Ron's school work

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 18455

Simon wrote:

> Near the end of PS (SS for some) 
there is a
> comment about exam results. This comment is something along the 
lines of, but as
> I said before my copy of PS is elsewhere: "With all the excitement 
they had
> forgotten that they were still to receive exam results. Hermione was 
top of the
> year, Harry and Ron had achieved good grades ..." The rest of the 
quote goes on
> about how Neville had passed with a good Herbology mark making up 
for a poor
> Potions one and that even though Crabbe was as thick as two short 
planks he had
> still managed to pass and so showing that you could not get 
everything you
> wished for.
> 
> If my memory has been hideously ruined by revision (it has been a 
fairly bad day
> and I seem to have zero attention span at the moment) then I am sure 
someone
> will correct me, or possibly someone will give the exact quote 
anyway, but I am
> fairly sure that though Ron is not top of the class he still does 
fairly well.

Sorry about your bad day, Dr. B--I hope it's improved as it's gone 
along.

You got it exactly right, except that the "two short planks" were your 
own invention--LOL!  Oh, and it's Crabbe who unfortunately 
passes.  Same difference.

Amy Z

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 If only the hat had mentioned a house 
 for people who felt a bit queasy, 
 that would have been the one for him.
     --HP and the Philosopher's Stone
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