Harry in Snape's DADA?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 75943

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "greatelderone"
<greatelderone at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
>  
> > 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. 

> greatelderone:
> 
> How do you know he didn't? Did JKR tell you or do you have some pipe 
> line into her head because frankly it is far too early to be making 
> absolute statements like this. If anything there is a high chance 
> that he actually got the O in potions since Snape isn't grading the 
> thing and in the regular potions class Snape grades him much harder 
> and harsher than any of the other Gryffindor aside possibly from 
> Neville Longbottom.

bboy_mn:

My 'pipeline' is the book OoP and the entire series of books that make
up the HP story.

First, the OWL Potions exam. Harry found the written exam 'difficult'.
In the practical exam, Harry thought is was not 'as dreadful as he had
expected' but that would still imply dreadful, just not as dreadful,
and that he was 'more relaxed'. Then in Harry's own words, "Harry
corked his sample flask feeeling that he might not have achieved a
good grade but that he had, with luck, avoided a fail."

In most potions classes, we learn how badly Harry did by the color and
general appearance of his potion. So Harry would have some idea
whether the potion looked exactly as it should have looked. Based on
his own words he doesn't seem that confident. 

Certainly, we all think he did better than he gives himself credit
for. Harry thinks, with luck, he passed ('Acceptable'), we think he
exceeded that, which would logically be 'Exceeded Expectation'. But to
assume that a student, Harry, has gone from years of history as
marginal and just bearly passing, all the way to 'Outstanding' is
asking a little too much. No doubt he has done well, but to think he
has moved to top of the class, top grades is hoping for something that
certainly isn't supported by the books.

I think he will get 'Exceeded Expectation', and with any potions
Master other than Snape, that should be enough to get him into NEWT
Potions. But to go from marginal to outstanding is just to unlikely.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn