Let's hear it for good old Snapey!

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 87876

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "manawydan" <manawydan at n...> 
wrote:
> 
> Just a minor point, I'm sure, but _Hermione_ knew the answers to the
> questions, because she'd done the reading.
> 
> So there's no absolute reason why Harry couldn't have known them.
> 
> Snape was certainly setting out to be nasty, but also making the 
point that
> it's not just talent that's important, it's learning too (a good 
message for
> any novice wizard, in my opinion!)
> 
> Cheers

I am pretty sure that they did not have any homework before start of 
their first year. I am almost positive that Hermione did a reading, 
because she just likes to read (Trust me, I am the same way. :o)) 

She read "Hogwarts, a history" before they started too. Does it mean 
that any other student was supposed to read it too? I mean, good for 
them, if they do want to do it, but to punish student because he did 
not? :o)


Alla