'Teacher' is just one of the many hats I wear during the school day with students.  I am also a parent myself and understand the need to protect and comfort my child.  Yet, I also see the need to let her get dirty and grow on her own, like any flower would.  

Harry/Hermoine/Ron/Neville: Students 

Dumbledore/Snape/McGonagall/Hagrid: Teachers 

Weasleys/Sirius/Malfoy/Potter: Families