Trelawney and her Magic

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 101447

Kate:
> > Prof Trelawney's area of expertise is Divination. She has 
foreseen 
> > the future at least two times that we know of: once before Harry 
was 
> > born; then just before Peter Pettigrew joined Lord Voldemort in 
> > Prisoner...


Jen: Divination and channeling are something that Muggles can do, 
IMO, and perhaps that is why Dumbledore considered dropping the 
course from the schedule way back when. I wasn't clear, but 
meant 'has she ever done anything magical with a wand' just out of 
curiousity. 


> Antosha:
> 
> Aside from the two 'true' prophecies that we know of, no, I don't 
recall Cassandra 
> Trelawney ever managing a spell at all.
> 
> Nonetheless, if she were a squib, Dumbledore wouldn't have 
interviewed her for the 
> position of Divination teacher at all, would he? She must have 
graduated from Hogwarts--
> or perhaps one of the overseas schools.

Jen: Would Dumbledore know Trelawney's history when he met with her, 
other than what she chose to tell him? Perhaps he expected to glean 
more from their interview, but everything was interrupted by the 
Prophecy. Once he heard it, DD couldn't let Trelawney just walk 
away, Squib or not.