Trelawney

[darqali]

No: HPFGUIDX 148477

I have come to wonder if anyone has considered Trelawney as the 
possibly secret evil character?  I have two reasons to wonder about 
her real character.

First is her name.  "Trelawney" is clearly a Cornish name.  JKR draws 
from many cultural and literary traditions in her tale; and in many 
English tales, the Cornish character is evil.  Right back to some 
renditions of Arthurian legend.  O.K., I'm a Yank, but my grandfather 
emigrated to the U.S. from Cornwall and I know the role the Cornish 
often play in English tales.

The second is her two "true Prophecies" concerning LV.  In both, she 
styles him as "The Dark Lord" and nothing else.  Is not this odd for 
someone we accept as "on the Good Side"?  Are we not told, "only the 
Death Eaters ever called him that"?

The Bad Guy in the Harry Potter tale {typical of many Evil Overlords} 
is known by several names and titles.  To begin with, he is born Tom 
Riddle, a half-blood wizard, but a normal {wizarding} human.  He 
later rejects his true name, and styles himself "Lord Voldemort", a 
name he creates for himself from the letters of his true name.  He 
becomes so feared, almost all "normal Good Side" wizards dare not 
speak the name they know for him, and term him   "You Know Who" in 
conversation.  His followers, Death Eaters, call him by a title {not 
a name}: "The Dark Lord".  From Dumbledore, we know few remember LV 
was once Tom Riddle.  Few among Good Side wizards dare speak the name 
he choose for himself {"LV"}, Harry Potter and Dumbledore being 
notable exceptions.

Now, we don't know if Trelawney ever knew LV was Tom Riddle.  We 
don't hear her boldly speaking his name "LV" in normal conversation.  
If she were making the predictions with her "waking mind", we would 
assume, though, that she would use the name LV was commonly thought 
of, either "LV" {most Good Wizards would think, but not speak, this 
name, since they didn't know he was Tom Riddle} or, "You Know Who".  
But instead, she stlyles him "The Dark Lord", the DEATH EATERS' TITLE 
for LV, in both her predictions concerning LV!

Now, she is in a trance, it is true.  And perhaps the words come from 
her mouth, but "through  her", not from her mind; perhaps Trelawney 
is tapping into some exterior source for her predictions, I know .... 
but if so, that source refers to LV, not by his "real name" {Tom 
Riddle} nor by his "chosen" name {"LV"}, but by the title his (evil) 
followers give him.  So, if Trelawney is "channeling" her true 
prophecies, the source uses the Death Eaters' title for LV.  If the 
prediction come from her brain, it is her brain choosing that title, 
over "Tom Riddle", "LV", or, "You Know Who".

Why is this, if Trelawney is "good"?  And why is her name so clearly 
Cornish, if this is not a clue to her "hidden" {bad} character?

Her situation is perfect cover.  She is disregarded by most as "a 
fraud"; ignored as unimportant; appears rarely to move among the 
others, which means her movements are generally unobserved, and she 
is not thought of much.  She lives in a tower in Hogwarts, perfect 
for a spy.  She knows of the Room of Requirement.  She "lets slip" 
the information about Snape to Harry at a critical time .... and so 
on.

How is Trelawney so overlooked as the possible ESE! character?  Do we 
not have ample clues?

Darqali