RE: Fic Request/Bunny Farm
12-05-2019, 06:39 PM (This post was last modified: 12-05-2019, 06:40 PM by Shepherd.)
12-05-2019, 06:39 PM (This post was last modified: 12-05-2019, 06:40 PM by Shepherd.)
True, Ron is definitely not stupid. While we don't have specific grades for most of his OWL exams, he seems to have earned an EE in Potions, Transfiguration, and Defense, while failing Divination and History of Magic. He almost certainly passed the rest of his classes, but we don't know if those scores were EE or merely Acceptable.
My point is that his study habits and work ethic throughout the series seem terrible, yet his grade in Potions was the highest grade he got for any class. It was the equal of his grade in Defense, which he studied outside of class as part of Dumbledore's Army (he even got the same grade in that class as Hermione). It was the equal of his grade in Transfiguration, which was taught by his head of house. This would seem to indicate that his Potions grade is based on more than simply reading the textbook on his own time. After all, if an EE was simply the result of reading the textbook, he'd have passed History of Magic.
My point is that his study habits and work ethic throughout the series seem terrible, yet his grade in Potions was the highest grade he got for any class. It was the equal of his grade in Defense, which he studied outside of class as part of Dumbledore's Army (he even got the same grade in that class as Hermione). It was the equal of his grade in Transfiguration, which was taught by his head of house. This would seem to indicate that his Potions grade is based on more than simply reading the textbook on his own time. After all, if an EE was simply the result of reading the textbook, he'd have passed History of Magic.
“I really hope I’m behind this convoluted mess; at least that way I’ll be able to get revenge by doing this to myself. I won’t even have to feel bad because it’ll be all my fault.” - Harry Potter, The Master of Death by Ryuugi.