Hagrid as a teacher; the reading of commentaries.

[Bruce Alan Wilson]

No: HPFGUIDX 143734

"Marianne S:
The thing is, while Hagrid may have been a bit over-eager to start
things off with a bang, he was able to model for the students and
the class had already witnessed how to follow the hippogriff
 directions properly. Draco DELIBERATELY CHOSE to not follow those
directions. I have no doubt that Draco did fully understand the
directions, but he either thought he was above them or that Hagrid 
was exaggerating. When he "painfully" discovered that Hagrid was
correct with his directions, Draco's pain was probably more on his
pride than actual physical pain (though he seems a bit of a "wuss"
in my opinion, and he was able to milk it in order
to get Hagrid and Buckbeak punished, get people to do his work in
potions,  and get himself and his team out of a quidditch match 
simply to inconvenience everyone."

Bruce Wilson:
My impression is that Draco didn't think it proper that Hagrid, being not fully
human and not a fully qualified wizard, should be allowed to teach, and was
deliberately trying to sabotage his class and get him fired at least as COMC
teacher, if not as Groundskeeper. (Remember, he didn't want to serve a detention
under Hagrid; thought it 'infra dig' to be under Hagrid's authority.)  I don't
think that he ever considered that he might get seriously hurt; kids his age
often think themselves invulnerable.  He was lucky he wasn't more seriously
injured.

Goddlefrood: 

"My conclusion would be to suggest that rather than take other's 
views on the HP books one should form one's own opinion."

Bruce Wilson:
Then what is the point of reading other people's opinions on this and kindred
lists?