![]() This made him unpopular among his kind and his herd attempted to kill him after his hiring as Professor for daring to spread the Centaurs' art of Divination to humans. ![]() Unlike other Centaurs, Firenze is polite and friendly to humans, even allowing the 11-year old Harry to ride on his back when taking him to safety. After Umbridge's removal at the end of the year, Trelawney was reinstated and the Divination curriculum was split between them, much to her irritation. When Dolores Umbridge fired Sybill Trelawney in 1996, Dumbledore hired him to replace her so as to prevent the Ministry from installing another puppet teacher. The Centaur that rescued Harry from Quirrell in the Forbidden Forest when he was serving detention in Philosopher's Stone. "Unicorn blood will keep you alive even if you are an inch from death. Wouldn't Hurt a Child: They consider the slaughter of youngsters, including foals and human children, to be a terrible crime.Vagueness Is Coming: In the first book, the centaurs repeatedly comment, "Mars is bright tonight." Seems like nothing at the time, but Mars is the bringer of war and battle, foreshadowing the coming of the Second Wizarding War.They watch the stars and burn plants to find patterns in the smoke that foretell future events. Seers: Centaurs are known to be gifted in Divination.Even letting a human ride on their back is considered to be an insult to their pride. Proud Warrior Race Guy: Centaurs are highly prideful creatures who despise the idea of being subservient to wizards.Noodle Incident: What did the centaurs do to Umbridge when she was in the Forbidden Forest? We can safely assume it was something unpleasant.However, DO NOT come on to what he views as his territory, throwing your weight around, as Dolores Umbridge found out the hard way. He isn't as aggressive as Bane and can be reasoned with. To cap it all off, he was perfectly willing to let the Voldemort-possessed Quirrell kill Harry. Possessed of a Hair-Trigger Temper and carries enough prejudice to rival that of your typical Death Eater. He was also willing to let Harry and Hermione go, despite them dragging Umbridge onto the centaurs' territory. Outside of Firenze, he's the calmest and most laid-back of the all of the centaurs we meet in the series. Nice Mean And In Between: The only named centaurs, outside of Firenze, fit neatly into this category:.Their main methods of Divination consist of stargazing and burning leaves to find patterns in the smoke. Magical Native American: Centaurs as a whole are very analogous to Native Americans, especially with the mentions of being allowed restricted territories by the government.Fantastic Race Weapon Affinity: They strongly favour the use of bows.
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