H/Hr and the Boggart (WAS: Teachers and fairness)

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No: HPFGUIDX 56597

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, JessaDrow at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 4/30/03 9:23:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> ladilyndi at y... writes:
> 
> > 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.

I always thought that Hermione might've gotten a chance to face the 
boggart (even though she did ask the question) except that she was 
standing behind Harry. Maybe Lupin hoped to finish the boggart off 
before they got that far down the line, but since it rolled over in 
front of Harry he (thought he) had to intervene.
I never got that he intended to punish Hermione at all. He tends to 
focus on positive things, and to subtly teach his students right from 
wrong in so doing.
That is why he is one of my favorite characters. Because despite all 
he's suffered, he hasn't turned bitter, and he doesn't lash out at 
the world around him. He's the kind of person I would want to teach 
my children (if I had any)

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