Trelawney is a squib, here's why...

[meriaugust]

No: HPFGUIDX 101537

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "arielock2001" <arielock at a...> 
wrote:
> (very long, many witness statements will be read into evidence)
> 
> Ladies and Gentleman of the jury, cannon proves that Ms. 
> Trelawney is a squib...
> 
> Exhibit A:  No one has actually seen her perform a spell:
> 
>         Jen Reese reopened this can of worms:
> "Right now, I can't remember one instance where Trelawney has 
> used a wand or otherwise performed magic. Anyone else? 
> Someone mentioned she dimmed her lights at one point, but I 
> can't recall this scene or find it in the books. "
>        Arcum replied to basically the same question a few months 
> ago with:
> GoF, US edition, page 575
> "If you will all look this way, I will dim the lights. . . ."
> She waved her wand and the lamps went out. The fire was the
> only source of light now."
>        To which Derek responded:
> "Just to be a nuisance, I must say it's interesting that she
> made them all look in a particular direction *before* she made
> the lamps go out. It gives it the feel of a real-world-type
> magic trick based on misdirection." 
>      Arianna:
> Just because she has a wand doesn't mean she can perform 
> magic with it.   She may have inherited it, she may have bought it 
> at a second hand wand store, or it may be a stick she found in a 
> hedge.  The story is told from Harry's pov.  He may assume that 
> she is a witch and that that is her wand.  He has assumed many 
> things in the past that have been incorrect.    
> 	Besides, as Justine notes, even if she did make the lights 
go 
> out, she could have learned it from Kwikspell. 
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Actually, if Trelawny were actually a Squib, Kwikspell, which is 
more of a refresher course for untalented witches and wizards, would 
harldy have helped her. If she had no natural magical talents, no 
correspondece course would be able to teacher her those. Besides, 
the course didn't seem to do anything for Filch, now did it? 
Meri