Snape, Potions and DADA - Possible and Not

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 126544


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "someoneofsomeplace" 
<someoneofsomeplace at y...> wrote:
> 
> John:
> The problem is, we don't meet this Felix fellow (if he *is* a 
> fellow) until Chapter 14 or something, and I doubt that we'll be 
> spending 13 or more chapters at this Spinners End location. Just 
> substitute *him* for someone else and you've got yourself a good 
> theory going. 
> 
> I, too, feel that Harry will take remedial potions. He'll be in for 
> some pretty hard work if he wants to get himslef up to scratch in 
> that time; but maybe he will finally start to take his studies, 
esp. 
> potions, seriously?

Finwitch:

And who could this person be? I have a guess: Nicolas Flamel. Being 
that alchemy was what began chemistry (and Potions, too, I suppose). 
I think Nicolas knows Potions well (Elixir of Life being one).

Or who-ever was teaching potions to SSnape. Arsenius Jigger perhaps? 
(the one who wrote the Potions' book)

So I have at least two names... but why would either pick up Harry? 
Somehow I see Nicolas Flamel as a likely character - as ancient as he 
is... Maybe both Nicolas and Perenelle even come to Hogwarts to teach?

Finwitch