How did the grading work? My first guess was that Quirrell was telling the truth, but this seems unlikely, and would mean that the EE+ he gave Harry couldn’t mean anything. My second guess was that Quirrell came up with the grades before-hand, but all he knows is how well they could actually defend themselves, and real-world ability is not a good indicator of how well you’d do on a written test. My third guess is that a Time-Turner is involved, and he’ll have Harry deliver the tests to him in the past.
He ignored the test results entirely. That’s why “what an amazing spell” is a joke that made the Ravenclaws indignant, and made the Slytherins chuckle.
Quirrell could have decided that their overall grades should reflect only their ability to defend themselves, and so chosen to adjust the non-exam grades such that each student’s overall grade (with the final included) matches his assessment of that student’s defensive ability.
(This is really a more detailed version of your second guess.)
How did the grading work? My first guess was that Quirrell was telling the truth, but this seems unlikely, and would mean that the EE+ he gave Harry couldn’t mean anything. My second guess was that Quirrell came up with the grades before-hand, but all he knows is how well they could actually defend themselves, and real-world ability is not a good indicator of how well you’d do on a written test. My third guess is that a Time-Turner is involved, and he’ll have Harry deliver the tests to him in the past.
He ignored the test results entirely. That’s why “what an amazing spell” is a joke that made the Ravenclaws indignant, and made the Slytherins chuckle.
Quirrell could have decided that their overall grades should reflect only their ability to defend themselves, and so chosen to adjust the non-exam grades such that each student’s overall grade (with the final included) matches his assessment of that student’s defensive ability.
(This is really a more detailed version of your second guess.)
It could mean that, by surviving this long, Harry has exceeded Quirrell’s expectations.