OOP: Harry's Obstacle to Auror

[Ali]

No: HPFGUIDX 67184

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bohcoo" <sydenmill at m...> 
wrote:


 <<<Lessee . . There is just one year left for Harry to improve his 
 Potions grade so he will be accepted into the NEWT-level Potions 
 class program for his pre-Auror education. >>>

I'm not sure I'm with you here. Harry's OWL grade will determine 
whether he is allowed to start the 2 year NEWT course which begins 
at the start of the 6th year. He has not got a year to improve his 
grade. It is possible that he could retake the OWL in an effort to 
push up the grade, but that would then mean delaying the start of 
his Potions NEWT course and prolonging his stay at school.

 Bohcoo:-

<<< I predict that Snape will come into the 6th year as the DADA 
teacher,  at his long-yearned last. That solves several problems at 
the same time:
 
 <snip>

 Second, Harry is outstanding in DADA -- no way  Snape will be able 
to intimidate him.  So, Harry will maintain his level of 
accomplishments needed for NEWT. Under a different Potions Master, 
Harry's grades will improve to NEWT-level.>>>

I like this idea, because it means JKR can allow Harry to continue 
with Potions with a lower level grade - because a new teacher could 
lower the bench mark down. This would seem more plausible than Harry 
suddenly becoming "Outstanding", and it would be better than 
Dumbledore having to override Snape to keep Harry in the class. Of 
course, that would probably be the end of Snape though!


Ali