Chapter 394 Exam Week (2)
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Yun Yin Shen
Chapter 394 Exam Week ([-])
Hagrid asked the students from the four colleges to automatically group them, and then asked them to choose three of a large number of different kinds of magical animals and take care of them for half an hour.
There are cattails, sniffers, salamanders, charmanders, snakewings, fire crabs,...
Hagrid even pulled over three or four Hippogriffs, and said that if one of the group could ride them around in the sky, they would pass the test.
(However, when riding a hippogriff, they must also sign an informed consent deed to avoid what happened last time. Of course, DeLS Malfoy is excluded, and McGuffin is not allowed to ride a hippogriff.)
This restrictive condition, coupled with the tragic and bloody accident of the MacGuffin, made the little wizards avoid these big guys one after another and choose other magical animals.
However, it was only later that the little wizard regretted that they did not choose this method to pass the exam. )
Of those magical animals, apart from the Hippocampus, the Flobberworm was the most popular, but unfortunately also the one with the least amount of exam 'material', only a small bucket, just enough for a group.
This kind of magical creature does not hesitate to take extra care, or on the contrary, it is better to control them so that they do not reproduce too quickly.
The condition for the cattails to pass the test is to guide them to eat a large amount of leaf litter; Sniff is for them to find twenty gold coins buried in a field and put them into a wooden box given by Hagrid (it is very difficult to take gold coins from these little guys)... There are also fire crabs, salamanders, and all kinds of non-dangerous magical creatures that have their own tasks to complete.
These creatures are fine alone, but three of them are taken care of together-it is a disaster.
Except for Neville, almost all the little wizards were more or less reprimanded by Hagrid.
(De LS Malfoy was so badly trained that she nearly killed some salamanders.)
Even McGuffin and Hermione passed the test safely, relying on Harry and Ron who rode Hippogriff and flew around in the sky.
The afternoon potions exam wasn't much better.
Or the situation just reversed.
Most of the students... Even the other little wizards of Gryffindor didn't receive too much criticism from Snape. Only Harry and McGuffin were deliberately divided into a group by the old bat, and then they stood staring at the side, holding a thick notebook to record something, and they seemed to be looking for faults.
In this case, McGuffin had to use the experience brought in Voldemort's notes and memory fragments to configure the potion.
This made Snape seem to be more sure of something, and his face became more gloomy and ugly.
Midnight is an astronomy exam. They must pass the exam by comparing the stars in the sky, lighting up half of the stars on a magic star map with a magic wand, and corresponding the names formed, their applications in various magical subjects, and the related meanings in astrology.
The History of Magic exam is on Wednesday morning, and it is a closed-book exam.
Most of the exam questions relate to the history of the wizarding world in England.
There are the goblin rebellion, the persecution of 'witches' by religion and Muggles in the Middle Ages, and the Muggle religious persecution of wizards in the United States triggered by a small number of British wizards who immigrated to the United States, as well as the detailed reasons for the Salem Witch Incident in the United States, and the impact of this incident on the American magic circle, etc.
The examination of the herbal medicine class was on Wednesday. In the new greenhouse, Professor Sprout asked everyone to cultivate a seedling of [knotted thorn tree] from South America.
This is a magical plant.
This kind of creature grows extremely fast, especially in the tropical rainforest. It can mature in almost a day, and each tree ring can absorb and store the purest water in the rainforest. Apart from quenching thirst, this water is also an indispensable basic raw material for brewing some special potions.
The key to artificially cultivating this kind of plant is to give it an extremely precise amount of sunlight and water, neither too much nor too little, and there is no mistake in the slightest.It is best to have a 'fertilizer' of a magical deep forest python unique to South America as the soil for cultivation.
As long as you master these, the exam will not be difficult.
McGuffin was with Neville, so it was easy.
However, he suspected that Professor Sprout had made this assignment on purpose. (Neville is very relaxed about this class, he can complete it by himself)
Because the herbal medicine professor pulled McGuffin aside more than once during the exam to check the world tree seedlings on his head.
It seems to be particularly interested in its growth status.
Shir!
Is it so blatant?
This is an exam!
The 'bump McGuffin' who hadn't gone through the Hogwarts exams complained in his heart.
However, the other little wizards didn't respond, and instead thought this kind of thing was normal.
On Thursday morning, it was the exam for the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
As expected, Lupine took the little wizards outside for a series of practical tests.
It is a kind of obstacle race, or it can also be called [Witch and Witch Chong Chong].
They have to deal with all the dark monsters they have learned about in class this year.
Grindylow, Hinkpunk, Boggart, Red Hood...
They had to go through swamps, ponds, pits, meadows, and a small stretch of the edge of the Forbidden Forest...
Delaying time or failing to deal with a certain level will result in a deduction of points for this course.
It's not too difficult, and it's not dangerous. It's just very troublesome. If you're not careful, you will be tricked by a little wizard.
Even Hermione is taken aback by the Boggart, and it turns into Professor McGonagall saying she failed all her exams.
But after Hagrid's previous fright, the same trick didn't work a second time.
After letting out a scream, Hermione quickly settled it.
However, this still caused constant teasing from Ron, who had been in Versailles the day before.
Both Ron and Harry got perfect marks in their exams.
Professor Lupine was stumped by McGuffin's examination method, and didn't know how to score him.
He directly used [Levitation Curse·Easy Kung Fu] to float past the first three levels, and the Boggart was so frightened that he hid in a corner of the old box and shivered before he could even transform.
Became the fastest passer in this course.
But also because I haven't fought any mobs before...
This made Professor Lupine very embarrassed.
In the end, though, it seemed to give McGuffin a high score.
That's what Harry told him.
Professor Lupine seemed to have something to ask Harry.
"Harry, why did Professor Lupine call you?"
After Ron passed the level, he asked Harry out of breath.
"I don't know, he seems very worried, his face looks tired..." Harry said very worriedly.
Hermione and McGuffin looked at each other. They knew why Professor Lupine was worried, and they even found a chance to discuss it.
McGuffin believed that because of the incident caused by werewolves attacking Muggles some time ago, according to Professor Lupine's identity as a werewolf, it would be difficult to take up the post of professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts next year again.
Although Hermione didn't want to believe it, she still thought McGuffin had a point.
"He came to me to ask if I'd seen a big black dog since I came to school..." Harry went on.
"What? Padfoot?" Ron asked.
McGuffin was even more surprised.
—How did Lupine know?No, if he had seen Padfoot, he would have gone straight to the door instead of asking Harry.
——Did you guess?
——Are you ready to finally make up your mind to confront Sirius before you leave?
McGuffin guessed.
"Well, after I told him about Hagrid's adoption of Padfoot, he seemed to have been shocked and froze in place. After about a minute, he waved me away."
Harry's statement made McGuffin worried and suspicious.
He knew that he had to cast Banban on that new spell [Soul-shifting Phantom] immediately.
MD!But there is another exam to be conducted this afternoon.
As they walked towards the castle, McGuffin kept staring back at Professor Lupine, worried that something might happen.
"McGuffin, what are you looking at?"
Several people looked back, and happened to see a guy wearing a green hood on such a hot day, leading a large group of people there.
It was Cornelius Fudge.
They seemed to be taking away Professor Lupine who was cleaning up the venue.
Just as Harry Ron was anxious to rush down,
Dumbledore also appeared there in a flash of fire.
Then the two sides argued with each other.
The smell of gunpowder is strong.
Holding Harry and the others, McGuffin stood on the steps and watched the scene worriedly.
"What's the matter, why did Cornelius Fudge bring so many Aurors?" Hermione said in a trembling voice.
In fact, she already knew what happened.
Professor Lupine's identity as a werewolf finally caught the attention of the Ministry of Magic bureaucrats like Cornelius Fudge, or in other words, these guys who have done nothing are eager to find a scapegoat to take full responsibility for the attack that happened in London some time ago, or to temporarily divert people's attention.
Just like what happened to Hagrid last semester.
"Why? Why should Professor Lupine be treated like this?" Harry was filled with righteous indignation and was very puzzled.
At this moment, a cold voice intervened,
"If I were you, Potter, . . . I would stay away . . . lest I get hurt.
"You guys, are you? Mr. Albert and Miss Granger? After all, you two also know... my dear Professor Lupine is a werewolf!"
Snape stood beside them, also looking at the confrontation between Professor Lupine, Professor Dumbledore and Fudge in the distance.
A look of gloating on his face.
His words were like dropping a depth charge.
All of a sudden, the little wizard here was blown away.
"What, it's impossible! You're talking nonsense." Ron looked in disbelief.
This made Snape laugh.
"Be smart! Why do you think Fudge would rather take Lupine away than directly confront Dumbledore? Isn't it because of the werewolf's attack on Muggles that made the werewolf's situation particularly difficult now?"
"Think about it! What will happen if your parents know that a werewolf has become a professor at Hogwarts?"
"Poor Professor Lupine is going to suffer a lot!"
Snape was delighted to appreciate the change of expression on Harry's face. He watched the scene where Lupine was about to be chased away by Fudge, and said sarcastic words,
The expression on his face is as refreshing as if he had eaten florin ice cream ice cream on a hot day, or an ice-cold Schering beer at the Three Broomsticks.
The little wizards began to talk about it.
Harry was going crazy, and he blurted out, "You are jealous of Professor Lupine, jealous of not being selected by Professor Dumbledore to be the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts."
This is so...
McGuffin's scalp tingled instantly.
Harry also immediately realized that he had gone a little too far, and directly spoke out the truth in his heart.
Snape's expression darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye. Seeing that the situation was not right, the other little wizards stopped watching the excitement here, and hurriedly avoided the place.
From time to time, they looked back at how Harry Potter, who had made a big death, was abused by Snape.
The surroundings began to become quiet, only the chirping of insects, birds and the loud snoring from the fire dragon not far away.
"Potter, for the sake of being an idiot, I'll let you go."
Snape gritted his teeth and said word by word, "I hinted at you before, and I gave you all the knowledge on how to identify werewolves, but only MacGuffin and Hermione recognized Lupine's true face..."
Ron and Harry stared at the McGuffins in surprise, not expecting that they didn't tell themselves.
Hermione averted their eyes a little guiltyly.
"It seems that your friendship is not as strong as expected?" Snape said mockingly, "The two of them knew the identity of the werewolf last semester..."
"But what you have to be careful of is not a werewolf, there is another dangerous existence... Another guy who is cursed and deeply influenced by the Dark Lord... is right beside you..."
Snape stared at the McGuffin speculatively, his eyes glowing.
He said in a very soft voice.
Fuck!
McGuffin knew Snape was referring to himself.
What kind of hatred?
Watching the little wizards eager to try, talking with their ears, wanting to hear what else Snape would say.
McGuffin finally couldn't help it anymore, "Professor Snape, my werewolf suppression device is ready, don't you say you want to try it?"
"Ok?"
Snape sneered, he could hear the provocation in the little wizard's tone.
"Okay then, I'll try you, the second-generation demon king..."
Before he finished satirizing McGuffin, there was a huge roar from the field over there.
"How can you?"
It was Hagrid's growl.
He was so angry that he threw down the fourth-grade candidates in the examination room, and rushed directly towards Fudge and the others.
The loud and angry roar, even standing on the steps outside the castle, McGuffin and the others could hear it clearly.
It seems that Professor Lupine's situation also made Hagrid, who had suffered such a situation, very sympathetic and very angry.
"What's the matter?" At this time, Professor McGonagall also came, and she trotted out through the oak door with her wand in hand.
I saw the two parties confronting each other on the field.
Immediately reacting, she hurriedly drove away the little wizards who were watching here.
"Leave here, go, go... Don't you have the last course to take this afternoon? Don't prepare for it..."
Professor McGonagall gathered groups of them like driving ducks away, and drove the stupid little wizards back to the castle.
"McGuffin Albert, remember to take your werewolf countermeasure device. After the exam is over, I will try your masterpiece."
Snape said sarcastically as he left.
McGuffin, however, had ignored his threat, and was now preoccupied with getting the exam over and casting that new spell on Scabbers (Wormtail) before Lupine could meet Sirius.
(End of this chapter)
Hagrid asked the students from the four colleges to automatically group them, and then asked them to choose three of a large number of different kinds of magical animals and take care of them for half an hour.
There are cattails, sniffers, salamanders, charmanders, snakewings, fire crabs,...
Hagrid even pulled over three or four Hippogriffs, and said that if one of the group could ride them around in the sky, they would pass the test.
(However, when riding a hippogriff, they must also sign an informed consent deed to avoid what happened last time. Of course, DeLS Malfoy is excluded, and McGuffin is not allowed to ride a hippogriff.)
This restrictive condition, coupled with the tragic and bloody accident of the MacGuffin, made the little wizards avoid these big guys one after another and choose other magical animals.
However, it was only later that the little wizard regretted that they did not choose this method to pass the exam. )
Of those magical animals, apart from the Hippocampus, the Flobberworm was the most popular, but unfortunately also the one with the least amount of exam 'material', only a small bucket, just enough for a group.
This kind of magical creature does not hesitate to take extra care, or on the contrary, it is better to control them so that they do not reproduce too quickly.
The condition for the cattails to pass the test is to guide them to eat a large amount of leaf litter; Sniff is for them to find twenty gold coins buried in a field and put them into a wooden box given by Hagrid (it is very difficult to take gold coins from these little guys)... There are also fire crabs, salamanders, and all kinds of non-dangerous magical creatures that have their own tasks to complete.
These creatures are fine alone, but three of them are taken care of together-it is a disaster.
Except for Neville, almost all the little wizards were more or less reprimanded by Hagrid.
(De LS Malfoy was so badly trained that she nearly killed some salamanders.)
Even McGuffin and Hermione passed the test safely, relying on Harry and Ron who rode Hippogriff and flew around in the sky.
The afternoon potions exam wasn't much better.
Or the situation just reversed.
Most of the students... Even the other little wizards of Gryffindor didn't receive too much criticism from Snape. Only Harry and McGuffin were deliberately divided into a group by the old bat, and then they stood staring at the side, holding a thick notebook to record something, and they seemed to be looking for faults.
In this case, McGuffin had to use the experience brought in Voldemort's notes and memory fragments to configure the potion.
This made Snape seem to be more sure of something, and his face became more gloomy and ugly.
Midnight is an astronomy exam. They must pass the exam by comparing the stars in the sky, lighting up half of the stars on a magic star map with a magic wand, and corresponding the names formed, their applications in various magical subjects, and the related meanings in astrology.
The History of Magic exam is on Wednesday morning, and it is a closed-book exam.
Most of the exam questions relate to the history of the wizarding world in England.
There are the goblin rebellion, the persecution of 'witches' by religion and Muggles in the Middle Ages, and the Muggle religious persecution of wizards in the United States triggered by a small number of British wizards who immigrated to the United States, as well as the detailed reasons for the Salem Witch Incident in the United States, and the impact of this incident on the American magic circle, etc.
The examination of the herbal medicine class was on Wednesday. In the new greenhouse, Professor Sprout asked everyone to cultivate a seedling of [knotted thorn tree] from South America.
This is a magical plant.
This kind of creature grows extremely fast, especially in the tropical rainforest. It can mature in almost a day, and each tree ring can absorb and store the purest water in the rainforest. Apart from quenching thirst, this water is also an indispensable basic raw material for brewing some special potions.
The key to artificially cultivating this kind of plant is to give it an extremely precise amount of sunlight and water, neither too much nor too little, and there is no mistake in the slightest.It is best to have a 'fertilizer' of a magical deep forest python unique to South America as the soil for cultivation.
As long as you master these, the exam will not be difficult.
McGuffin was with Neville, so it was easy.
However, he suspected that Professor Sprout had made this assignment on purpose. (Neville is very relaxed about this class, he can complete it by himself)
Because the herbal medicine professor pulled McGuffin aside more than once during the exam to check the world tree seedlings on his head.
It seems to be particularly interested in its growth status.
Shir!
Is it so blatant?
This is an exam!
The 'bump McGuffin' who hadn't gone through the Hogwarts exams complained in his heart.
However, the other little wizards didn't respond, and instead thought this kind of thing was normal.
On Thursday morning, it was the exam for the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
As expected, Lupine took the little wizards outside for a series of practical tests.
It is a kind of obstacle race, or it can also be called [Witch and Witch Chong Chong].
They have to deal with all the dark monsters they have learned about in class this year.
Grindylow, Hinkpunk, Boggart, Red Hood...
They had to go through swamps, ponds, pits, meadows, and a small stretch of the edge of the Forbidden Forest...
Delaying time or failing to deal with a certain level will result in a deduction of points for this course.
It's not too difficult, and it's not dangerous. It's just very troublesome. If you're not careful, you will be tricked by a little wizard.
Even Hermione is taken aback by the Boggart, and it turns into Professor McGonagall saying she failed all her exams.
But after Hagrid's previous fright, the same trick didn't work a second time.
After letting out a scream, Hermione quickly settled it.
However, this still caused constant teasing from Ron, who had been in Versailles the day before.
Both Ron and Harry got perfect marks in their exams.
Professor Lupine was stumped by McGuffin's examination method, and didn't know how to score him.
He directly used [Levitation Curse·Easy Kung Fu] to float past the first three levels, and the Boggart was so frightened that he hid in a corner of the old box and shivered before he could even transform.
Became the fastest passer in this course.
But also because I haven't fought any mobs before...
This made Professor Lupine very embarrassed.
In the end, though, it seemed to give McGuffin a high score.
That's what Harry told him.
Professor Lupine seemed to have something to ask Harry.
"Harry, why did Professor Lupine call you?"
After Ron passed the level, he asked Harry out of breath.
"I don't know, he seems very worried, his face looks tired..." Harry said very worriedly.
Hermione and McGuffin looked at each other. They knew why Professor Lupine was worried, and they even found a chance to discuss it.
McGuffin believed that because of the incident caused by werewolves attacking Muggles some time ago, according to Professor Lupine's identity as a werewolf, it would be difficult to take up the post of professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts next year again.
Although Hermione didn't want to believe it, she still thought McGuffin had a point.
"He came to me to ask if I'd seen a big black dog since I came to school..." Harry went on.
"What? Padfoot?" Ron asked.
McGuffin was even more surprised.
—How did Lupine know?No, if he had seen Padfoot, he would have gone straight to the door instead of asking Harry.
——Did you guess?
——Are you ready to finally make up your mind to confront Sirius before you leave?
McGuffin guessed.
"Well, after I told him about Hagrid's adoption of Padfoot, he seemed to have been shocked and froze in place. After about a minute, he waved me away."
Harry's statement made McGuffin worried and suspicious.
He knew that he had to cast Banban on that new spell [Soul-shifting Phantom] immediately.
MD!But there is another exam to be conducted this afternoon.
As they walked towards the castle, McGuffin kept staring back at Professor Lupine, worried that something might happen.
"McGuffin, what are you looking at?"
Several people looked back, and happened to see a guy wearing a green hood on such a hot day, leading a large group of people there.
It was Cornelius Fudge.
They seemed to be taking away Professor Lupine who was cleaning up the venue.
Just as Harry Ron was anxious to rush down,
Dumbledore also appeared there in a flash of fire.
Then the two sides argued with each other.
The smell of gunpowder is strong.
Holding Harry and the others, McGuffin stood on the steps and watched the scene worriedly.
"What's the matter, why did Cornelius Fudge bring so many Aurors?" Hermione said in a trembling voice.
In fact, she already knew what happened.
Professor Lupine's identity as a werewolf finally caught the attention of the Ministry of Magic bureaucrats like Cornelius Fudge, or in other words, these guys who have done nothing are eager to find a scapegoat to take full responsibility for the attack that happened in London some time ago, or to temporarily divert people's attention.
Just like what happened to Hagrid last semester.
"Why? Why should Professor Lupine be treated like this?" Harry was filled with righteous indignation and was very puzzled.
At this moment, a cold voice intervened,
"If I were you, Potter, . . . I would stay away . . . lest I get hurt.
"You guys, are you? Mr. Albert and Miss Granger? After all, you two also know... my dear Professor Lupine is a werewolf!"
Snape stood beside them, also looking at the confrontation between Professor Lupine, Professor Dumbledore and Fudge in the distance.
A look of gloating on his face.
His words were like dropping a depth charge.
All of a sudden, the little wizard here was blown away.
"What, it's impossible! You're talking nonsense." Ron looked in disbelief.
This made Snape laugh.
"Be smart! Why do you think Fudge would rather take Lupine away than directly confront Dumbledore? Isn't it because of the werewolf's attack on Muggles that made the werewolf's situation particularly difficult now?"
"Think about it! What will happen if your parents know that a werewolf has become a professor at Hogwarts?"
"Poor Professor Lupine is going to suffer a lot!"
Snape was delighted to appreciate the change of expression on Harry's face. He watched the scene where Lupine was about to be chased away by Fudge, and said sarcastic words,
The expression on his face is as refreshing as if he had eaten florin ice cream ice cream on a hot day, or an ice-cold Schering beer at the Three Broomsticks.
The little wizards began to talk about it.
Harry was going crazy, and he blurted out, "You are jealous of Professor Lupine, jealous of not being selected by Professor Dumbledore to be the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts."
This is so...
McGuffin's scalp tingled instantly.
Harry also immediately realized that he had gone a little too far, and directly spoke out the truth in his heart.
Snape's expression darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye. Seeing that the situation was not right, the other little wizards stopped watching the excitement here, and hurriedly avoided the place.
From time to time, they looked back at how Harry Potter, who had made a big death, was abused by Snape.
The surroundings began to become quiet, only the chirping of insects, birds and the loud snoring from the fire dragon not far away.
"Potter, for the sake of being an idiot, I'll let you go."
Snape gritted his teeth and said word by word, "I hinted at you before, and I gave you all the knowledge on how to identify werewolves, but only MacGuffin and Hermione recognized Lupine's true face..."
Ron and Harry stared at the McGuffins in surprise, not expecting that they didn't tell themselves.
Hermione averted their eyes a little guiltyly.
"It seems that your friendship is not as strong as expected?" Snape said mockingly, "The two of them knew the identity of the werewolf last semester..."
"But what you have to be careful of is not a werewolf, there is another dangerous existence... Another guy who is cursed and deeply influenced by the Dark Lord... is right beside you..."
Snape stared at the McGuffin speculatively, his eyes glowing.
He said in a very soft voice.
Fuck!
McGuffin knew Snape was referring to himself.
What kind of hatred?
Watching the little wizards eager to try, talking with their ears, wanting to hear what else Snape would say.
McGuffin finally couldn't help it anymore, "Professor Snape, my werewolf suppression device is ready, don't you say you want to try it?"
"Ok?"
Snape sneered, he could hear the provocation in the little wizard's tone.
"Okay then, I'll try you, the second-generation demon king..."
Before he finished satirizing McGuffin, there was a huge roar from the field over there.
"How can you?"
It was Hagrid's growl.
He was so angry that he threw down the fourth-grade candidates in the examination room, and rushed directly towards Fudge and the others.
The loud and angry roar, even standing on the steps outside the castle, McGuffin and the others could hear it clearly.
It seems that Professor Lupine's situation also made Hagrid, who had suffered such a situation, very sympathetic and very angry.
"What's the matter?" At this time, Professor McGonagall also came, and she trotted out through the oak door with her wand in hand.
I saw the two parties confronting each other on the field.
Immediately reacting, she hurriedly drove away the little wizards who were watching here.
"Leave here, go, go... Don't you have the last course to take this afternoon? Don't prepare for it..."
Professor McGonagall gathered groups of them like driving ducks away, and drove the stupid little wizards back to the castle.
"McGuffin Albert, remember to take your werewolf countermeasure device. After the exam is over, I will try your masterpiece."
Snape said sarcastically as he left.
McGuffin, however, had ignored his threat, and was now preoccupied with getting the exam over and casting that new spell on Scabbers (Wormtail) before Lupine could meet Sirius.
(End of this chapter)
