the potions textbook

[Amanda]

No: HPFGUIDX 135221

> Leah wrote:
> <snipped>... If so, why leave it lying around-was 
> Harry meant to find it? And who knows about the HBP?
> 
Now me: 
I think Snape just forgot about the book. He was the Potions Master for 15 
years before Slughorn stepped back into his old job.  I can imagine that 
Snape had his old school copy of Advanced Potions tucked on the 
potions classroom shelf along with all the other necessary but old, school 
text books and simply forgot it was there.  Snape did have an awful lot on 
his mind.  So when Snape vacated the potions classrooms & office for 
Slughorn, the book remained on the shelf for Slughorn to innocently hand 
over to Harry.

Mandy