[HPforGrownups] Re: Bill's Teacher Ratings

[Kathryn Cawte]

No: HPFGUIDX 56724

 
Bill (responding):
 
What I meant by being unfair is that she is inconsistent with her 
points given vs. taken.  In PS, when Harry and Ron save Hermione's 
life by defeating a mountain troll, they are given a mere 5 points 
each.  But when Harry, Hermione, and Neville are later caught out of 
their dormitory at night, they have 50 points each deducted.  So it 
seems that being out of bounds at night is ten times more important 
than saving a fellow student's life

Now Me -

Ron and Harry were *incredibly* lucky not to have been killed along with
Hermione when they tackled the troll themselves - not to mention Hermione
wouldn't have been trapped in a room with it if they hadn;t locked it in -
although McGonagall doesn't know that last bit.
Frankly I think she was ridiculously generous to give them points at all. I
m sure she only did it because she felt that their experience was punishment
enough (which it wasnt considering it does nothing to stop them from
carrying on with their risky behaviour). What they should have dones when
they found out Hermione was missing was tell Percy (as the prefect in
charge) and get him to get some staff help - or at least let the more
experience prefects try and deal with it. If I were mcGonagall I'd have been
*taking* points after the troll incident not handing them out - and great
handfuls of points at that.
But then I'm one of those people who wouldn't have handed out points to them
for going after the PS at the end either - would have given Neville the
points though.

K