Trelawney (was: Re: Voldemort and the Prophesy --OOP)

[dcgmck]

No: HPFGUIDX 107519

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "rebeccatrishel" 
<trishel2 at h...> wrote:
> > DuffyPoo wrote:
> > 
> > Trelawney has been at the school, hired against DD's own 
> conviction that he should discontinue teaching Divination at 
> Hogwarts, and thoroughly unconvinced that Trelawney would be 
> any good as a teacher -- until the prophecy.  She's been at 
> Hogwarts, *living* at Hogwarts not just teaching there 
> ("Hogwarts is my home" - OotP Seen and Unforseen).  My 
> opinion is that DD has her there for her own protection. <
> 
> 
> Rebecca Trishel now:
> 
> I always got the impression that Dumbledore wants Trelawney to 
stick around in case she makes another prediction (like she did in 
PoA). As for her protection, I don't know that LV knows who made the 
prophecy. 
> I guess the "spy" at Hogshead might recognize her. Otherwise, 
> Trelawney is pretty safe, especially given her reputation as a 
failed fortune-teller.

dcgmck:

I have to go with DuffyPoo on this one.  Dumbledore has consistently 
given Harry obvious reasons for his actions, only to reveal later 
that protection was his true motivation.  Trelawney might not be able 
to recall or reconstruct her own prophecy, but that wouldn't stop LV 
from trying to extract it from her.  If, by some chance, he 
succeeded, she'd be as emptied as Bertha Jorkin and everyone involved 
would be at greater risk:  DD, HP, Neville and his grandmother 
(because LV would leave no stone left unturned if he only knew where 
to look).  

At Hogwarts ST is under the protection of DD and under his eye.  
Should she make any more prophecies, (and we know she does,) her 
audience is contained and DD is in a position to learn of it.

It is said that God looks after children and idiots.  While I am NOT 
saying that DD is any kind of deity, I do believe that those who 
would be honorable strive to do likewise.