Application of lessons

[Grey Wolf]

No: HPFGUIDX 45029

Barb P wrote:
> And really, the only practical use Hagrid's classes have provided are > the bond between Harry and Buckbeak.  Otherwise COMC classes have 
> been fairly useless as well.
>  
> --Barb

Not really: Harry is able to combat the screwts quite effectively 
during the GoF maze because he learnt about the creatures in CoMC. Krum 
and Fleur would have had many more problems with them, since they 
hadn't learned about the attacks and defences of the creature. 

It's interesting to note that Harry could have learnt very many things 
in those lessons, especially useful things that might have helped him 
in the challenges ahead, but that *due to Hagrid's teaching* he hasn't 
learned all that much. While knowledge of hippogrifs and screwts did 
come in useful, they lost almost an entire year studying flobberworms 
(in words of Harry, the best way to insure they could survive was to 
leave them alone). If, instead, they had studied dragons, Harry would 
have gained a lot. 

In short, Harry has met a good number of magical creatures thus far, 
and he could've learned how to face and interact with them if he had 
had proper CoMC lessons.

Hope that helps,

Grey Wolf, ready to make a come-back to HP4GU after an extended absense