Snape's (un)fair grading

[SnapesSlytherin at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 74576

In a message dated 7/31/03 9:17:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
bibphile at yahoo.com writes:
> I was under the impression (though I admit that I don't know why) 
> that only O.W.L.s counted fifth year.  Basically if you pass the 
> test you pass even if you have straight zeros and if you fail the 
> test you fail even if you have straight 100's.

That's what I thought too - at least, that's what I remember being told by 
people who understand the system.  It's not Snape's grading at all at this 
point...it doesn't even matter what Harry gets on the potions from Snape, all that 
matters is what the examiners give him on his OWL.  I figured that the classes 
are more practice for the exam (man...I wish AP classes were like this...I 
would've done alot better with just the exams counting!  But I digress...) This, 
of course, brings up the question: Does Harry know that only the OWL test 
counts?

~*~*~Oryomai~*~*~
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