Snapes punishing assignments are to help Harry?

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> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mclellyn" <ellyn337 at e...> 
> Mclellyn wrote:

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> > So now I'm wondering, has anyone looked into the past assignments
> by > > Snape to see if they would have helped Harry?  Let me know!
 

Lynnette wrote:
> 
> JMHO, but Snape has ALWAYS been giving Harry vital lessons and/or 
> help when seeming to be harrassing him.  Their first encounter in 
> that first potions lesson for instance.  I'll bet Harry never 
forgets 
> what a bezoar is or where it comes from.



Potioncat now:
Oh, I agree, almost all of the times Snape harrasses Harry, he's 
doing it to cover up the real reason for the event.  (teaching a 
lesson or having him wait for DD to arrive) And I"ve heard it said 
several times, "He'll never forget what a bezoar is." 

So, with that in mind, I just read this line a few days ago. 
GoF "The Unexpected Task" p396 US paperback:
"He found it hard to concentrate on Snape's Potions test, and 
consequently forgot to add the key ingredient--a bezoar--meaning 
that he received bottom marks."

LoL

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