Snape, Hagrid and Animals

[irene_mikhlin]

No: HPFGUIDX 143743

a_svirn wrote:

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>> Magpie:
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>> Yup.  Starting with being heard by everyone, but even beyond that, 
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> yes.
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> There is a subtle semantic difference between being heard and being
listened. Hagrid did no "rattle" the information; he stated it with
the utmost clarity. Everyone who listened heard him. Those who didn't
didn't.  Simple as that.
> a_svirn



Can you imagine McGonagall not noticing that some students didn't hear
a crucial bit of instructions? She would notice that Malfoy
deliberately didn't listen, would make him repeat, take points, repeat
it again etc.
I can't believe people defend Hagrid for this lesson. He didn't bring
one Hippogriff, as in the movie, he brought several and the children
were supposed to work with them simultaneously.
Even if they'd all listened to the last word of the instructions,
there is no way Hagrid could supervise this lesson to some standard of
safety.

Bringing it back to Snape, if we use the same standard, it must be all
Neville's fault, right? Because Snape's instructions are perfectly
clear, and Hermione can brew perfect potions from them, so why can't
Neville?
Oh, and when Harry deliberately disrupts a lesson, Snape would not be
at fault at all if some children were seriously hurt as a result?
 It's lucky that he's a "sadistic git" then, not another teacher "with
a heart of gold", like Hagrid. I'm not sure Hogwarts could take two.


Irene