Will Harry continue to study Divination in book six?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 110868

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "danni_yetman" <suedepatch at h...>
wrote:
>... McGonagall says that Harry needs to get x number of NEWTs to go 
> to Auror school or whatever, and after she tells him his required 
> courses, he still needs at least one more....
> 
> I'm thinking it will be Divination, because she wouldn't throw
> Firenze in there ... and not have Harry continue in my opinion... 
> will he also continue with Care of Magical Creatures? I mean, who 
> says he can't take extra NEWTs too right? 
>
> Although it might be too much work...maybe it's not important. 
> ...what's your opinion?!

B_Boymn:

McGonagall says he needs a /minimum/ of five NEWTs.

The suggested ones are-

- Tranfigurations
- Charms
- Defense Against the Dark Arts
- Potions

the remaining classes available to Harry are-

- Divination
- Herboloby
- Care of Magical Creatures
- History of Magic

I think Harry and Ron are desperate to get out of Divination, even
with Firenze, they don't put much faith in it. However, you are right,
 I alwasy knew that Firenze would come back into the story, and now he
has, but the question is why is he back and what purpose will he
serve? Actually, I don't have a clue. I think Harry will only continue
with Divination if other classes he needs are unavailable. Although,
I'm also quite sure that Harry didn't get a OWL in Divination, so I
think that eliminates that class.

I think he will take Care of Magical Creatures simply because Hagrid
is his friend, and while he does enjoy the classes, he would also want
to show support for Hagrid.

I also don't think Harry go an OWL in Magical History, so that class
is probably out.

So that leaves Herbology as an extra class. It's possible that if
Harry doesn't get into Potions, he will substitute Herbology which has
some application in and connection to Potions.

As far as Potion, Harry certainly got an OWL in Potions, but I just
don't see any way he could have gotten an Outstanding OWL. That
implies that while Snape is the teacher, Harry can't get into the
class. Consequently, I am a supporter of the theory that Snape will be
the DADA teacher and there will be a new Potions teacher.

Final class list-

- Tranfigurations
- Charms
- Defense Against the Dark Arts
- Potions (maybe)
- Care of Magical Creatures
- Herbology (maybe)

Sorry, no Divination.

Just one man's opinion.

Steve/b_boymn