Bathroom Scene - A Different Perspective.

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 165192

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Neri" <nkafkafi at ...> wrote:
 
> Where is the canon that Hermione and Draco get better marks in Snape's
> class than in Slughorn's? And more to the point, where is the canon
> that they learn better or produce better potions in Snape's lessons
> than in Slughorn's?
> 
> On the contrary, it seems to me that it is Harry who is doing better
> in Slughorn's class, not the rest of the class doing worse. It
> definitely sounds like Harry was getting much better results, not only
> in respect to the other students, but also in respect to his own past
> results in Snape's class. This implies that it was Harry who was
> suddenly using improved instructions, and not the other students
> suddenly using degraded instructions. I conclude that Snape wasn't
> including his own tips in his directions to the students.
> 
<snipping the rest>

colebiancardi:
Snape required an "O" level to get into his NEWT classes.  Draco &
Hermione got "O" to continue on to the 6th year.  Harry & Ron did not
get "O" and they had not intended to take Potions in the 6th year,
because Snape told his class he didn't take anything less than an "O"
level.  However, Slughorn does take "E", so that is why Harry & Ron
got into Sluggy's class.  So, Hermoine & Draco did get high marks in
Snape's class.  I don't know how they are fairing in Slughorn's class
- I am sure they are still getting high marks, but Sluggy is all about
Harry & his natural talent, which it isn't.

Since we've read that Snape admonishes Harry for not reading the
instructions on the board, I can only conclude that what Snape writes
on the board are the improved instructions.   Harry is getting better
results in the 6th year because a) Snape isn't teaching Potions and b)
he has the HBP's notes.   He outshines the rest of the class because
he has Snape's notes, whereas the others don't and are dealing with
the straight text.

colebiancardi