Snape's temper; Draco's malignancy; Teaching

[Bruce Alan Wilson]

No: HPFGUIDX 143824

Steve:
"and Snape throwing a jar at Harry, which missed by the way,
when he found Harry in his pensieve also doesn't count since 
very few people would have been that restrained under the 
circumstances."

I suppose the nearest real world equivalent would be finding 
someone riffling through one's private papers, or reading one's 
diary.  Who wouldn't be moved to rage, or even violence, under 
the circumstances?

horridporrid03:
"Now, you might object that Umbridge is really and truly evil 
and Draco is not in her category.  I'd say this is generally 
true; there's no way that Draco is as nasty of a person as 
Umbridge."

He's young yet.  Give him time.  That "Cedric was first" crack 
is absolutely unforgivable, and whatever he got for that he 
richly deserved.  If you MUST shake hornets' nests, endure the 
stings.


Ginger:
"If this is the case, then Hagrid was only teaching the way that 
he was taught.  It's not easy teaching one's pet subject to a 
group that couldn't care less.  Hagrid wouldn't understand that 
in his first year of teaching.  It's disheartening to find that 
your passion is someone else's drudgery.  Expecially, as in 
Hagrid's case, where he went out of his way to find things to 
teach that he thought the students would find interesting."

I used to be a teacher myself.  I got out of it because I 
realized that, although I know my subject inside and out I just 
don't have the gift of inspiring others to love it as much as I 
do.  I wish I did, but I don't.

Bruce