NEWT students: discussion

[alt_savitha]

So, my dears. I thought that first session of Salazar's Rules went rather well. I'd like each of you to think about your performance today, and the performance of your friends and classmates, and share an observation or two.

What could you have done better?
What could those around you have done better?
What mistakes did you see?

You may share your observations by journal, or by scroll if you must (turned into my office sometime before our next meeting on Friday).

Speaking of Friday -- sixth years, on Friday you'll have your first session with Salazar's Rules. I would encourage you to read what the seventh years have to say about their experience and LEARN from it.

Comments

Re: Order Only: Private message to Ron

[alt_ron]

Defence? You think so, really? I'm not saying they're not getting good training. Only, you think we're behind them? No way. I can totally take any of them.

And I dunno about Mr Snape. I mean, he's not very good with those of us who aren't already brilliant at Potions. I don't think I'd've gone on if he'd been the one to say who could go for the NEWT. I mean, he sort of has favourites and only really cares about them. And, well, he may be brilliant with just the three or four of you in his lab, but when we were having those OWL reviews, he was sort of tense with all of us at once. Imagine if he had two Houses worth of firsties to teach at a time. And then two Houses of second years... Yeah, I'm not seeing it.

Say what you will about old Sluggy, he was good at explaining things and calm about pretty much everything, even the surprises.

D'you remember the time the Boil Cure potion went up? And Patil got splattered? And Brockelhurst told her it looked like she had a map of Poland on her cheek! That was a great day in Potions!

Re: Order Only: Private message to Ron

[alt_sally_anne]

Oh yeah you and Justin between you could probably put the lot of them on the ground, blindfolded and with your wand hand hexed.

But here's the thing neither of you has had just Defence classes in school, you've had those, AND CCF, AND you had your summer programme with the Aurors and Justin trained with Dolohov, AND you've had the chance to work with the Order adults.

In terms of comparing first years, a first year at Moddey is probably a little better than a first year at Hogwarts -- well, although I wonder if Mrs Longbottom is stricter about people hexing each other, honestly we learn more here by breaking the rules than we ever do in class. Hexing people in the corridors like we're not supposed to.

Re: Order Only: Private message to Ron

[alt_sally_anne]

Oh, and I reckon you're right about Mr Snape! It's hard to know what he'd actually be like in a classroom. And he likes me -- I mean, I'm not HERMIONE, but I'm the sort of student he likes to teach.

I don't even want to think about how he'd react to something like that boil cure explosion. It wouldn't have been pretty.