Snape outing Harry as Parselmouth (was Re: If DD knows, then why..?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 94021

Eustace_Scrubb happened to have the book at hand:
> >>snipping canon quote about duel<
>  
> > What I want to know is how many 2nd years can do a competent
> > serpensortia?

> Potioncat:
> This is a good question.  While I am no fan of Draco's, he appears 
> to be a very competent young wizard. Some think that Snape "gives" 
> him good marks, but I tend to think he earns them.  What Snape 
does 
> is to ignore his misbehavior.


S. Mehmood (me):

Well.. as for Draco earning his grades in Potions, I tend to 
disagree. If Snape does not want former DEs to know that he has 
switched sides, he must still act like he is a DE. It seems as 
though the DEs stuck together after Voldemorts fall (Malfoy and 
McNair seemed pretty close, same with Malfoy Crabbe and Goyle). 
Giving Draco bad grades would have 
looked pretty suspicious. However, I dont mean does not 
contradict the claim that Draco is competent, Im just saying he 
probably doesnt need to be competent to do well in Snapes class. I 
do, however, agree that Draco is a "very competent yound wizard."

As for the 2nd year serpensortia thing, I seem to agree with you. It 
is akin to conjuring, something that 5th years haven't reached. It 
was also a live animal (a vertebrate no less). I think it may have 
been a slight flint, because I doubt Malfoy is that skilled, 
esspecially when it doesnt seem as though he had practiced the spell 
thoroughly before he used it.