Owls and year 6/Wizard Technology/First Triwizard Task

[Christina in GA]

No: HPFGUIDX 100864

>"troublenbass"

>I have a random and simple question. How do you think >everyone did on
their OWLS? Harry had much to worry >about - do you think he failed
anything? What do you >think his classes will be in year 6?
>I apologize if we have talked about this already.


Christina: I think they did well in all the OWLS, except Harry in History of
Magic since he fell asleep and only answered a few questions. We know
McGonagall told him some classes he needed to continue in order to be an
auror - potions being one of them, if Snape will have him there. Snape said
he only takes students with the proper aptititude, I think he said.

Someone asked once if there were Wizard colleges to attend after Hogwarts
and JKR said no, but McGonagall said that to be in Auror it would require
more training after Hogwarts. That could be some type of college or training
program or on the job training at the MOM, but I doubt JKR will write about
that if that's what Harry decides to do. Personally I believe Harry will be
the new DADA teacher within about 2 years of leaving Hogwarts.

For year 6 I think Harry will still be taking most of the usual classes -
Transfiguration, Potions, DADA, Care of Magical Creatures. He will probably
drop divination and maybe astronomy. I wonder if he and Ron will take up
Arithmancy or Ancient Runes during these final years? And I wonder if
Arithmancy is like Algebra or Trigonometry in the WW?

Re: Wizard Technology. I find it interesting that they don't have television
or radio like we know it, but they do have some type of radio because the
kids knew the group singing at the Yule Ball. Lockhart was also another
celebrity so the WW must have some form of entertainment the way the muggle
world does in order for groups and people to become famous. Without
television in the common room I guess that makes it easier to get all the
homework done as well. I would love to have a house like the Weasley's that
cleaned itself.

>From: "fandulin" Subject: First Triwizard task....cruel?
>I was re-reading portions of GoF the other day, my >favorite volume, and it
occurred to me that the first >Triwizard task is a little cruel.  Has anyone
else thought >this?

Christina: I never thought of it that way before but you are right. I never
really felt sorry for the dragons but now I do. Basically I didn't like the
tournament to begin with. The wizards knew it was dangerous - they stopped
it because the contestants died - but the one that really bothered me was
Harry swimming in the lake. He did right by helping Fleur's sister even
though everyone else thought he was stupid for believing the clue and
thinking they would die.

Christina in GA