In Defense of Snape (long)

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 122362


>Shaun wrote:
Harry certainly knew more about Polyjuice from learning about it
while making it in preparation to infiltrate the Slytherin
commonroom. But it's pretty clear that it was discussed in class,
and he and Ron hadn't been paying attention.

It's manufacture apparently wasn't discussed in detail in class
(otherwise they wouldn't have had to get its recipe from the
Restricted Area) but the potion was mentioned.

vmonte responds:
It's manufacture was not discussed in class? Yet, it's a question the 
children were suppose to know for their OWLS? I guess the only people 
who got this question right were Harry, Hermione, and Ron.  


Shaun wrote:
I doubt it. We know that to get the information they need and the
ingredients they need for their 'extra-curricular' activity in
potions, Harry, Ron, and Hermione have to resort to fraud and
theft. I doubt it's all that common, and I really doubt that
Neville goes around doing those things at all often.

vmonte responds:
They would have never gotten the answer right if they hadn't.

Vivian