Lupin's first class

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From: "Maria" <maryblue67 at yahoo.com>
> Another thing... i was rereading PoA, and i noticed that,
> in the first class that Lupin teaches, with is the one he
> takes the student to the staff room to fight the boggart,
> Lupin seems to know the names of his students already. He
> had met Harry, Ron and Hermione in the train, also Ginny
> and Neville, but what about the others? He calls Dean to
> follow Neville, and the rest of the class, by their first
> names, and it seems to me as the first time he is meeting
> them... any comments?

>From PS/SS (Eng. Edition, p. 52):
"Uniform
First-year students will require:
    1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)
    2. One plain pionted hat (black) for day wear
    3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
    4. One winter cloak (black, silver fastenings)
Please not that all pupils' clothes should carry NAME TAGS"

So that solves the whole mystery. At least as far as Lupin is concerned.

But in CoS Professor Binns confuses the names of the students. Even though
he should be able to read the name tags (theoretically, at least; I mean
there is nothing indicating that the ghosts can't see in the usual meaning
of the word, or if they have another way of seeing; or am I wrong?). Binns
names Hermione: Miss Grant, Seamus: O'Flaherty and Parvati Patil: Miss
Pennyfeather (CoS, Eng edition, pp.113-115) I suppose that would have
something to do with a stereotype of a history teacher who remembers
everything concerning history but isn't able to memeorize his/her students'
names. But the students should be carrying name tags. So, why does Binns
confuse the names?

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