Trelawny's Prophecy

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> LauraW:
> I don't think even Professor Trelawny knows about the prophecies.   

Carol:
(I also don't understand how copies of the prophecy can be captured in
crystal to be kept in the DoM or whether new copies can be made of the
ones that were destroyed.)

LauraW:
I have an idea about this.   What if the person who received
the prophecy could use a pensieve and the memory can then
be copied, captured and encapsulated from there. The substance 
inside the glass orb did seem to resemble the silvery substance 
in the pensieve.

Carol:
I think he believes that she rendered him and Harry, maybe the entire
WW, a very valuable service with her first real prophecy and rewarded
her by giving her the teaching job she was applying for even though
she clearly had no talent. After the second real prophecy, he jokes
about giving her a raise. When Umbridge fires her, he allows her to
remain in Hogwarts, which is her only home, a very kind act that I
hope will be rewarded by a third prophecy.

LauraW:
I agree that DD is grateful for the rendering of a service.

> Argus Filch is the caretaker of Hogwarts.
> Wouldn't he be better off as an accountant?

Carol:
Even though Squibs can occasionally pass as Muggles (the Weasley's
accountant cousin and Mrs. Figg), I can't imagine Filch being part of
that world. 
I personally think he is where he wants to be, doing what he wants to
do. And it's probably a lot safer to have someone like him scrubbing
floors at Hogwarts than running around doing dirty work for the Death
Eaters. I wonder if that's the life Dumbledore rescued him from.

LauraW:
Yes, I think he needs to be at Hogwarts, but why not in some position
that doesn't require such intense magic, such as doing Hogwarts'
accounting or ordering supplies?   Why not leave the cleaning to 
the house elves?   Why do house elves need to be hidden most of the
time?   I think it is cruel to have Filch continually see children
performing tasks easily that he knows he can't do, but which are
his assigned duties.   That is, of course, the reason why magic is
banned in the corridors and why Ron had to use non-magic to clean
the trophies.   No wonder Filch is so bitter.   Yes, I know it makes
for some good plot moments, but it still seems mean to me.

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