Seer

The esteemed Seer Cassandra Vablatsky

"True Seers are very rare, and Professor Trelawney..."

— Minerva McGonagall being dubious on Sybill Trelawney's ingenuity as a Seer

A Seer was a gifted wizard or witch who had the ability to see into the future with their Inner Eye.

Description

Seers predicted prophecies, which were then recorded and stored in the Hall of Prophecy in the Ministry of Magic's Department of Mysteries.

According to Minerva McGonagall, true Seers were extremely rare, and she had doubt that Sybill Trelawney could be considered as one despite her sporadically accurate predictions.

Albus Dumbledore once told Harry Potter that seeing into the future was incredibly difficult because of the complexity of every single action and their consequences.

Some Seers did not have control over their Seeing. Sybill Trelawney only made two actual Prophecies, however, she did make plenty of claims. These claims ranged from future troubles to Neville Longbottom accidently breaking a teacup. When she made an actual Prophecy, Trelawney went into a trance and spoke in a completely different voice. After a trance she did not remember either of her predictions, having no recolaction of even going into a trance-like state in the first place.

Hermione Granger expressed scepticism of Divination as a branch of magic, regarding it as imprecise at best and entirely fabricated at worst. Her lack of respect for Divination notably placed her squarely at odds with Sybill Trelawney.

Naming Seers

A Naming Seer was a wizarding occupation that used Divination to see the future. A Naming Seer predicted what a wizard and witch's child would be like and would suggest an appropriate name according to their predictions.

Known Seers

"Harry wheeled around. Professor Trelawney had gone rigid in her armchair; her eyes were unfocused and her mouth sagging... But Professor Trelawney didn't seem to hear him. Her eyes started to roll. Harry sat there in a panic. She looked as though she was about to have some sort of seisure. He hesitated, thinking of running to the hospital wing — and then Professor Trelawney spoke again, in the same harsh voice, quite unlike her own..."

— Sybill Trelawney in a trance while making a prediction

Cassandra Vablatsky

Mopsus

Sybill Trelawney

Gellert Grindelwald

• Calchas
• Cassandra Trelawney
• Inigo Imago
• Professor Mopsus
• Johan Hoffman
• Susie Sooth
• Tycho Dodonus
• Canadian Seer
• Female Seer
• Male Seer
• Liz Tuttle's mother

Behind the scenes

• Centaurs may have been considered Seers, despite not being human wizards, as they had their own brand of divination and could take several years to interpret what they saw in the skies.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned) (Indirectly mentioned only) (As Gellert Grindelwald)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
• The Archive of Magic: The Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Mentioned only)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: Movie Magic
• Pottermore
• Wizarding World
• Harry Potter: The Creature Vault
• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
• Harry Potter Limited Edition (Mentioned only)
• LEGO Harry Potter
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
• LEGO Dimensions
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
• Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened