The Dursleys, the Weasleys, Hagrid, and Snape: Nice people get a pass

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 125057




 
Irene:
 
> As for teaching, he competes for the spot of worst
> Hogwarts teacher with Binns and Trelawney. And it's
> possible to argue that he wins the competition: you
> can learn history of magic from the books, and it
> appears that Trelawney teaches the techniques properly
> for the interested students. But with the care of the
> magical creatures, if your teacher failed you in
> practical studies, then it was a wasted time. How
> practical are flobberworms and double-ended newts?

Finwitch:

I don't think so. As for Norbert & Buckbeak, well- The Trio 
volunteered - and Hagrid never so much as *suggested* anything. Gawp, 
though - he asked, but only because Umbridge&Fudge had been plotting 
against him, and centaurs didn't want him in the forest for doing the 
right thing... Harry never needed to do anything anyway.

and well: Hippogriff - well, I'd say it IS a good thing to learn how 
to treat one - (hmm.. God Rest Ye Merry Hippogriffs; I could eat a 
Hippogriff; etc. Looks like everyone's talking about Hippogriffs) 
Draco does a trick and Hagrid, losing confidence about student-safety 
so he gets to the Flobberworms (SAFE. You can't get safer than them). 

The blast-ended Skrewts: well, Harry needed SOME experience, I 
suppose, since they were in the Maze (only reason they existed, I 
suppose). And what about the Nifflers?

And Hagrid shows them invisible creatures, Thestrals... (and why now? 
For Harry, perhaps? Because Harry needed to know he's not crazy for 
seeing them when most don't... not a bad idea, either)

Always things outside books. Teaching how to calm a monster... and 
wouldn't you say that Hagrid usually knows what he's doing (Boring 
Flobberworms and experimental Skrewts not counting, everyone makes 
errors).

For someone who can (somewhat) tame or befriend a giant spider like 
Aragog -- has the respect of a centaur for the care he shows to the 
creatures... A proud centaur respecting someone who's NOT a centaur? 
I don't know if Firenze respects many wizards - or witches for that 
matter.

I think Hagrid has a great deal to teach - he's just with things 
outside regular OWL-NEWT- stuff (which you moust likely CAN learn 
from books anyway -- like offering milk to the Hedgehog-looking 
things... what sort of *practical* lesson do you need for that?).

Finwitch