Trelawny has not lost ALL her marbles...

[mhbobbin]

No: HPFGUIDX 120184


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mwsteigers" <mwsteigers at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
>   I am new to this board, and I am sure that this topic has been 
> discussed before... but nonetheless I wish to know what you all 
> think.  I believe Trelawny's predictions will have a major impact 
on 
> the storyline of the books to come.  I'm not referencing the two 
> prophecies vouched for by Dumbledore, but the small ones.  She saw 
> the Grim in his tea cup signifying death, and Sirius (a big black 
> dog like a Grim) wound up buying the farm.  I believe JK is 
> inserting clues into future using this lovable, yet lamentable 
> character.  Maybe this idea is just obvious to you all, but I'm 
> pretty proud of myself.
> Marc


mhbobbin replies:

I'm with you.  I think JKR works overtime to convince us that 
Trelawney is a fraud.  In  posts from the July-August period, there 
was considerable discussion on this. Someone examined all of 
Trelawney's predictions, and came up with a 50-50 ratio for 
accuracy. Of course, some outcomes are still to be determined.

I try to focus on what Trelawney actually sees, not what she says 
she sees.  I'm particularly interested in that prediction in OOTP 
where she sees danger (yet again) for Harry in everything, including 
when he's eating his porridge. That one raised my eyebrows, along 
with Harry's prediction to the OWLS Examiner that she would meet a 
dark, soggy stranger. (Wormtail anyone?)

mhbobbin