Bathroom Scene - A Different Perspective.

[colebiancardi]

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>> colebiancardi Wrote:
>> 
> > 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"
> 
> Eggplant:
>
> Are you suggesting that everyone in Slughorn's class got a O in
> potions except Harry and Ron? If so that means O is a more common
> grade than E and the wizard world is suffering a serious case of grade
> inflation. But we don't know what grade Draco got, however he doesn't
> exactly seem like a world beater to me  
 
colebiancardi:

hmmmm...I didn't mean for this to sound so confusing.  What I meant is
that the few 6th years that were in Slughorn's class - Draco, another
Slytherian, some Ravenclaws, Ernie, and Hermoine - all got "O"'s on
their Potions OWLS in order to progress into Snape's 6th year Potions
class.  Ron & Harry got "E", one step down from an "O".    Now, back
when Snape was originally going to teach the 6th years, he was the one
that demanded the high marks of an "O", not Slughorn.  However, once
Slughorn took the position as Potions Professor, Slughorn allowed
those who got "E"'s on their OWLS to take his class.

So, yes, in my opinion, everyone who was sitting in Slughorn's 6th
year Potions classroom got "O"'s with the exception of Ron & Harry. 
We know they got "E"'s.  Only Ron & Harry needed loaner books, as the
other students already knew they were taking Potions and bought their
books prior to the school year, which means they got "O"'s on their
Potions OWLS.

colebiancardi(hoping she made sense)