Feliz Cumpleanos Harry (queries about prophecy, Trelawney)

[greatlit2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 74445

First of all, Happy Birthday Harry, Neville and JKR!
Next, does anyone think that DD is keeping Trelawney at Hogwarts 
(even when she was fired) in order to protect her from V-mort, who 
might try and learn the prophecy from her? However, I don't think 
Trelawney remembers the prophecies she has made. So how could V-mort 
extract them from her? Is this the same kind of magic he used to 
extract stuff from Bertha Jorkins, who had forgotten about Crouch Jr. 
because of the memory charm? But, when Trelawney makes the 
prophecies, she is not herself, which JKR made clear. Its almost as 
if someone else is speaking through her, some type of spirit is using 
her body to foretell the future. She becomes "possessed". So, 
technically, they are not her memories, are they? Like the way Ginny 
could not remember what was happening, and she was not blamed for it 
later because, according to DD, she did not really do those things. 
So did Trelawney really make the prediction, or was she possessed? If 
it was her *own* prediction, why can't she remember it? If she was 
possessed, why is DD keeping her there? The reason I'm asking this 
question today is because I remembered that Trelawney could not 
accurately predict Harry's Bday in class. (I think in GoF she said 
that he was born in midwinter). Anyway, hope you're all enjoying your 
summer more than Harry. Bye!

greatlit2003