[HPforGrownups] Combined Classes (WAS Re: How Twenty is Twenty?)

[Jesta Hijinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 46638









>--- 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
>
Well, we haven't seen our terrific trio in *all* of their classes.  Perhaps 
Astronomy is with the Ravenclaws.  There simply isn't time and space for JKR 
to give parity to everything - she basically puts in what drives the plot 
forward.

Possibly some of the special subjects that have smaller classes aren't done 
by house but have an admixture of students from all four houses = perhaps 
Arithmancy or Muggle Studies, where we don't follow Hermione.

Incidentally - that was a continuity/??? some kind of error in HP and the SS 
the movie - Susan Bones is in the double Potions with Slytherin class, and 
she is quite notably a Hufflepuff.  She's also played by Eleanor Columbus, 
the director's daughter.  :-)  So I have a guess as to how she wound up in 
the scene.

Felinia


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