Trelawney's part in HBP

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 137541

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

Ceridwen:
> Can anyone point me to the first reading, where Trelawney is 
turning 
> over the hand of spades?  It seems that any time I'm looking for 
> something in particular, I can never find it.  The reason I want to 
> know is, does anyone else think the 'Knave of Spades' might refer 
to 
> Snape?  He has dark hair and eyes, is young compared to Dumbledore, 
> is possibly troubled, and he dislikes Trelawney.  What else was in 
> that reading?

Geoff:
With pleasure.

'Harry proceeded through deserted corridors, though he had to step 
hastily behind a statue when Professor Trelawney appeared round a 
corner, muttering to herself as she shuffled a pack of dirty-looking 
playing cards, reading them as she walked.
"Two of spades: conflict," she muttered as she passed the place where 
Harry crouched, hidden. "Seven of spades: an ill omen. Ten of spades: 
violence. Knave of spades: a dark young man, possibly troubled, one 
who dislikes the questioner -"
She stopped dead, right on the other side of Harry's statue.
"Well, that can't be right," she said, annoyed and Harry heard her 
reshuffling vigorously as she set off again, leaving nothing but a 
whiff of cooking sherry behind her.'

(HBP "The House of Gaunt" p.185 UK edition)