[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape, Hagrid and Animals

[Magpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 143728

Orna:
But we are not in the real world - it's WW. I'm not saying Hagrid
isn't a bit irresponsible, but - but, although Malfoy got hurt -
they have very good healing skills, which mean that we have to look
at those injuries from that perspective.
I mean - it is quite usual for teachers to endanger students with
dangerous plants, potions, Dark creatures. Not to mention Snape
conjuring a snake for Harry in CoS, Moody imperiusing his class,
Quidditch being a rather dangerous game.

Magpie:

Sure it's not like our world, and Draco's fine and Hagrid's still teaching 
and Snape maybe feeds people poison in class.  I agree with that, but it's a 
different point. This was just in answer to the idea that Hagrid has no 
responsibility for what happens in the class.  Within canon Hagrid is 
considered a particularly unreliable by students, and he does a lot of 
things that contribute to what happens the first day.

> Betsy Hp:
 And the text is *incredibly*
> clear that Draco misses the "don't insult a hippogriff" line.
>
> " 'Don't never insult one, 'cause it might be the last thing yeh
do.'
> Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle weren't listening..." (PoA scholastic
> hardback p.114)

a_svirn:

Here is the canon:

"Now, firs' thing yeh gotta know abou' hippogriffs is, they're proud," said 
Hagrid. "Easily offended, hippogriffs are. Don't never insult one, 'cause it 
might be the last thing yeh do."

You can hardly make the matter plainer than that, now, can you?

Magpie:

Yup.  Starting with being heard by everyone, but even beyond that, yes.

-m