Harry and detentions WAS: Special treatment of Harry or not

[scarfyrre]

No: HPFGUIDX 146108

Lorel wrote:
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> While these responses from students does make me worry about the 
> future of education (if not our populace in general!), they are 
> universal enough that I would have been suspicious of a Harry who 
> paid careful attention all the time and showed remorse after every 
> infraction or detention, and I think he would have become a less 
> believable character for young readers as well.
> 
> 


I'm long out of school, but I do remember carrying on conversations 
with my friends during lessons.  At least when we weren't being 
lectured to and the teacher was paying attention.  If not actual 
words by voice, then notes were constantly being passed about.

Detention?  Pffft.  Yea, huge punishment to sit in a room for an 
extra hour after school.  We were very annoyed when this happened, 
and certainly not frightened or contrite.

Ms. Rowling is doing a great job conveying exactly how teenagers 
acted in school, and it seems the Brits are very similiar to the 
Yanks.  Except we never called our teachers 'sir' or 'professor'.

Besides, what it was like for us wasn't what it was like for Rowling.

:)


Scarfyrre