centaurs and Trelawney

[n_longbottom01]

No: HPFGUIDX 82195

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> I think DD let's Trelawny stay because she is the keeper of the 
prophecy...but I think that's far from the main reason.  (For one 
thing, nobody but DD and Harry know that she's the prophet in 
question... not even Trelawny herself.)  I think he does it because 
it's the right thing to do, because he feels she was fired 
maliciously, and because she's basically a good person with a lot of 
potential still.  (The latter being much the same reason he hired on 
Hagrid as the Grounds Keeper and, eventually, CoMC teacher.)
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> Iggy McSnurd
> the Prankster


now me, n_longbottom01:

Trelawny does not remember making the prophecy, because she slipped 
into a trance, but it may be that the prophecy is recorded in her 
brain somewhere.  Voldemort's spy who overheard the first part of the 
prophecy before he/she was discovered.  There is a good chance that 
Voldemort knows that Trelawny is the one who spoke the prophecy; the 
spy probably identified her when he told Voldemort what he/she heard.

I believe Dumbledore knew Trelawny's life would be in danger if she 
left the protection of Hogwarts, and that is why he insisted on 
allowing Trelawny to stay at the school, even though she was 
dismissed as a teacher.  If Trelawny had left Hogwarts, Voldemort 
would have found her and would have violently searched her memory for 
the prophecy.  Even if the prophecy isn't really anywhere in her 
memory, I am sure Voldemort would have made the effort to search her 
mind, killing her when he was done with her.  By keeping Trelawny at 
Hogwarts, Dumbledore is able to keep her and her potential knowledge 
of the prophecy protected.