Harry in Snape's DADA? (was:Re: Harry in Potions NEWT)

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 75801

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steven" <sngoing at y...> wrote:

> 
> I don't think the new DADA teacher will be Snape. I do think that 
> Harry did better in potions than he thought. ...edited...
> 

bboy_mn:
Harry certainly did much better in potions OWLs than he thinks he did,
but there is no way he achieved 'Outstanding'. Even 'Exceeds
Expectations', while possible, is pushing it. 

But, even thought I will contadict it later in this post, I do think
Harry will be in NEWT potions. The only way that can happen is-

-Dumbledore pulls rank, and forces Snape to take him. 
I'm sure Dumbledore has stepped in every year to assure that Snape
gave Harry a reasonable grade which is why he continues to pass, but
there is a big difference between passing each year and achieving
'Outstanding' in his potions OWL. Conclusion: I don't see Dumbledore
stepping in.

-Harry will go to Snape and beg to be let in the class. Can you say,
'FAT CHANCE'?

-There will be a different Potions teacher with less restrictive
standards, but the means something has to happen to Snape. The logical
step is for him to take over DADA class. Conclusion: the only way for
Harry to take potions is if Snape isn't teaching it.

-Snape becomes a full time Death Eater, but this doesn't make sense if
Snape is a double agent. He can hardly spy on Dumbledore if Snape's
not at the school. 


> Even so, I want Harry to keep the DA going. He is going to need an 
> army he can count on, if he is going to win. 
>

bboy_mn:
I can see how the DA Club could be a one time/one book thing. The club
is needed more than ever now, and I don't think even a good DADA
teacher will be able to give the students enough practice to satisfy
them. The DA Club has to continue; I think it will be instrumental in
uniting the houses by bring the 'good Slytherin' into the picture.


> 
> As for grades, I expect Harry to have gotten outstanding in 
> Transfiguration, Potions, Charms, DADA, and Herbology. 

bboy_mn:

The requirements for Auror don't specifically say you need a Potions
NEWT. That's just a logical class to take. 

I've sometimes wondered if Harry couldn't just take the Herbology NEWT
as a substitute for Potions. As far as I'm concerned, Potions is just
Applied Herboloby; although, I acknowledge that it involves more that
just herbs (note: the text book for Potions is '1,000 herbs and
Fungi'). Certainly, Harry could gain a working knowledge of poisons
and antidotes by studying Herbology.

So, as far as I'm concerned, there will either be a new Potions
teacher, or Harry will take Herbology instead of Potions. 

Next question, will Ron be able or willing to take continued Potions
classes, and would Herbology be a sufficient substitute for him? Part
of this, is me wondering if, as a continuation of Harry's sense of
isolation, Harry and Ron won't take all of the same classes.

Just a few thoughts.

bboy_mn