[HPforGrownups] Re: Teaching Styles LONG

[Shaun Hately]

No: HPFGUIDX 147954

On 11 Feb 2006 at 8:52, festuco wrote:

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Shaun Hately" <drednort at ...> wrote:
> 
> > In the very first Divination class, Trelawney - out of dislike for 
> > Hermione - publically tells her that there is something wrong with 
> > her. And that does upset Hermione - I hesitate to generalise but 
> > there's relatively few things a teacher could say to most gifted 
> > perfectionists (and I think Hermione is one of these) which is more 
> > likely to cause distress.
> 
> "Possobly no one's warned you, Lupin, but this class contains Neville
> Longbottom. I would advise you not to entrust him with anything
> difficult. Not unless Miss Granger is hissing instructions in his ear."

Actually I would say that is even nastier - because besides anything 
else, it involves another teacher on top of Neville's peers. My point 
in mentioining what Trelawney did isn't to suggest she is worse than 
Snape, by any means - merely to point out that Snape is hardly unique 
in terms of publically saying unkind things about students. Trelawney 
does it, McGonnagal does it - it's not that unusual at Hogwarts.

Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought
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