can foresee the future.  I think wizards, like us Muggles, like to be 
in control of things, and wizards can't control the events predicted 
by a true Seer.  I think the wizarding world deals with this fear by 
treating those who can See as frauds, and by viewing their 
predictions as jokes.

Look at the reaction of the press and Fudge to the news of Harry's 
curse scar hurting him when Voldemort is nearby or "feeling 
murderous" in GoF.  Instead of taking this seriously, which would be 
extremely frightening, they treat it as a joke, as if it's a poor 
reflection on Harry.  Only those who are able to handle the fear, 
such as Dumbledore and Sirius, see it for what it really is - a sign 
of Voldemort's resurgence of power.

~Phyllis