the Twins' classes (was Re: OWLS)

[Meredith]

No: HPFGUIDX 97497

Ginger wrote:
> > 
> Any other quote to nail them down in other classes?  Or 
> > could we be on to a flint if we find more than 3?  
> > 
> 
> Now Heather:
> 
> What if there are two 'levels' of classes in years 6 and 7 - NEWT 
> level and ordinary level?  Perhaps the NEWT level classes are like 
> an honors level class which takes only the best of the year.  That 
> would leave all of the other returning students in the ordinary 
> level classes.  This was quite common in Canadian High Schools 
when 
> I was a student (albeit a long time ago... <grin>).  I find it 
hard 
> to imagine that F&G would only be able to attend three classes in 
> their 6th and 7th years after only receiving three OWLS...



Luckie:

I always assumed that "getting three owls" meant they got 
three "outstandings." That said, McGonagall takes students in her 
NEWT level class who have acheived and O or E. Snape only takes 
students who get Os. The twins could have gotten 3 Os, but gotten Es 
or As in other classes. However, if "getting an owl" simply means 
getting a grade good enough to get into a NEWT level class - such as 
an O in potions or an E in transfiguration - Heather's theory could 
apply.

~Luckie