Harry & his potions O.W.L

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 104906

> Asha wrote:
>  
> During my GCSEs and my A levels, none of my subject teachers actually
> invigilated the exam room.  I remember asking about it and one of them
> telling me that it's a common enough practice that teachers don't
> invigilate their subjects in case they gave a student an extra push in
> the right direction.
> 
> Jekatiska: Or the wrong direction in Harry's and Neville's cases... ;)


Carol: I doubt that Snape would push any of his students in the wrong
direction if he were allowed to proctor (invigilate) the potions OWLS
if only because their success reflects on his skill as a
teacher--which IMO is one reason why he pushes them and teaches at a
somewhat higher level than the MoM recommends. I also think that,
because he's on Dumbledore's side and is fighting Voldemort in his own
way, he *wants* Harry (and Neville) to succeed. He just doesn't want
them or the Slytherins to *know* that's what he wants. True, Snape
dislikes and distrusts Harry, but he also wants him to learn what he
needs to know. How else will they win the war?

Carol, who has a feeling that Potions will somehow come in handy in
the next book or two