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

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 125111


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Arynn Octavia 
<arynnoctavia at y...> wrote:
> Valky:
> Snape OTOH *is* denying his students a sense of protectedness when 
> they make potions, and people have been sent to the Hospital Wing 
> from Snapes class as well. Not just Hagrids.
> 
> Arynn:
> All of the times That I can think of that students had to go to 
the hospital wing (or other healing) from his class were Harry's, 
Longbottom's, or Draco's fault. 
> 
> 1. Harry and Draco try to curse each other in the hall and the 
spells deflect and hit Hermy and CrabbeorGoyle? (this actually 
happened in the hall outside the class before it started)
> 2. Harry throws a firework into Draco's cauldron to distract Snape 
so Hermy can steal potion ingredients. Snape needs to deflate 
various people's body parts. 
>  
> 3. In PS Longbottom melts a cauldron and potion goes everywhere, 
but I don't recall how Snape handled this. 
>  
> Please remind me of anything I'm forgetting, including the PS 
incident.
> 
> 


Valky:

But what does that mean Arynn? That it wasn't Draco's fault he 
deliberately sabotaged Hagrids lesson?

Or are you referring to the Blast-ended Skrewts as being an 
irresponsible choice on Hagrids behalf? 

You're probably comparing to the BES (cute acronym for those who are 
having trouble with Up-ended Newts etc) to the dangers of Snapes 
lessons so I'll answer that.

True the Blast-Ended Skrewts were not docile creatures, neither was 
Hagrid Monster book, but in all honesty I find that as evidence that 
Hagrid can be annoyingly dedicated to his art sometimes, but not 
evidence of irresponsibility. 

He's a bit of an old geek Hagrid, and he did put Madam Pomfrey in a 
tailspin over the Skrewts but I would reserve my judgement on 
Hagrids experiment for now, especially as to it being irresponsible. 
I think his classes on Magical creatures are laden with important 
experiences. In Australia Hagrid would probably be a local hero, 
lovingly preserving the dangerous but vitally important ecological 
structure. What he does is cool, and he teaches something better 
than fear.

Valky