Hagrid IS a good teacher!! WAS Re: Hagrid and Snape: Nice people get a pass

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 125082



> Valky:
> Snape OTOH *is* denying his students a sense of protectedness when 
> they make potions, .


> Alla:
> 
> I am not sure though why you think that Snape denies his students 
> the sense of protectedness during the lessons. I am speaking 
purely about technical safety. Are you saying that there are some 
> precautions which need to be taken during potions lessons and 
Snape fails to exercise them?
> 

Valky:
Well actually I've checked closely and it seems *technically* Snape 
has the whole show running like clockwork... 

But Snape does not *offer* the kids a protective arm from dangers 
beyond their control. He in fact deliberately denies it.

In GOF Snape takes Trevor in front of the class and feeds him the 
shrinking potion Neville made. No one in the class knows what will 
happen if the potion fails, they just know it probably will fail.

The students, especially Neville, but in fact ALL students are under 
Snapes threat here, he is weilding power over them ALL because none 
knows the outcome of a failed potion except him.
 
The potion works, and Snape is mightily dissapointed that Hermione 
undermined his little power trip by helping Neville.

It can be argued that the "Slytherins" feel protected by Snape but 
this is not as a teacher but as a Housemember. 

I think, OOtP Snape did tell the class that they could test their 
own dangerously incorrect potions if they got it wrong. Almost all 
students fend for themselves in the dungeon, as a Potions class 
there is no sense of protectedness. 

Hagrid never told Draco he would have to fend for himself.

Valky