[HPforGrownups] Ridiculing the moon

[Kathryn Cawte]

No: HPFGUIDX 53810

 
Patricia Bullington-McGuirewrote -
The first time I read PoA, I thought the orb was a crystal ball.  After 
all, Trelawney said Lupin nearly panicked when she offered to do a reading 
for him.  
 
Maybe it really is a crystal ball, and not the moon.  After all, JKR
frequently makes humorous references to Trelawney looking like a giant
insect.  If Lupin was imagining Trelawney's crystal ball turning into an
actual insect, and a rather puny one at that, I can see why he would find
that funny.
 
 Me -

Which begs the question of why he's scared of divinations. maybe he was the
one who witnessed Trelawney's first prediction? He could have been studying
alone with her to catch up from classes missed due to his lycanthropy.
Perhaps she said that Potter would be betrayed by a friend - which would go
part way to explaining why James didn't necessarily trust Remus. The
prediction then led to them secretly changing the Secret Keeer, which led to
their deaths (and Sirius being falsly imprisoned but Remus doesn't know that
at that point). If Trelawney hadn't made the prediction - would events have
turned out that way? It would be a valid reason for not wanting to have your
future told.

K