the Twins' classes (was Re: OWLS)

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 97416

Ginger wrote:
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> So, we have both in Charms and at least Fred, but probably both in 
> Herbology.  Any other quote to nail them down in other classes?  Or 
> could we be on to a flint if we find more than 3?  
> 

Potioncat:
Well, since Harry never knows what to expect in the next year, 
neither do we.  Could you continue in a class if you didn't pass 
OWLS?  In some of the standardized test in Virginia, some students 
pass the class via grade, then fail the Standard test which causes 
all sorts of trouble. (I'm not sure how we currently resolve that, 
but what would the WW care?) Could they have taken NEWTS in a class 
in which they didn't pass OWLS?

So could there be classes that don't have an OWL requirement? Hagrid 
would probably welcome any interested student! Or are we once again 
straining at some sort of detail that JKR didn't care about or work 
out herself?

The twins didn't care enough about the scores to work on it, even 
though they are obviously very smart.  And apparantly, they stayed on 
at school to please their parents.  So are they only taking the bare 
minimum....We know some combination of Charms, DADA and Herbology. 
(Maybe it's the Herbology rather than Potions that they use for 
the "snacks.")

Potioncat who suspects she just paraphrased the previous post only 
with more words.