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

[Steven]

No: HPFGUIDX 75942

> 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. 
> 
I am a teacher and it is my experience that students who are pushed 
harder by their teacher progress better. It is my opinion that Snape 
pushed Harry very hard and raised the bar so high that in failing 
under Snape's vindictive tutoring increased Harry's knowledge base. 
Many times Harry got the potion right only to have Snape or Draco or 
some accident to ruin it.

Frankly, under an unbias, if not sympathic judge, it is my opinion, 
which is all we have since book six is yet unwritten, that Harry will 
achieve and achieve greatly in a course in which he has both the 
motivation and the talent to achieve. I mean wouldn't Harry just love 
to thumb his nose at Snape. Additionally, we don't know if Minerva 
gave Harry any extra tutoring like she suggested.