[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry in NEWT Potions Class? (Was: Is Snape confident?)

[Angel Moules]

No: HPFGUIDX 86552

My pet theory on NEWTs and staffing is that we're going to wind up with
Snape teaching DADA and someone else teaching Potions next year. Snape
then gets laid up at the end of the year, and the jinx happens again. 

Defeating the Dark Arts seems to be akin to Psychotherapy. To train as a
psychotherapist, you need to have gone through therapy yourself, and be
open to it, and to deal with issues in the past. You also need to keep
working, not think 'it's sorted.'

If you've seen the film 'Devil's Advocate' then you'll know what I mean.
I think I'd like to see the Snape/Harry dynamic in a different setting.
We know Snape doesn't like wandwaving, and it would be interesting to
see him doing duelling and mind control.

The other thing is that I'm curious about NEWT teaching. Is it one
teacher, one subject, or is it more like A levels, where teachers will
specialise in their particular area - i.e. does Dumbledore teach Potions
for those that don't get Snape's required 'O'. We had different classes
taught by different staff, according to ability group in certain
subjects. So Maths had streaming at A level, and there was a choice of
Economics or Business Studies, depending on ability.

Angel