Snape fair to Hermione?!

[sjlupin]

No: HPFGUIDX 71858

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "owlery2003" <owlery2003 at y...> 
wrote:
> Re-reading CoS I noticed that Lucius comments to Draco in Borgin & 
> Bourkes that Hermione did better than him in all his classes. This 
> would suggest that Snape gave her higher marks than Draco in 
> potions. Of course, Hermione is brighter than Draco (certainly in 
> the academic sense), but as far as Snape is concerned, you'd think 
> he'd come up with some way to mark Draco up, or mark Hermione down. 
> He seems to find reasons to dock Harry. But in this respect, at 
> least Snape gives Hermione her due. Never thought I'd be giving 
> Snivellus any credit, but there it is!
> 
> owlery2003

Yah, and in OoP when Unbridge is inspecting his class she says that 
this class is very advanced or something like that. Another nod for 
Sevvy being capable of teaching them potions pretty well. 

sjlupin