Mysteries

"It may not help you much. But just you remember this. There's at least one person here at Hailsham who believes otherwise. At least one person who believes you're a very good student, as long as any she's ever come across, never mind how creative you are." pg 28

I like Miss Lucy. She is honest and she seems like the type that bends the rules a little bit for the student's sake...She's not supposed to support Tommy's art failure, but she admits that art isn't necessary to be great. She also tells Tommy there is more that she needs to tell them, that Hailsham hasn't taught them. Miss Lucy wants to prepare the children for what the real world is like, and for this reason I like her. She is like an insider that gives bits of information to the students to keep them wondering. So far, Tommy and Kathy are the ones that are trying to solve Hailsham's unspoken mysteries. They are both very curious of this place, and the reasoning behind all the things like the Gallery, art expression, and especially Madame's fear of the students. Their curiosity of everything at Hailsham may lead to trouble later.

I think I'm going to try to make a Harry Potter reference, but this will probably fail. But, I can compare Miss Lucy to Hagrid in a way. Miss Lucy seems to have a closer relationship with the students than any of the other guardians. She looks out the for the students, just like Hagrid looks out for Harry, Hermione, and Ron. Also they both seem to tend to reveal a bit too much information, Remember Hagrid with the Sorcerer's Stone? or how to calm Fluffy? or the Chamber of Secrets? Miss Lucy does the same kindof thing, just in a more discreet way.