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Old 04-30-2010, 02:51 AM   #236 (permalink)
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Huh. Well. This was rather... interesting. Odd. But interesting... yes.

Sarah stared at the report in front of her, thinking of... well... nothing really. So... they wanted her to read through crazy Dolores Jane Umbridge's reports on Hogwarts professors and see which ones she agreed with and which ones she didn't... and then fire one of the professors? She merely blinked her eyes a few times and then looked down at the report, studying what was written.

After she finished, she pondered the words a bit, soaking each and every detail in. Then picking up her quill, she flipped the page to the other side and began to write.

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While some of the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, Dolores Jane Umbridge's findings can be considered insignificant and rather 'jumping to conclusions', she does point out many points that I can't help but agree with.

Professor Rubeus Hagrid seems to be a jolly fellow according to history and not at all how Umbridge describes him to be. Although he is a friendly man who doesn't take pleasure in other people's injuries, so Umbridge claims, his curriculum might not be suitable for students. On the very first lesson he ever taught, Hagrid introduces third year students to a Hippogriff of XXX rating. I can't say that Hippogriffs are truly the most dangerous creatures ever but at the age of thirteen, students still don't know from right and wrong and don't fully understand the consequences of certain actions around a Hippogriff. Perhaps if students first studied about Hippogriffs and then interacted with one, it'd be better. Though there have been claims that the boy attacked was asking for it. Well if he was asking for it, then it's his fault. Yet, once again... children at that age don't know any better. Despite such an occurrence, I don't believe that firing will be necessary for Hagrid. Students like him and would be disappointed to see him go. He is also quite a fine teacher.

As for Professor Snape, his discipline and control over the classroom may be over the top. Professors should have full reign over students and their classroom and maintain good behavior, but not to such an extreme where students are afraid to go to the class. Students should be allowed to smile and have fun in class. They should be allowed to answer a question that was asked without getting points deducted because they're such a 'know-it-all'. Despite these poor attributes, Professor Snape is a highly skilled man and good at his job. He is very valuable to the school and should stay there.

The last professor that I'd like to talk about is the Divination professor. Professor Trelawney finds Hogwarts as a home to her and enjoys doing her job. She's been with the school for quite some time and has been known to have seen prophecies once or twice in her life. However, she hasn't been known to actually predict anything. She is incapable of predicting upon request and makes up horrific predictions about students' futures. Her control over her classroom isn't appealing and much about her isn't quite qualified to be a teacher. Students don't like her. Some of the teachers don't even like her. And she can't even teach. Being a teacher means to teach something that one knows. Professor Trelawney seems to have failed that part for she is teaching how to see into the future, yet she cannot see into the future herself. She is unable to perform and live up to the expectations of a professor which is why she is the one that I have chosen to fire.
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