Harry in NEWT Potions Class? (Was: Is Snape confident?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 86585

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Lady Pensieve" 
<ladypensieve at y...> wrote:
>
> 
> Me:
> I don't doubt that we'll see Harry in NEWT potions, but I also
think 
> that the only reason Harry said he wanted to be an Auror - besides 
> needing to say 'something' at that moment - is because he still 
wants 
> to stay in classes with Ron...that's what Ron had said he'd go for
- 
> if I remember correctly - earlier in OOP.
> 
> Kathy


Sue B:

I haven't followed much of this thread, but my own opinion here is 
that, while Harry certainly is very good at DADA, which he's had to 
learn the hard way, I'd agree here that auror is not necessarily his 
thing. If he survives the books, will there be much need for aurors 
anyway? LV will be gone and the aurors will be more or less just a 
magical police force - and let's face it, he'd be exhausted by then, 
probably never want to cast another Patronus spell ever again. So - 
what's wrong with his playing professional Quidditch? This is 
something he is passionate about and does brilliantly. And it's a lot 
more fun than facing any potential future Voldemorts! (Sorry if this 
is wandering a bit off topic, I just can't see the boy as a future 
auror). As for NEWT Potions, he would need it for auror training, 
but...er, just how much more do we *really* need of "Potter, fifty 
points from Gryffindor and wipe up Malfoy's spilt cauldron"? No, let 
Snape have DADA and find himself having to teach Harry properly, no 
more messing around, because Harry's life and the wizarding world 
depend 
on it. With luck Malfoy will drop DADA and so will any student not 
wanting to go on to auror training