Trelawney herself doesn't remember the trance. —Sybill Trelawney discussing the Grim with Harry Potter. I haven't investigated this too exhaustively, but as I'm rereading PoA, all of Professor Trelawney's prophecies come true, even though they don't come true in ways as expected. Initially, the reader would read that as Lupin is going to die. Cassandra Trelawney was a famous, celebrated witch and Seer. Trelawney made a whole bunch of predictions throughout the series, and while most were completely off, some were accurate enough to change people’s lives. Yet, apart from Professor Trelawney’s two most famous prophecies, there are several of her predictions that did indeed come true, just not always in the way she expected. Professor Trelawney’s great-great grandmother Cassandra was named for the Cassandra of Greek mythology. So I'll grade Trelawney in the following way: accuracy, and chance that she could have randomly guessed it. Today we delve into my theory that every single one of Professor Trelawney's predictions came true in the books - even though everyone called her a fraud. https://tomvanderwell.com/2020/08/19/prophecy-professor-trelawney She was the great-great-grandmother to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Divination Professor Sybill Trelawney. This time, it is a curse that petrifies students, and the only way to break it is to find the final Cursed Vault. This was legitimate and it came to pass. Professor Trelawney is 90% fraud according to J.K. Rowling. 10/10 on both counts. Trelawney's first prophecy No less than the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore both recognize this was an honest-to-god prophecy. And while Hermione is skeptical of it, she doesn't like things that are "wacky" and she has a dislike for Professor Trelawney. Again, Trelawney is just a hated teacher by the students, so the attitude towards her is more because of the way she presents the prophecies, and less about what they actually mean. Also, you had your first Divination class and during it, Professor Trelawney gave you an ominous prophecy. Later on, you discovered that another curse has struck Hogwarts. The Wizarding World is full of colorful characters with many quirks, and one of the most peculiar characters in the Harry Potter universe is Sybill Trelawney, professor of Divination at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It is also interesting to note that Bishop Trelawney also was released and went on to live for another thirty-three years, just as Professor Trelawney's famous death predictions rarely came true. And the grim or Sirius Black did die or whoever the prophecy was talking about. "The Dark Lord will return" prophecy: Only Dumbledore and the trio know about it. 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