Chapter Discussion: Prisoner of Azkaban Ch 19: The Servant of Lord Voldemort

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> Bookcrazzzy:
> 
> I think that Hermione's boggart reflects her irrational fear of failure, not
> a real bullying of Hermione by McG. 

Pippin:
I agree that Hermione's fear is failure. But there has to be a reason that this fear is personified by McGonagall. 

Bookcrazzy:
 McG is strict and believes in enforcing
> the rules but she does ease up once in a while when circumstances are
> special.  She does favor her own house, as all of the heads seem to do, and
> does positive things for her Quidditch team but I don't think she is ever
> abusive to any student of any house. 

Pippin:
Oh, she has her "mudblood" moment. It's right at the end, when she tells Slughorn she's going to kill his students if she suspects them of hindering the defense. And wands are indeed aimed with her approval, not just at Pansy Parkinson, but at the whole of Slytherin House, ickle firsties and all. 

Bookcrazzy:
 When it comes to Neville, she tells
> him about his grandmother not doing well in Charms and that "his grandmother
> needs to be proud of the grandson she has got", and both comments mean a lot
> to Neville (this was when she was discussing Neville's choices in
> N.E.W.T.S.)

Pippin:
In the same conversation,McGonagall tells Neville that his problems are due to lack of confidence. But she never connects that with her teaching style. 

Pippin