Chapter Discussions: Chapter 37 - The lost prophecy

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Alla:
 
9. Dumbledore tells us that Sibyll is the great granddaughter of 
Cassandra Trelawney. As we know from mythology, nobody believed 
Cassandra's predictions which turned out to be true. Do you think 
that JKR is hinting that Sibyll is a more gifted seer that 
Dumbledore thinks? ...
 
 
Bboyminn:
> 
> I'm curious why you say mythology indicates no one believes 
Casandra's
> predictions, what predictions you heard, and how you know whether 
or
> not they turned out to be true? I think Cassandra was well 
respected
> in the wizard world. So, reasonably, if she was respected, her
> predictions were respected.


Alla: 

I was thinking that Cassandra was named same name as Cassandra from 
Troy for a reason ( Illiad). Since we indeed know that Cassandra 
from "potterverse" WAS very famous and very gifted seer, I was 
thinking that maybe her name is a hint that just as Cassandra  from 
Troy ( nobody believed them), more Sybill's predictions may turn out 
to be true than we think.
 

Alla:
11. Dumbledore tells Harry, "In the end, it mattered not that you 
could not close your mind.  It was your heart that saved you."  Does 
this mean that occlumency lessons were unnecessary in the first 
place? Was Dumbledore aware that Harry has plenty of that power in 
that room BEFORE possession occurred?
 
 
Bboyminn:
snip.

Not sure what you mean by the second question. Are you referring to
Harry ability to expell Voldemort? Actually, Harry didn't expell him,
Voldemort left because he couldn't stand to face the emotions Harry
was feeling. 

Alla:

Yes, I was and I was wondering again if Dumbledore had an  idea that 
since Harry has that power, Occlumency lessons were not necessary in 
the first place. I am not a big fan of it, just wondering.

I disagree that Harry did not expel Voldie, by the way. Voldie left, 
because he was unable to stay ( and Dumbledore says that Harry has 
that power), so to me it counts as expulsion, albeit unvoluntary one.



JMO,

Alla