[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape, Hagrid and Animals

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 143752

irene_mikhlin:

It's lucky that Snape's a "sadistic git" then, not another teacher "with a 
heart of gold", like Hagrid. I'm not sure Hogwarts could take two.

Magpie:

LOL--yeah, pretty much.  There's a reason that amongst the people who really

have to take the classes, Snape is actually more popular.



Sherry now:

If i had to pick, I'd take Hagrid over a sadist like Snape any day of the
year.  i had a sadist for a teacher, and no, he didn't inspire me to try
harder or any other such nonsense.  I also had some tough teachers who were
not sadists and could get the very best out of me.  i actually like being
challenged.  But I had to suffer a verbally and emotionally abusive teacher
for all of high school.  I got an ulcer because of that, among other things.
No child should ever have to tolerate Snape's kind of abuse.  I'd never let
a child of mine tolerate him.  I'd home school my kids before I'd let that
happen.  But I'd let them take classes from Hagrid in a heartbeat.  He's
loyal, lovable, innocent and would die to protect them.  of course, I'd warn
them to watch out for blast ended skrewts!  LOL.  But then there are few
animals that would frighten me, and those that did would be treated with
respect.  even when i was 13 I'd have had more sense than Draco.  I'd take
Hagrid's hippogriff lessons over Snape's threats to poison the toad.  and in
fact, I'm slightly astonished that people think Hagrid is worse than Snape,
if you take those two situations side by side.  There's nothing positive in
Snape's threats.  He's threatening a kid's pet, for goodness sake.  It
doesn't matter that we as adults might be able to reason out that he might
not be serious in his threat.  Neville believes it absolutely.  That is just
utter cruelty.

In the end, McGonigal and Lupin are the best sorts of teachers imaginable.
McGonigal is tough and strict but fair.  Lupin knows how to get the best out
of his students and also can give them a sort of emotional support.  his
style would have been the style under which I'd have thrived.  

just my opinion of course.

Sherry