Crystal-Gazing

> Crystal-gazing is a particularly refined art. I do not expect any of you to See when first you peer into the Orb's infinite depths.
>
> Sybill Trelawney, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

**Crystal-gazing** was the art of looking into a crystal ball in order to try to gain insight into the future events.

## Technique

According to ***Sybill Trelawney***, crystal-gazing was a difficult and subtle practise, and thus most people were unable to see anything the first time they tried it. Success apparently hinged on one's ability to "*[relax] the conscious mind and external eyes*" so as to perceive clearly with "*the Inner Eye and superconscious*". If a person was unable to do so, they would see nothing but swirling white fog in the crystal ball.

## History

> Good day, students. I have Seen that we shall cover the noble art of Crystal-gazing. The Orb is difficult to master, and I do not anticipate that many of you will See by the end of today's lesson. But one can always be surprised. Let's begin.
>
> Professor Trelawney teaching sixth-years Crystal-gazing, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery

During this school year, Professor ***Sybill Trelawney*** taught her ***sixth-year*** ***Divination*** students the refined art of crysal-gazing in class. She revised crystal-gazing with her students later on in the year.

### 1991-1992 school year

At some point in the 1991–1992 school year, ***Sybill Trelawney***, the Divination professor, locked her ***classroom*** door, with a notice saying "*Do not disturb, crystal gazing*". Harry Potter, who had just joined the school, attempted to open it without realising that it was locked.

### 1993-1994 school year

 File:Divination professor.jpg  On Christmas Day in 1993, Sybill Trelawney arrived late for lunch in the Great Hall, informing everyone gathered she had been busy crystal-gazing, but had decided to come join them when she saw a vision of herself doing so. Later in the meal, when it was noted Remus Lupin could not be present due to an ***an unspecified illness***, Trelawney remarked that he had "positively fled" when she had offered to crystal-gaze for him.
Trelawney introduced her ***third-year*** ***Divination*** students to using the crystal ball around Easter in 1994. During this first lesson, no one seems to have seen anything except Trelawney herself, who claimed to see the ***Grim*** in the ball being shared by Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. This upset Hermione, as Trelawney had claimed to see the Grim in Harry's teacup when they were studying ***tessomancy*** earlier in the ***term***, so she walked out of the class, never to return.
The final exam that term involved a one-on-one crystal-gazing session with Trelawney. After her turn, ***Parvati Patil*** told the queue of students that she had seen "*loads* of stuff." Ron, who went after Parvati, did not share her claimed success and had to make things up, which he was certain hadn't fooled Trelawney. Harry went after Ron. He told Trelawney he saw a ***Hippogriff***, which seems to be the answer she was looking for, as she immediately brought up ***Buckbeak***'s impending execution and asked Harry whether the Hippogriff looked headless. Harry, however, stated that Buckbeak looked to be fine and was in fact flying away, which disappointed Trelawney, though the prediction turned out to be accurate and Harry passed the exam.

## Appearances

* *Harry-Potter and The Prisoner-Of Azkaban* (film) (First Physical Appearance)
* *Fantastic-Beasts: The Crimes-Of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay*
* Fantastic-Beasts: The Crimes-Of Grindelwald
* *Pottermore* (Entirely Mentioned Only)
* *Wizarding World (website)* (Entirely Mentioned Only)
* *LEGO Harry Potter* (Entirely Mentioned Only)
* *LEGO Harry Potter*
* *Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery*
* *Harry Potter: Wizards Unite* (Entirely Mentioned Only)
* *Harry Potter: Magic Awakened*

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 *Harry-Potter and The Prisoner-Of Azkaban* (film)

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