[HPforGrownups] Re: Draco's potion making skills WAS: Scary Teachers - Good Teachers

[Jennifer Choi]

No: HPFGUIDX 153117

Magpie wrote:
> > I don't think it's as hard to get an O as all that.
>
Eggplant responded:
> I disagree, I think getting a O is very hard and quite rare. Even a
> genius like Hermione couldn't get a O in Defense Against The Dark
> Arts, only Harry could.


This was mentioned a few posts up, but if it was that hard to get an O I
don't think that DD would allow Snape to use this as the entrance grade into
advanced potions: which is required for both Auror and Healer training. If
that were the case then based on the idea that only one or two kids get an O
each year, there would only be say one new healer and one new aurorer each
year; and although we have no exact number of how many aurors or healers
there are in the WW there is no mention in the books of a drastic shortage
of either - which would seem to be pertinent to the storyline since the
entire plot is centered around two periods of social turmoil where both
professions are particularly involved. If nothing else after the Voldwar I
one would think that, if only 1 or 2 students were getting into advanced
potions each year, DD would have forced Snape to lower the requirements so
that there were more students eligible to be aurors. Therefore, in my mind
getting an O is likely something more along the lines of getting say a >A in
a class at university - difficult, but every class that I have ever been in
has at least 10-20% of the class getting one, which would translate to 2-4
students give or take from each potions section.

Also I find it curious that there is a huge push to discredit Draco's mark,
unless there is direct evidence supporting the grades of everyone else in
Advanced Potions I don't see why he can't have an O unless explicitly
stated.

"Jennifer"