Harry's bias again WAS: Bullying WAS: Re: Prodigal Sons

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 140904


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> Ceridwen:
> 
> I do think Harry might display himself in class as someone who *has* 
> to be there, and a teacher who can come up with a spiel like the one 
> Snape delivers in the first class, wouldn't care to see an unwilling 
> student.  --  Harry wouldn't realize this 
> is what he's doing.  Very few kids do.  -- Or, Harry might have been
engaging in other behavior which 
> doesn't seem out of line to him, but which, seen by someone else, 
> comes across as wrong.  Again, he may not notice.  But Snape would.

Finwitch:

You know, I think you have a clear picture of this. In the first scene
-  Harry's taking notes out of Snape's speech. In the book we get only
Harry's point of view -- he really does NOT see any reason why Snape
would pick on him.

But - Snape did not see what Harry was writing and it may well have
appeared to him that Harry wasn't paying attention. (The Movie-version
makes this *obvious*, as it shows Draco's fascinated face in contrast
to Harry's concentrated writing. AND all of this more or less from
outsider-pov. Nice addition, IMO).

However, as different people learn in different ways - that which may
appear as 'disturbance' of class might actually be a learning method
to the one doing it. (Harry's taking notes makes this obvious). A
kinetic learner requires movement in order to learn. And what disturbs
is also different. Some might actually find silence and stillness as
so disturbing that the demand prevents their learning...

In addition, people are different in how easily they're disturbed (or
distracted). One consentrates fully to one task and just about nothing
can break it, another does 7 things at the same time (socialising,
learning etc.) It's a personality trait and appeals equally for work
and entertainment.

Finwitch