Subject: In-story and metafictional reasons
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Posted on: 2015-03-06 19:30:00 UTC

Of course all students could choose three or four or five subjects in their third year; and Hermione taking three in fourth year is a valid reason to figure this out.

But it’s not a valid reason for blaming Rose or the suethor for Neville’s stupid assumption that students "were only supposed to take two electives", unless you assume that in this badfic Neville should be able to divine what Hermione will do in a future year.

Thus, I tried to point out that other students taking five electives in their third year having already happened in previous years would be a better argument, because it actually shows that Neville – if he isn’t more stupid than the suethor intended him to be – should know that students are not limited to choose only two electives.

HG

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