Trelawney as a teacher (was: Trelawney isn't a fraud)

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 111771

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <submarimon15 at y...> 
wrote:
 
> 
> Mike, replying to a bunch of the previous posts:
 
> 
> Trelawney didn't actually make a prediction with the Sight for 
> Umbridge. She was loathing her, so she said Umbridge was in grave 
> peril in hopes to scare her.  

But Trelawney did more. She said, something dark was coming to get 
Umbridge. And that's exactly what happened. Bane is literally dark. 
The black centaur.

But to be honest, I don't think Trelawney is any more of a seer than 
Hermione is (except when Sybill is in a Trance of course). IMO, 
nearly everything she did is guesswork and using some knwledge about 
human nature (like Neville breaking the cups).

But I also think while she isn't a seer, JKR uses her (and Harry and 
Ron's) fake prediction, to foreshadow what will happen later in the 
books. That's why I am really interested in the Divination lessons. 
Because they include some hints to the future. But of course, I 
normally only realize them while rereading the scenes, already 
knowing, what will happen.

Hickengruendler