Was Harry cheating at Potions (was:Re: Bathroom Scene - A Different Perspective.

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> Eggplant:
> If I obtain a skill from reading a book I have not indulged in
> plagiarism every time I exercise that skill. If I read a book on   
> chess and it improves my game I am not plagiarizing every time I   
> play.   

Betsy Hp:
But if you learn a chess move from the book, get praised for it, and 
give the impression that you made that move up yourself, you're a 
liar at the very least.  Which is why Harry felt guilty about passing 
the Prince's knowledge off as his own, and why he justified himself 
by tying it in with saving the world.

> >>Ronin: 
> I don't think Harry was cheating at all.
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
Why, then, does Harry feel guilty?

> >>Ronin:
> I say, if it helps him to learn and find excitement in a subject   
> that he normally hates, more power to him. He needs to learn       
> potions if he wants to become an Auror and the Prince's notes are   
> helping him catch up.
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
Did Harry really learn anything?  Why then was he the worst performer 
when tasked to make his own antidote?  Unless Bezoars are a universal 
panacea (which they aren't, since wizards still worry about creating 
antidotes) Harry wouldn't pass the Potion's NEWTs.  So he wouldn't 
become an Auror, Prince or no Prince.

Much as I loved the relationship between Harry and the Prince (and I 
did love it <g>) I think the Prince was too much of a crutch for 
Harry when it came to potions class.  Instead of learning, Harry 
relied on the Prince to figure it out for him.

Betsy Hp