Trelawney and ignorance.. and Neville

[Jason]

No: HPFGUIDX 96366


> Inge
> I was wondering also - does Trelawney ever refer to Harry as being
> famous - or the one who caused Voldemorts downfall?
> Isn't it so - or doesn't it seem - that she sees Harry as just
> another student with more danger to his life than most other
> students?
> It seems to me that she really doesn't know who Harry is....
> 
> Bookworm:
> She does seem to predict Harry's death more than for other 
students. 
> But, not only is she somewhat isolated from the WW by remaining at 
> Hogwarts she isolates herself from everyone at Hogwarts by staying 
> in her tower. It was unusual for her to come down for Christmas 
> dinner. And other teachers seem to keep up with current events.
> 


Jason here,
If she didn't know before Harry's interview in teh quibbler, it sure 
seems she knew afterwards. American V seen and unforseen..
"The teachers were, of course, forbidden from mentioning the 
interview by educational decree number 26, but they found ways to 
express their feelings about it all the same. Professor Sprout 
awarded Gryffindor twenty points when Harry passed her a watering 
can; a beaming Profesor Flitwick pressed a box of squeaking sugar 
mice on him at the end of Charms, said 'Shh!' and hurried away; and 
Professor Trelawney broke into hysterical sobs during Divination and 
announced to the startled class, and a very disapproving Umbridge, 
that Harry was *not* going to suffer and early death after all, but 
wouyld live to a ripe old age become minister of Magic, and have 
twelve children."
Definately implies to me that she caught wind of that current event 
even if she doesnt usually keep her ear to the ground. 

As to whether or not she knew who Harry was, I always thought her 
death predictions were so abundant *because* she knew his past and 
assumed he'd bite the dust eventually anyway. Maybe it always seems 
a safer than usual prediction.

I always thought (since PoA) that DD kept Trelawney on at Hogwarts 
to keep both her and Harry safe. Even if she can't remember her REAL 
predictions, it would seem to me that Voldy could somehow get to 
those thoughts and get the wording out of her.

Just a side note about her "mid-winter" birthday comment and somehow 
Neville being The One...
It all seems like a good theory except that the books are named 
after Harry. Id be sort of upset if, at the end, Neville is the hero 
and Harry was just a pawn and a cover up to keep Neville safe. Im 
agreeing with whoever it was that said Neville will take care of 
Bellatrix allowing Harry to get to Voldy. In that scene, each would 
face teh one who destroyed their parents.

Jason (sorry if that was long)