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{{Dialogue a-b|Parvati|Professor Trelawney did astrology with us! Mars causes accidents and burns and things like that, and when it makes an angle to Saturn, like now, that means people need to be extra careful when handling hot things –|Firenze|That is human nonsense. Trivial hurts, tiny human accidents. These are of no more significance than the scurryings of ants to the wide universe, and are unaffected by planetary movements.|[[Parvati Patil]] and [[Firenze]] illustrate the differences in [[human]] and [[centaur]] conceptions of astrology|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
  
{{Dialogue a-b|Parvati|Professor Trelawney did astrology with us! Mars causes accidents and burns and things like that, and when it makes an angle to Saturn, like now, that means people need to be extra careful when handling hot things –|Firenze|That is human nonsense. Trivial hurts, tiny human accidents. These are of no more significance than the scurryings of ants to the wide universe, and are unaffected by planetary movements.|[[Parvati Patil]] and [[Firenze]] illustrate the differences in [[human]] and [[centaur]] conceptions of astrology|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
   
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Like humans, [[centaur]]s practiced astrology, but their approach to it was different. While centaurs used astrology only to foresee major, world-changing events, humans also utilized it to predict mundane, day-to-day occurrences and better understand themselves.<ref name="gof13" /><ref name="ootp27">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Chapter 27</ref> Centaurs viewed these things as being far too trivial to be affected by the movement of the planets.<ref name="ootp27" />
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Like humans, [[centaur]]s practised astrology, but their approach to it was different. While centaurs used astrology only to foresee major, world-changing events, humans also utilised it to predict mundane, day-to-day occurrences and better understand themselves.<ref name="gof13" /><ref name="ootp27">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Chapter 27</ref> Centaurs viewed these things as being far too trivial to be affected by the movement of the planets.<ref name="ootp27" />
   
 
According to [[Firenze]], his species spent hundreds of years observing celestial movements, unlocking their secrets and thereby learning to see signs of "great tides of evil or change" to come written in the sky.<ref name="ootp27" /> It could take up to a decade of watching for centaur astrologers to be confidant they knew what they were seeing.<ref name="ootp27" /> Even then, Firenze stressed that one should never place too much trust in such things, as it was possible to misinterpret signs.<ref name="ootp27" />
  
According to [[Firenze]], his species spent hundreds of years observing celestial movements, unlocking their secrets and thereby learning to see signs of "great tides of evil or change" to come written in the sky.<ref name="ootp27" /> It could take up to a decade of watching for centaur astrologers to be confidant they knew what they were seeing.<ref name="ootp27" /> Even then, Firenze stressed that one should never place too much trust in such things, as it was possible to misinterpret signs.<ref name="ootp27" />
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**[[1 April]] — [[Fred Weasley|Fred]] and [[George Weasley]]<ref>"[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=7 Some Random Facts About the Weasley Family]" on J. K. Rowling's Official Site</ref>
  
**[[1 April]] — [[Fred Weasley|Fred]] and [[George Weasley]]<ref>"[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=7 Some Random Facts About the Weasley Family]" on J. K. Rowling's Official Site</ref>
 
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**[[28 April]] — [[Horace Slughorn]]<ref>[https://www.pottermore.com/explore-the-story/horace-slughorn "Horace Slughorn fact file"] from [https://www.pottermore.com/ Pottermore]</ref>
 
**[[2 May]] — [[Victoire Weasley]]<ref>''[[J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life]]''</ref>
  
**[[2 May]] — [[Victoire Weasley]]<ref>''[[J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life]]''</ref>
 
**[[15 May]] — [[Pomona Sprout]]<ref name="jkrcalendar">Birthday calendar on J. K. Rowling's Official Site</ref>
  
**[[15 May]] — [[Pomona Sprout]]<ref name="jkrcalendar">Birthday calendar on J. K. Rowling's Official Site</ref>
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**[[22 August]] — [[Percy Weasley]]<ref name="jkrcalendar" />
  
**[[22 August]] — [[Percy Weasley]]<ref name="jkrcalendar" />
 
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**[[26 August]] — [[Dolores Umbridge]]<ref name="umbridge">''[[Pottermore]]'' - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book5/chapter26/moment1/dolores-umbridge New from J.K. Rowling: "Dolores Umbridge"]</ref>
 
**[[7 September]] — [[Cho Chang's mother|Mrs. Chang]]<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Chapter 15</ref>
  
**[[7 September]] — [[Cho Chang's mother|Mrs. Chang]]<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Chapter 15</ref>
 
**[[19 September]] — [[Hermione Granger]]<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/1000-aol-chat.htm 2000 AOL Online chat with J. K. Rowling]</ref>
  
**[[19 September]] — [[Hermione Granger]]<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/1000-aol-chat.htm 2000 AOL Online chat with J. K. Rowling]</ref>
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*[[Scorpio]]
  
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**[[30 October]] — [[Molly Weasley]]<ref name="jkrcalendar" />
  
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**[[3 November]] — [[Sirius Black]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/652868162703237120 J. K. Rowling's Twitter]</ref>
 
*[[Sagittarius]]
  
*[[Sagittarius]]
 
**[[22 November]] — [[Silvanus Kettleburn]]<ref name="Pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]'': [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book3/chapter6/moment3/professor-kettleburn New from J.K. Rowling - "Professor Kettleburn"]</ref>
  
**[[22 November]] — [[Silvanus Kettleburn]]<ref name="Pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]'': [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book3/chapter6/moment3/professor-kettleburn New from J.K. Rowling - "Professor Kettleburn"]</ref>
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**[[31 January]] — [[Lily Evans]]<ref name="dh16" />
  
**[[31 January]] — [[Lily Evans]]<ref name="dh16" />
 
**[[6 February]] — [[Arthur Weasley]]<ref name="jkrcalendar" />
  
**[[6 February]] — [[Arthur Weasley]]<ref name="jkrcalendar" />
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**[[13 February]] — [[Luna Lovegood]]<ref name="JKR-twitter-birthday">[https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/622008983000363008 I never get fed up with readers' questions! Luna's birthday is the 13th February.] posted by JKR on Twitter on 17 July 2015</ref>
 
**unknown date — [[Miraphora Mina (witch)|Miraphora Mina]]<ref name="minalima1">See [[:File:EduardoLimaFilhoMiraphoraMiraIdentityCards.jpg|this image]].</ref>
  
**unknown date — [[Miraphora Mina (witch)|Miraphora Mina]]<ref name="minalima1">See [[:File:EduardoLimaFilhoMiraphoraMiraIdentityCards.jpg|this image]].</ref>
 
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Revision as of 22:52, 10 October 2015

Parvati: "Professor Trelawney did astrology with us! Mars causes accidents and burns and things like that, and when it makes an angle to Saturn, like now, that means people need to be extra careful when handling hot things –"
Firenze: "That is human nonsense. Trivial hurts, tiny human accidents. These are of no more significance than the scurryings of ants to the wide universe, and are unaffected by planetary movements."
— Parvati Patil and Firenze illustrate the differences in human and centaur conceptions of astrology[src]

Astrology is the system of using the relative positions of celestial bodies (including the sun, moon, and planets) to try to predict future events or gain insight into personality, relationships, and health.[1]

Traditions and practices

Humans

DPHoroscopes

Horoscope section in a 1995 issue of the Daily Prophet.

One human astrological practice was to draw a circular chart, called a personal chart, showing the position of the planets at the time of a person's birth.[2] Creating one was an intensive process, requiring the consultation of timetables, as well as the calculation of angles.[2] Once completed, this chart could be used in combination with data on upcoming planetary movements to work out a personal forecast,[2] called a horoscope.[3]

Astrology was taught in fourth year Divination at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[2]

Alchemists, because of the lack of common words for chemical processes as well as the need for secrecy, borrowed terms from astrology and other mystic and esoteric fields.[4]

The Daily Prophet listed current zodiac aspects on its front page starting in 1994.[5] By 1995, it ran horoscopes on the back page,[6] as well as a feature on page six called Astro News, which was presumably dedicated to astrology.[7]

The identity cards of Ministry of Magic employees listed their sun and moon signs rather than their dates of birth.[8]

Centaurs

Like humans, centaurs practised astrology, but their approach to it was different. While centaurs used astrology only to foresee major, world-changing events, humans also utilised it to predict mundane, day-to-day occurrences and better understand themselves.[2][9] Centaurs viewed these things as being far too trivial to be affected by the movement of the planets.[9]

According to Firenze, his species spent hundreds of years observing celestial movements, unlocking their secrets and thereby learning to see signs of "great tides of evil or change" to come written in the sky.[9] It could take up to a decade of watching for centaur astrologers to be confidant they knew what they were seeing.[9] Even then, Firenze stressed that one should never place too much trust in such things, as it was possible to misinterpret signs.[9]

Planetary influences

  • Mars — This planet caused burns, accidents, and things of a similar nature according to Parvati Patil.[9] In addition, Parvati claimed that when Mars and Saturn formed a right-angle, it indicated people needed to exercise extra caution when handling hot things.[9] Firenze stated that centaurs interpret Mars shining brightly in the sky as a harbinger of war.[9]
  • Saturn — This planet being in a prominent position at the time of a person's birth was said by Sybill Trelawney to have a "baleful influence," causing dark hair, short height, and tragic losses early in life.[2]
  • Pluto — This planet could disturb day-to-day life in a number of ways according to Trelawney.[10]

Individuals by sign

Sun signs

Other planets

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Astrology" on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 13
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 14
  4. ↑ "First look at Deathly Hallows props including 'Life and Lies', 'A History of Magic', more" at MuggleNet
  5. ↑ See this image of a Daily Prophet prop from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film). This Prophet design was introduced in that film (compare to the style used in Prisoner of Azkaban) and has been used in all films since.
  6. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (see this image)
  7. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (see this image)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Harry Potter Film Wizardry (see this image)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 27
  10. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 21
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 16
  12. ↑ "Some Random Facts About the Weasley Family" on J. K. Rowling's Official Site
  13. ↑ "Horace Slughorn fact file" from Pottermore
  14. ↑ J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life
  15. ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 Birthday calendar on J. K. Rowling's Official Site
  16. ↑ A prop issue of Metro featuring an article about the "miraculous" premature births of Jack and Tom appears in the Underground scene in the film adaption of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, just before Harry Potter's disciplinary hearing on 12 August, 1995. The body of the article says that "It would be twelve weeks in total before a fully recovered Tilly and I could bring our boys home for the first time." Twelve weeks is eighty-four days, and eighty-four days before 12 August is 20 May. The prop issue itself is dated 1 December, 2006, but this is inconsistent with the canonical timeline of the Harry Potter series.
  17. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 2
  18. ↑ F.A.Q. question on J. K. Rowling's Official Site
  19. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) - see this image.
  20. ↑ "Celestina Warbeck" on Pottermore
  21. ↑ Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: "Dolores Umbridge"
  22. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 15
  23. ↑ 2000 AOL Online chat with J. K. Rowling
  24. ↑ Pottermore background information on Ollivander (transcription available here)
  25. ↑ Pottermore background information for Quirinus Quirrell (screenshot available here)
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Harry Potter Limited Edition - A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films
  27. ↑ J. K. Rowling's Twitter
  28. ↑ Pottermore: New from J.K. Rowling - "Professor Kettleburn"
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Daily Prophet Newsletters
  30. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 13
  31. ↑ Pottermore - New From J. K. Rowling - Gilderoy Lockhart
  32. ↑ I never get fed up with readers' questions! Luna's birthday is the 13th February. posted by JKR on Twitter on 17 July 2015
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 See this image.
  34. ↑ 2001 Red Nose Day chat with J. K. Rowling
  35. ↑ Pottermore Official Twitter
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