From: tsbrueni@dcn.davis.ca.us
On Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 6:31:29 AM UTC-7, Louis Epstein wrote:
> Igenlode Wordsmith wrote:
> > On 15 Jun 2013 RC wrote:
> >
> >>Wow, after all this time, another interesting discussion. Somehow,
> >>Snape lost the book. That's not unbelievable when you think about a
> >>student packing up and leaving the school he attended for 6 years,and
> >>his handwriting may have changed through the years. Mine did.
> >
> > Yes, I imagine he lost it and somebody subsequently picked it up and
> > said "This is a mucky old book, but we'll keep it in the cupboard as a
> > spare". After all, we know that this has happened at least once before,
> > because there is more than one old book in the cupboard - Ron also gets
> > issued one!
> >
> > (In fact, is it actually stated anywhere that this was originally
> > Snape's mother's book? It probably was -- but it may have been a spare
> > out of the Potions cupboard in the first place :-)
> >
> >>But what I don't understand is why Snape didn't publish a new Advanced
> >>Potions book. He would have made a fortune! But, as Hermonie said,
> >>Wizards are not logical.
> >
> > He doesn't seem very eager to *teach* his techniques, either... wizards
> > seem to be secretive too. (Even if Hogwarts is using standard textbooks,
> > as Potions master Snape could quite easily add customised information
> > while teaching his lessons -- such as 'adding a counter-clockwise stir
> > will produce better results in this potion' -- and gain personal kudos
> > for turning out class after class of students with higher Potions
> > abilities than any other school/teacher.)
>
> But since Hogwarts is the monopoly comprehensive school for wizarding
> Britain,there is no one to rate him against.
There are school in other nations.
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