Sybill Trelawney is said to be the great-great-granddaughter of the celebrated Cassandra Trelawney, an ancient Seer in Greek mythology. After she rejects the romantic advances of the god Apollo, he curses her for always making accurate prophecies that no one believes. The Divination professor seems to have a similar fate; even though she prophesied the destiny of Harry Potter, she is still seen as “an old fraud” who makes predictions that are so ambiguous, they are inevitably right. Her theatrical tendencies don’t help either, with her “misty, dreamy” voice, her heavily scented classroom, and her particular fondness for death-oriented prophecies.