Trelawney's prediction & end of HBP

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 166527

---  "sistermagpie" <belviso at ...> wrote:
>
> > Dana wrote:
> > > 
> > > I do not agree that just because he wants to avoid
> > > someone it therefore means he wouldn't think 
> > > anything about them. 
> 
> > Carol responds:
> > There may be a reason, besides Harry's state of mind
> > and a lot of other things going on, for JKR to have 
> > the narrator neglect to mention Trelawney. ...
> 
> Magpie:
> I would offer another reason for Harry not to mention 
> her, which is just that throughout the book JKR juggles
> what she wants Harry to focus on and if she doesn't 
> want to focus on something, he doesn't. 
> 

bboyminn:

I have to agree with what Magpie is implying. Note first
that a lot of people are mentioned, but they tend to be
people who stand out. 

As far as teachers, McGonagall, Slughorn, and Sprout are
mentioned, all are Heads of House, but no mention of 
Flitwick that I can find. Librarian Mdm Pince and Flich
are mentioned but probably because they were standing 
together, but no other teachers are mentioned, no Vector,
no Sinistra, and no Trelawney. Now Hagrid was mentioned
but not in his capacity as a teacher or observer of this
event. He took part in in, and being Harry's friend and
a great supporter of Dumbledore, I can't imagine Harry
not noticing him. 

Scrimgeour, Umbridge, and Fudge are noticed and mentioned
because in the small way they are Dumbledore and Harry's 
enemies. Maybe 'enemy' is too strong, but they are 
certainly antagonists.

The people that Harry does mention are people who are
historically significant to Harry in some way, though
not necessarily in an important way; Malkin, Maxime,
/some/ Order members, Tom the barman, the Hogs Head
barman, Neville, Luna, Rita, etc....

Though there are hundreds of people there, and we can't
realistically expect Harry to list them all. So, he
lists the ones that are significant to him. Trelawney
may be very significant to Dumbledore, but I don't 
think Harry sees her as significant yet. Yes, she made
a couple of predictions, but unless she is ready to 
make another one, I don't see her as very high on 
Harry's radar screen.

JKR had to limit the people she named, and I don't
think specific missing names are of any significants. 
Trelawney wasn't mentioned because beyond 'Heads', no
teachers  were mentioned.

Just one man's opinion.

Steve/bbloyminn