Trelawney's part in HBP

[slgazit]

No: HPFGUIDX 137479

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "oiboyz" <oiboyz at h...> wrote:

>    I think the most important Trelawny moment in HBP was when
> Dumbledore told Harry that she needs to be kept at Hogwarts because
> she'll be in great danger from Voldemort if she leaves.  Now that
> Dumbledore is dead and Snape has fled, is Harry the only one on the
> good side who knows that Trelawny made the prophecy?  I suspect her
> protection will be one more responsibility for him to deal with in
Book 7.

I think that there are plenty of clues that Trelawny is set to leave
Hogwarts. She is dissatisfied there, she feels her place is overtaken
by Firenze, even her most adoring students (such as Parvaty or
Lavender) prefer him to her. The school will either be closed or be
run by McGonnagal, who expressed contempt for the subject - and to
Sybil - throughout the books. I doubt that McGonnagal (or others in
the staff, except Snape of course) are aware that she has to be
protected, so even if they may not fire her, they will not stop her
from leaving. Once she is out, it is just a matter of time until
Voldemort gets his hands on her and applies to her what he did to
Bertha Jorkins (I think that's the name - the witch who was tortured
to death on GoF). I don't know if he could get anything if she did not
consciously make prophecies, but he will surely try. If he succeeds,
he'll have the full contents of both.

On that note, I also view the wandmaker's disappearance as Voldemort's
attempt to figure out how to overcome the wand problem. Perhaps
Olivander will be forced to make him a new wand.

Salit