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

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catkind:  
> Personally, I'd predict Harry an E in Potions. Not an O, but still
> significantly better than he has been getting from Snape, thanks to
> the Polyjuice question and not being loomed over. 
> 
> The problem is, if Harry really is an Outstanding student, then 
> Snape will not only be landed with Harry at NEWT level, but he will 
> also look rather silly after the comments he was making about 
> Harry's work. It's hard to see what tack Snape could take if
> students are consistently doing better than expected.


SSSusan:
I would reiterate that it's not necessarily Harry doing a *great* 
deal better, but rather the possibility that the standards are 
different.  What Snape calls "E" in his class may be an "O" to anyone 
else (or at least to the examiners), meaning lots of students are 
doing better than they realize.  But I understand what you're saying 
about how Snape might then lose his advantage if his NEWT Potions 
class contains several people who apparently hadn't been cutting the 
mustard previously.

But what about the possibility of Snape's announcing on the first day 
of NEWT-level Potions that the class includes... ahem [accompanied by 
significant sneer in Potter's direction] *some* students who would 
never have been included if the choice had been up to him... but that 
the graders of the O.W.L. examinations unfortunately have lesser 
standards which, equally unfortunately, he must accept.

Also, as for Harry's view of himself, I could imagine him telling 
himself that he *did* just luck out in having had "easy" exam graders 
and having had a key question dealing with something he could answer 
well *in spite of Snape*, Polyjuice Potion.  He would likely NOT 
believe he should be there himself.


catkind:
> Does anyone think he will get lots of O's and rival Hermione? Or 
> just in Defence and Potions?

SSSusan:
I think these two will be it for Harry, yes.  I'd predict an E or A 
in Transfiguration and an E in Charms.  I wonder if he'll actually 
fail Divination [as he seems to hope he will] or will end up with an 
A?  And what will they do w/ the Astronomy practical exam they didn't 
get to complete?

Siriusly Snapey Susan