Harry Potter
Harry’s birthday was July 31, 1980. He has two arrows in his chart, one marked by the presence of numbers in a row, one marked by the absence of numbers in a row. His ‘negative’ arrow is the 4-5-6, the Arrow of Frustrations, meaning he expected more from others than they were prepared to give. He certainly suffered many set-backs and frustrations over the course of the books. His lack of a 2 and a 5 in his chart, meaning a lack of sensitivity both for himself and for others, would’ve aggravated the Arrow of Frustrations in his nature. His positive arrow is the 7-8-9, the Arrow of Activity, meaning he preferred to take action, rather than wait or talk things out, and we certainly saw this trait in the books. I see this as the Arrow of Drive as well, so it isn’t surprising he became the youngest-ever Head of the Bureau of Magical Law Enforcement. The three in his chart indicates a creative streak in his nature, and he may have enjoyed creative projects in his off-time.
Severus Snape
Severus Snape’s birthday was January 9, 1960, which gives him a fascinatingly limited chart. The two nines in his chart indicate both a deep thinker and a brilliant intellect (same as Lily), paired with an impatience for lesser minds than his own, and this is a trait we saw demonstrated time and again in the books. Like Lily, he has the Arrow of Skepticism in his chart, indicating a willingness to question and not take things on faith, although in his case, this arrow also manifested itself as suspicion, particularly of Harry. Curiously, his second ‘negative’ arrow is a lack of the numbers 2-5-8 in his chart, meaning the Arrow of Hypersensitivity, indicating someone very shy, sensitive, and easily-hurt. He threw this trait in a chest, locked it, and hid the key. We only saw this side of him once or twice in the books, and that was under duress. The two ones in his chart indicate good self-expression skills, but also a very independent spirit. Interesting that he and Lily both had two ones and two nines in their respective Square-of-Nine charts. Poignantly, Severus has a six in his chart. His home life appeared to be nothing pleasant, from what little we were able to see in Book Seven, but I take this as an indicator that at least, he was loved by his mother. A happy home life may have been something he secretly always wanted, but never got.
Granted, I just gave you four examples using fictional characters but oddly-enough, I’ve found some of the divination systems I’ve covered on this website will be just as accurate with a fictional character, as with a real person.
Finally, a personal example about the arrows. The Arrow of Skepticism shows up in my own Square-of-Nine chart. I didn’t start out in life a skeptic. I plead guilty to being naïve, gullible, and ready-to-believe in my youth. As the years have passed, and I occasionally got burned or embarrassed for my too-ready willingness to believe and act on same, I’ve very slowly learned the hard way to be less knee-jerk reactionary about believing whatever I’m told. There’s an old adage in journalism: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out” meaning take nothing on faith; question everything. That is a sentiment an Arrow of Skepticism can get-behind. It’s why these divination lessons come with exercises.
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