Harry Not Sitting His Tests

[doddiemoemoe]

No: HPFGUIDX 167101

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tandra" <tkjones9 at ...> wrote:
>
*snippage of Tandra providing cannon of how few exams harry had 
taken during his stay at Hogwars.*
>

Tandra wrote: 
> And if he is skipping all these tests, how is he being passed onto 
the> next grade? Just something I noticed.
> 
> Tandra
>
Doddie here:

Clearly Harry is being passed upon DD's orders...However, I do 
believe that he is passed or not passed after DD has conferred to 
professors..(hence the one prof. who took it too literally---
Trelawney! LOL (after harry missed an exam she appears to be harder 
upon harry and even ron in class.)

Also we must remember in OOP said commentary of the 
examiners...where they speak about things DD had done with a Wand 
that they had never seen before...(perhaps DD wanted to protect 
Harry's abilities--(why else the age restriction of the Tri-Wiz. 
Tornament?  Why else should DD be in disarray in OOP--is it because 
DD truly couldn't instruct his staff...or to have harry develop on 
his own to some extent or to gain extra instruction in a non-
ministry approved manner? 

Harry shouldn't sit too many tests as his results are privy to the 
ministry...the early years of testing mean not to much(but it 
allowed DD to keep Harry's academic progress from the 
ministry....later years...the ministry would want to take advantage.
( Harry's OWL results were probably the reason why the ministry 
tried to press Harry into their service so much during HBP--"O" 
DADA, winner of tri-wiz, E in potions, transfig, charms...despite 
one of their own making his life miserable..). We as readers do know 
that Harry probably did better than anyone at Hogwarts in 
DADA....seeing as Hermione didn't get an Outstanding... and the 
twins attended his DADA classes-as did Cho and Co... there has to be 
something more than books and "schooling"..My theory is that talent 
can be nurtured by life, education, expectation, ambition and 
expression...individually and cumulatively...Hence one of the 
reasons why JKR allowed the "drop-out" twins to be successful in HBP!
I don't think that Voldie had much nurturing... Voldie is on his own-
-as he chooses... Harry is never on his own..even in his most 
desolate hours...which means that Harry has a greater development of 
self than Riddle ever did...

DD gives us readers our assurance as he states in HPB, "I'm not 
worried Harry. I am with you.""(afterwhich not only does Harry have 
to disapparate, he has to do "sidealong aparation" .. probably 
something voldie never did in his life until the MOM battle in oop..)

Anyhoo....
I think there IS something about the non-sitting of exams...I think 
it may have been part of the arrangements of DD, OOP, and even the 
mOM ..)