Why don't Ron and Ginny know? (WAS Gum Wrappers)

[meriaugust]

No: HPFGUIDX 113146

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
> Dumbledad: 
> > Imagine that you are teaching a boy who is struggling with his 
> > education, and you know that he was brought up by his 
grandmother 
> > because his parents were tortured close to death and now reside 
in 
> a 
> > mental home. Would you be able to treat him as McGonagall treats 
> > Neville?
> > 
> 
> Potioncat:
> Hi, Dumbledad, haven't seen your name in a while.
> 
> I think McGonagall believes in the "Life is Tough Get Over It" 
> philosophy.  Similar to Gram.  She reminds me of Merilla(sp) 
> in "Anne of Green Gables."

Also, she knows all about Harry's history and doesn't hesitate 
punishing him: 
Is SS she takes off all those house points for the dragon incident 
and gives him a detention. 
In CoS she gives him detention for flying the car into the Whomping 
Willow. 
In OotP she doesn't intervene when DU is clearly abusing her powers 
over Harry. 
So she is just a very strict teacher. She has a soft spot sometimes 
(and she may even demonstrate this to Neville, we just don't see it, 
after all he is allowed to go to Hogsmeade again). 
Meri