[HPforGrownups] Re: Teachers and fairness (WAS Is Snape unfair with House

[Ladi lyndi]

No: HPFGUIDX 56551

--- JessaDrow at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 4/29/03 10:59:53 PM Eastern
> Daylight Time, 
> grace701 at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> > Lupin deals with it by refusing to let
> Hermione have a turn with the 
> > Boggart. Hermione doesn't want others to have
> their turn, she 
> > doesn't get her turn. Actually, I think this
> is not as helpful to 
> > Hermione as Snape's (much nastier) approach.
> The Lupin approach 
> > requires that Hermione work out for herself
> why she was left out.
> > 
> 
> 
> I really didn't get this impression at all from
> the book, infact I was 
> stumped on why she didn't get a turn. Lupin
> doesn't seem the type to punish a 
> student who does well by not letting them get
> class room time.
> 
> ~Faith~

Me:

I never got the impression that Hermione was left
out on purpose either.  I think Lupin never
intended to let Harry face the Boggart, for the
reason he stated.  He asked a question and
Hermione answered.  Lupin specifically asks Harry
the second question.  I think that whichever
student had answered the first question would not
have been given an opportunity to face the
Boggart so that Harry would not end up being the
only one who didn't face the Boggart.  However,
Lupin does include both the student and Harry by
giving them the same points for answering as he
gave those who faced the Boggart.  However, when
the Boggart ends up rolling in front of Harry as
the legless spider, it became obvious he didn't
want Harry facing the Boggart.

In another vein about that Boggart, I've read
where people believe there are extra students in
Harry's Gryffindor class due to the Boggart
changing into shapes when a specific person
hadn't been called to face the Boggart.  That may
not be the case.  Right after that is happening,
Lupin makes the comment that the Boggart is
getting confused.  It could very well be that in
it's confusion, the Boggart is changing into
random shapes, such as when Lupin tells the class
about a Boggart turning to half a slug because it
is confused.

Lynn

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