Snape, Hagrid and Animals

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 143773

> >>Magpie:
> > <snip>
> > There's a reason that amongst the people who really have to take 
> > the classes, Snape is actually more popular.

> >>Sherry :
> If i had to pick, I'd take Hagrid over a sadist like Snape any day 
> of the year.
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
I understand your support of Hagrid, Sherry.  He's a sweet man who 
never means to nearly kill the people (and animals) he nearly 
kills.  But the fact of the matter is this: *no one* is taking NEWT 
level CoMC precisely *because* Hagrid is the teacher, including his 
number one supporters, Harry, Hermione, and Ron.  Someone up thread 
suggested Luna might be willing to take a class with Hagrid (can't 
remember who, sorry), but IIRC Luna stated in OotP that she and the 
rest of Ravenclaw think Hagrid's bad teacher.  Harry was a bit 
miffed at that, IIRC.

It's also a fact that Snape's NEWT level Potions class was quite 
full, especially considering the stringent requirements he set 
forth.  And no one, including Neville, dropped out of the NEWT level 
DADA because Snape was the professor.

So at the end of the day, the students of Hogwarts, every single one 
of them, prefer Snape to Hagrid when it comes to teaching.  Which 
fits in with my own personal experience that students much prefer an 
unfriendly teacher who can teach to a friendly teacher who can't.

> >>Sherry:
> <snip>
> 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.
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
For me, it's because both Neville and Trevor came out of Snape's 
lesson unscathed, and Neville learned potions.  Whereas both 
Buckbeak and Draco nearly died because of Hagrid's lesson, and Draco 
probably didn't learn much about CoMC.

Actually, what *I* find rather astonishing is people having no 
problem with the risk Hagrid's cavalier attitude puts his various 
creatures in.  Buckbeak was nearly executed because of Hagrid's 
carelessness.  Thank goodness for Harry, yes?

I think Hagrid *could* become a good teacher, if he tries.  He has 
the knowledge and the enthusiasm.  But it's going to take some time.

Betsy Hp