Teaching Neville & Blood Prejudice(was:Rampant Ingratitude, was Re:Lusting...)

[amiabledorsai]

No: HPFGUIDX 129533

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Magda Grantwich
<mgrantwich at y...> wrote:
> > By telling Neville exactly what to do, Hermione prevents Neville 
> > from learning on his own, reinforces Neville's belief that he 
> > can't do potions and gets in the way of Snape's efforts to get 
> > through to a troubled student.  Hermione was trying to be nice,
> > but she acted as an enabler and in the end did Neville no favors.  

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> If Hermoine really wanted to help Neville, she'd talk to him after
> class or help with his homework or try to talk up his confidence
> before class. Instead she gets him over the immediate hump and then
> walks away, leaving him no better off.  

Well, no.  Hermione has been tutoring Neville some time.  It's
mentioned it in GoF as a reason why he asked her to the ball.

And Neville almost certainly profits more from simply being told how
to do it correctly than from a threat to kill his pet if he does it wrong.

Amiable Dorsai