[HPforGrownups] Re: Teacher stereotypes (love them!)

[Kathryn Cawte]

No: HPFGUIDX 84847



> sera says:
> I absolutely agree. When I read "Philosopher's Stone" again last week,
> I thought: "Wow, Snape is just like that mean maths teacher you had in
> 10th grade" or "Yes, I know a McGonagall myself". Rowling creates
> stereotypes. But that we actually find those in real life just shows
> how much our society is build upon certain, er, stereotypes. When I
> think back to my school days, I can certainly name the "good" and the
> "Bad" teachers, the "mean" and the "nice" ones, and I could compare
> them to Hogwarts' teachers.
>

K

Well, the woman who handles my bank account went to school with JKR (which
means that last time I was in the bank I spent ten minutes dealing with my
account and nearly an hour talking Harry Potter and recommending web
sites/yahoo groups). She swears that Snape is their chemistry teacher and
McGonagall the English teacher, but obviously JKR has managed to take these
specific people and change enough that we all recognize them. Although I
never had a Snape at my school I do know a McGonagall.

K