CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 13: Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw

[Geoff]

No: HPFGUIDX 189970

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nikkalmati" <puduhepa98 at ...> wrote:
 
> > 3. Harry is still letting thoughts of the Grim bother him. Is he 
> > right in thinking that the creature exists or were the various 
> > apparent sightings just coincidences or products of his over-
> > excited imagination?
 
Nikkalmati:
> Both Ron and Trelawny attest that the Grim exists.
>  I have no doubt that such a thing exists in the WW. What Harry was seeing was not the Grim, but he was reasonable to think it was.  He obviously does not want to believe in it or to let his fear affect him.

Geoff:
Sorry. I meant to comment on this is my last post and forgot which is 
why Nikkalmati's reply is still there but with nothing added.

I think that Ron might have been influenced in childhood, possibly
by some adult making a careless remark about Uncle Bilius. The 
reaction of the Divination class to Trelawney's description makes 
me think of childhood reactions to bogeymen. Hermione, 
for once, might have added a sensible dash of common sense to
counterbalance Ron's ideas.

As for Trelawney... well, Trelawney is Trelawney.
:-)