Trelawney's prediction & end of HBP (Trelawney at the funeral or not?)

[Dana]

No: HPFGUIDX 166514

> Lynda:

> For my part, especially since the funeral is from Harry's
point of view, and Trelawny is a person he generally avoids,
his not noticing her specifically at DD's funeral does not
seem odd to me.

> Throughout the books, we are told there are many times (in
fact  the times she does appear are rare) that she does not
eat with the  staff or student population, so it is possible
she chose not to come to the funeral, or that Harry just did
not seek her out as he did some of the other attendees.

Dana Now:

I do not agree that just because he wants to avoid someone it
therefore means he wouldn't think anything about them. We see
that he wants to avoid Scrimgeour but he is nevertheless
mentioned. He probably would want to avoid Umbridge with a
vengeance but he nevertheless registers her presence. The
events before the tower and her information about Snape being
the one who relayed part of the prophecy to LV or even that it
was her prediction that made him a marked man (besides her
predicting the events on the tower themselves) would surely
provoke some thoughts about her when he comes across her. Just
because he wouldn't want to give her a hug or have a little
chat doesn't mean his mind would stay empty at the sight of
her. Especially because she would probably display herself
in a very dramatic way if she were present.

Throughout the books we hear her annoying him about her
predictions even outside of the classes with her, not just
when he is in her presence.

So personally I still strongly believe that she was not
present at the funeral because not noticing her, and just
labelling her under the "staff" with the history between them,
seems more odd than if Harry would just have thought about her
for a second. Think about it. Her prediction and Snape hearing
part of it are the cause of everything that happened in
Harry's life. Don't you think that would leave an impression?

JMHO

Dana