Snape and seminars

[davewitley]

> -Nora would still love to see Snape try to run something like a 
> graduate seminar, where students can draw blood just as well

I would love to see that, too.  I do think, though, that such a scene 
will remain very firmly in the realm of fanfic (and it's nice to see 
Nora jumping away from canon into this wild unfettered speculation ;-
) ).  I imagine his debate with Narcissa and Bella is the nearest we 
will get in canon.

I think he would hold his own very well.  I also agree that there is a 
place for this sort of activity in Potions: think of the Euphoric 
solution (or whatever it was) that Harry made, and Slughorn's comment 
that the ingredients Harry added would counter some of the bad side-
effects.

You could imagine a seminar on, say, Polyjuice, and how you might make 
it last longer, or mitigate the effects of using animal parts by 
mistake.

David