[HPforGrownups] Protecting Students

[No Limberger]

No: HPFGUIDX 189238

>Potioncat wrote:
>Hogwarts, at the best of times, is a dangerous place. In the years we saw
it--during
>Harry's term and in flashbacks-- there have been extra dangers. Who do you
think did
>a better job of protecting students--Headmaster Dumbledore or Headmaster
Snape?
>or overall in general Professor Dumbledore or Professor Snape?

No.Limberger responds:
Magic can be dangerous. Magical beasts can be dangerous. Having a bunch of
students
trying out various magical spells for the first time certainly has the
potential for being
dangerous. Then there's quidditch, which is clearly a dangerous sport.  This
is
acknowledged by the fact that there's an infirmary at Hogwarts.  Thus,
whoever is
the headmaster at Hogwarts has a huge job of keeping students & staff safe
from
a variety of established dangers. With a dark wizard out to harm others,
that only
makes it even more dangerous.

Certainly Dumbledore did a stellar job, imho, of trying to keep the staff &
students
safe. He was assisted by the rest of the staff, including Snape.  Between
these
two, each did what was necessary to keep everyone as safe as possible; not
just
at Hogwarts, but with the WW at large.  If I were to choose between
Dumbledore
& Snape, I'd lean more towards Dumbledore since he was headmaster much
longer,
had many more years of experience with Voldemort than Snape and had other
experiences that Snape never had.

-- 
"Why don't you dance with me, I'm not no limberger!"


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