[HPforGrownups] Re: Dumbledore as a judge of character/ Trelawney and Snape

[Magpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 166106

Bart:
> Hagrid, on the other hand, is quite talented. If it weren't for Draco's
> interference, he might have made an excellent teacher. But, after being
> framed twice, he is a little too leery of authority. With some guidance,
> he could have become a first rate teacher.

Magpie:
So Hagrid would have been an excellent teacher of adolescents if only he 
hadn't had to teach actual 13-year-olds. (Hey, Draco would have been a model
student if not for Hagrid, one might as well say. He seems to do just fine 
with other teachers.) Hagrid has his own talents, but his lack of talents as 
a teacher
are all his own and can't be blamed on Draco or any other mildly 
disagreeable child--that's part of the job of being a teacher. His 
shortcomings as an authority figure are also his own, and have been since
the beginning of the series. I don't think Luna's "We in Ravenclaw think 
he's a bit of a joke" has anything to do with residual trauma over Draco 
whispering in class that day. On the contrary, when the Trio have trouble 
with Hagrid's teaching it usual revolves around things they consider all 
Hagrid.

-m