Professor Trelawney

[nikkalmati]

No: HPFGUIDX 189564



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Allan" <ocegree at ...> wrote:
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> She only got it right twice in her life. I think Professor Dumbledore kept her at Hogwarts to protect her... if she were living outside she would have been killed by Voldemort.  He would have believed she was the real thing and consider her a threat.  But she was not. Dumbledore knew that and that is why she was not allowed to leave Hogwarts in HP OP.  That is what I think.  Any thoughts.
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> Allan
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I've always liked the idea that she is always right, but like Cassandra from Greek mythology - no one believes her (or she is misinterpreted).  Harry is really in danger, after all.  She predicted Hermione would leave the class, that Lavander would get bad news (her pet rabbit died), and that Neville would drop a cup.  Of course, all these have other explanations, but that is the point isn't it?  She also "saw" Harry in the Tarot cards while he was spying on her.  I also love the vision in my head of Trelawney in HBP constantly bothering Dumbledore with predictions of his demise - which he already knows about.  

Dumbledore doesn't believe her prophecy either, but he protects her because Vodemort is perhaps the only one who believes her and he would try in vain to get the last part of the prophecy from her by force.  
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