[HPforGrownups] Harry's anger (was Re: Draco's anger.)

[TrekkieGrrrl]

No: HPFGUIDX 122530

> Gerry:
>> And of course it is an extremely unwise thing to do. After all,
> this is
>> supposed to be about Harry learning Occlumency. And being able to
> keep
>> out the best, without resorting to external means, because they most
>> likely will not be available if he needs the skill. He should be
>> trying to defend himself against a Snape in top form. That's what
>> learning a skill is about.
>
> Geoff:
> If the person charged with teaching Harry the required skills had
> done his job properly and in the right frame of mind, the situation
> would not have arisen. I remarked in an earlier post that the method
> used with Harry was akin to throwing a non-swimmer into the deep end
> and walking away. There has to be a starting level and then a
> learning curve - steep maybe - which will equip the trainee to handle
> the real life situations.

But there's one thing about the WW that springs to my mind: It is in many 
ways extremely oldfashioned. And the part about throwing prople in the water 
to teach them how to swim HAS been used. Both my Mother and my grandmother 
(who are 75 and 103 now) both learned to swim that way (in the sea, no 
less). It was normal practice at the time (and maybe they had a sadistic 
Snapish swimming teacher too, I dunno...)

Of course, that method made some people afraid of water, in some cases for 
life, but it was still regarded "the" way of doing it. You were taught, on 
land, what to do and then  plopped in the water, expected to know how.

In some countries it is still regarded a good idea to spank students. Other 
countries regards that practice as medival and barbaric, it's all about 
culture. And we don't know enough about how teachers in the WW are educated 
(according to some, they're not really educated at all, you graduate from 
Hogwarts and start teaching... Like in Victorian England.)

~TrekkieGrrrl