Hermione cheating over Trevor?

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 129592

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Laura Ingalls Huntley:

> > Betsy, who thinks Neville garnered quite a bit of talk in the 
staff
> > room and probably caused many professors a great deal of 
frustration
> > as they tried to bring out his true potential.
> 
> *grins* Ah, yes . . . I can picture it now:
> 
> McGonagall: "That Neville Longbottom!  I've tried  everything I can 
> think of, and *still* he shows no improvement!"
> Hagrid: "Tell me about it.  Boy's a ruddy disaster."
> Flitwick: "He's got no self-confidence, that's the problem!  I just 
try 
> to be as encouraging as possible with him."
> McGonagall: "Is that all?  Personally, I think what he needs is a 
> structured environment and a firm hand -- that'll sort him out.  
What 
> do you think, Severus?"
> Snape: "Well, yesterday I tried to poison his toad."
> McGonagall: *looks fascinated* "Did it work?"
> Snape: *bored sigh* "No."

Finwitch:

What a funny thing, but what about the teacher in whose class Neville 
does well...

Sprout: "Now really, I have never had any problems. Dear Neville is 
so nice and sweet. He really excels in my class, and tends his 
Mimbulus Mimbletonia really well. I think he's even better dealing 
with plants than that bookworm Hermione Granger. Really, just needs 
the right environment to grow - encouragement, trust - not too much 
nor too less of expectation - not too much at once... Such nastiness 
without proper sunlight would work for Devil's Snare, but there's 
nothing Devilish in Neville. That boy's a saint..."

Sprout certainly knows how to deal with Neville, and I haven't heard 
anyone *else* complaining about her classes, either. And same goes 
for Lupin. I'm positive Lupin would also recommend encouragement and 
kindness. That's how he taught Neville to deal with the Boggart...

Finwitch