Another sign of Hagrid's improvement as a teacher

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 41295

I wrote about Hagrid:
> He certainly doesn't engage in sneaky
> underhanded maneuvers to make himself appear to superior to the
person
> he's annoyed with; Hagrid isn't clever enough for such maneuvers.>>
> 
And Aldrea replied:

> Yes, and we're talking about *Hagrid* here, not that Mean Ugly 
> Schnook Snape...that's something he would do!  =P
> 

Well, yes. ;-P  For a textbook example of one teacher trying to one-up
(and sabotage) another, see Snape's behavior while substituting for
Lupin.  I love Snape dearly, but that's no reason to attribute his
character flaws to Hagrid.

There are milder examples sprinkled throughout the books: Lockhart
makes lame attempts to one-up other teachers throughout CoS. 
McGonagall makes snarky comments about Trelawney to the students. I
would even say that Lupin's boggart lesson qualifies, in a sneaky,
passive-aggressive sort of way. :-) The Hogwarts staff room must be a
regular hotbed of backstabbing and political maneuvering. :-)

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com