The Fifth NEWT and James and Lily as Aurors (also posted on HPfGU)

[pippin_999]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Phyllis" 
<erisedstraeh2002 at y...> wrote:
> McGonagall tells Harry that a minimum of five NEWTs are 
required to 
> become an Auror, but then she only tells him about four:  
Defense Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Potions and 
Transfiguration.  Any idea  what the fifth one is?  

I read it that the requirement is five NEWTs, subjects not 
specifed, and McGonagall names the four which are generally 
considered most helpful. The fifth could then be any subject. The 
aurors would want to recruit people with diverse interests, surely.

Pippin