Draco in Potions (was Barty Crouch Jnr)

[naamagatus]

No: HPFGUIDX 38135

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "blpurdom" <blpurdom at y...> wrote:
> 
> We do get multiple instances of Snape praising his work--he doesn't 
> praise any other student, not even other Slytherins.  While 
Hermione 
> probably does everything perfectly both in practice and theory 
> (written tests and papers) I'm still guessing that Snape gives 
> Malfoy the top marks in the class.  He may or may not deserve it or 
> be as good as Hermione; that's another debate.  But in Potions, at 
> least, he does seem to know what he's doing.  Snape would have to 
do a lot of backpedaling to justify praising someone who was 
> incompetent or merely adequate.
> 

Just the smallest of nitpicks: in CoS papa Malfoy reminds his son 
that Hermione had "beat" him in every exam. So, presumably, she got 
higher marks than Draco in Potions as well. 
Aside from that, I agree that Draco is probably quite good at 
potions. In fact, my impression is that he is a good student all 
around. Possibly his self confidence has something to do with this 
impression? In any case, he is smart, ambitious. There's actually no 
reason why he shouldn't be a good student, right?

Naama