Snape as DADA, new Potions teacher? (was Re: It's Libatius)

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No: HPFGUIDX 126220


 SSSusan wrote:
> Also, the standards Snape holds to in his own classroom just might 
be  higher than the standards to which the examiners hold students, 
might they not?  If that's the case, then achieving the "O" Snape 
requires might be possible for more students than think they can 
achieve it.

Potioncat:
Very nice post, thanks for the long quote from the 5th years' first 
potions class. Had Lupin been the long standing Potions Master the 
speech would have sounded more like this, "You have an important test 
to take at the end of the year. And I'm certain with a little hard 
work, everyone of you can earn an Acceptable." he smiled at Neville.
"This class will continue my high pass rate, I'm sure

McGonagall tells Harry he's performing at "Acceptable" in 
Transfigurations, but says he can work harder and make the "E" she 
expects. She also says he can make the grade in Potions. By this, I 
mean, looking at his current marks, she thinks he can perform well 
enough on the OWLs to earn a spot in the NEWT classes. I wonder in 
this case, if Snape did give him zeroes, because his other grades 
would have to be very high to keep his overall potions grade up. 
Could Snape have had some reason to hide Potter's true ability?

So it seems that the marks that these two teachers give are much 
harder to earn than the marks on the tests. If we could have wandered 
into the common rooms we might have heard older students telling the 
5th years not to worry about potions or transfigurations, everyone 
does better in those than they do in the class. Of course, we never 
get a heads up from the older students.

So I don't think it would be an error for Harry to get into the 
classes. I think JKR did a nice job of setting us all up to worry 
about it.

On the other hand, let's say Harry doesn't get into Potions. There 
will still be some reason for him to suffer Snape. Some older level 
requirement we haven't heard of, or just more nightime wanderings.

And if he doesn't get into Potions, he'll either defeat LV thereby 
earning a waiver of the potions requirement for Auror, or he'll die 
in the battle, or he'll be tired of fighting anyway and become a pro 
quidditch player.

Potioncat (who really wrote a me too post, but hopefully well enough 
that no one noticed.)