Hagrid and Snape's teaching method/Draco's detention with Snape

[Joe Goodwin]

No: HPFGUIDX 143930

Potioncat:
Wow, this puts a different spin on things. I snipped the part about 
Ron delaying getting care for the bite because he doesn't want to get 
Hagrid in trouble. Now, look at his from Draco's standpoint. Not only 
is he in trouble because of Hagrid's dragon, he gets detention with 
the oaf...in the Forbidden Forest!

I never could decide "who" assigned that detention. I'm starting to 
wonder if Hagrid wasn't being punished as well.

Potioncat...not sure how she ended up defending Draco of all things 
or of calling Hagrid an oaf.


Joe:
Ah but Draco wasn't in trouble because of Hagrid's dragon. Draco was in trouble because of being out of bounds. He was just being a nosey little git. 
   
  Part of the problem with the discussion is trying to apply "real world" values to Hogwarts. In the real world Draco would not have followed them because he would have gotten the crap kicked out of him by various other House members. After spending a lot of time stuffed in his locker he would probably have lost all interest in following the trio.
   
  JKR seems to place a very high value on personal responsibility. Draco was personally responsible for getting a four hoof beatdown. That is why it was funny, because he basically had to ignore Hagrid and then walk up and ask to be clawed.
   
  If anyone is to blame it is Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy for not teaching Draco not to be an insufferable jerk. No one else tried what he did because they understood what might happen to them, because Hagrid explained it to them and they listened.
   
  Not to mention that Hagrid was the one who had to carry Scarlet Malfoy off to the fainting couch because he didn't pay attention because he was an arrogant git.


Joe.