Combined Classes (WAS Re: How Twenty is Twenty?)

[kateydidnt2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 46567

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., jazmyn <jazmyn at p...> wrote:
> All the classes seem to have two houses at a time
> represented in them.  Thetas why double potions was such a horror to
> Harry.  Twice as long cooped up with the Slytherins and Snape.  
...and... 
> Magic Shop Class (making magical items)
> Magic Arts and Crafts?
> Latin
> Language classes? (How to speak Mermish)
> Some sort of math classes. Only makes sense that a good wizard 
should
> have decent math skills for making potions or whatever.
> Magic Politics/Government
> Drama?  (Frightening concept.. magical school plays..)
> 
> Jazmyn

Tehehehe, imagine the special effects in *that* school play. I don't 
think all classes are two houses combined. We know for sure that 
Potions, Care of Magical Creatures, Flying  (I assume Flying is for 
first year students only, since that is the only place we have heard 
it mentioned) and Herbology are all combined classes. However, 
Defense against the Dark Arts has never been mentioned as two houses 
combined and we have seen the inside of that classroom as often as we 
have the Potion's room. I assume Transfiguration and Divination and 
Charms are not combined because it has not yet been mentioned, and 
there would definetly be something mentioned in the books if other 
houses were in with the Gryffindors in Divination. If there is cannon 
evidence contradicting what I have just said, it means I *really* 
need to re-read the books....
However, have you noticed that we have *never* heard what an 
Astronomy class is like?
Have you also noticed that the Gryffindors are most of the time 
combined with Slytherin? In Book two they are with Hufflepuff in 
Herbology, but that is the only time they are not with the 
Gryffindors. They have never been in a class together with the 
Ravenclaws! There is evidence to this, so it is not pure assumption-
in book four when Harry asks Parvati to the Yule Ball he then asks 
her if she knows someone who could go with Ron. Parvati answers 
something to the effect of "Sure,  I could ask Padma, you know my 
twin in Ravenclaw" (sorry I lent my book to my sister, can't look it 
up!) if they were closely associated with the Ravenclaws or having 
classes with them, then she would not have had to really say anything 
beyond the name.
Kateydidnt