Trelawney, true Seer

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No: HPFGUIDX 102527

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" <dumbledore11214 at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> oh, I like that. So, you are saying that Trelawney could have made 
> more true predictions  than two if only she interpreted them 
> correctly?
> 
> 
> What do you mean by the way by "problematic interpretation"? That she 
> sees one thng but tells to other people that she saw something 
> totally different or that she just gives different meaning to her 
> true vision?
> 
> Now my head starts spinning, but I still like it. :o)
> 
> Is she granddaughter or Great granddaughter of Cassandra? She must 
> have inherited some gift at least. 
> 
> 

The scatty Sybill could have made more predictions, but she wouldn't 
know about them. The two predictions that seem to be significant were
both made when she was in a trance - and she remembers nothing of them
afterwards. Indeed, in PoA she denies that she's said anything at all and
when Harry repeats what she's said, she says that she would never
speak such ridiculous nonsense.

All her 'predictions' in Divination classes are made up  for effect. 

DD says he was thinking of dropping Divination altogether and he thought
it "was obvious" that Trelawney had no gift at all until she produced the first
prophecy.

Note that when Harry and Ron manufacture a load of rubbish for their
homework, they get full marks. Why? Because Trelawney can't tell the
difference. She's mostly a fraud and the less gullible students (Hermione)
and members of staff (McGonagall)  realise it. I suspect that  she  knows it
too, hence her infrequent appearances at the staff dining table. She only
has the job because DD wants to keep an eye on her.

Kneasy