Potion Master supreme

[arcum42]

No: HPFGUIDX 83693

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "evil_sushi2003"
<evil_sushi2003 at h...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Mary Jo Neyer" <maryjo at n...> 
> wrote:
> > Perhaps it is because he cannot be replaced as Potions Master and 
> >for some reason, as yet to be revealed, it is vital for the 
> >survival of DD's "army" to have mastered certain potions.  We know 
> >that Snape is very skilled with potions, because only he is able
to 
> >make the potion for Lupin. 
> 
> E.S- This seems quite plausible, although it appears Snape is not 
> such a marvellous Prof. at this, and I would assume that some of
the 
> students do not gain their full potential at potions-eg. Neville, 
> because of Snape's offensive/unfriendly etc disposition. But then
if 
> Potions Masters were so rare I supose this character defect could
be 
> overlooked...
> 

Also, keep this in mind: Not only does Snape have to know all the
potions he teaches,  he needs to know all the possible results of a 
botched potion and be ready with counters for the more dangerous
ones. Think of the shear amount of knowledge you would have to 
have for this. I could easily see potions masters that are able to
teach as being rare.

I can also see how students like Neville could lead to a nervous
breakdown. Add to  that being a double agent, and I have to 
wonder how much of the way he acts is due to stress...
-- Arcum