Chapter 358 Grade Examination and Buckbeak

June is fast approaching, and for fifth-year students, it can only mean one thing: the Ordinary Wizarding Level Examination is finally here.

The castle grounds gleamed in the sun as if they had been freshly painted. The cloudless sky smiles at the reflection in the sparkling lake. The silky smooth greenery undulates gently in the breeze.

But no one appreciated this scenery. Everyone was studying hard. Ada put away her lazy attitude and began to answer questions repeatedly. The twins stopped telling jokes and began to study hard.

Professors no longer give fifth-grade students homework, and classes are devoted to reviewing questions that teachers believe are most likely to appear on the exam.

This kind of fanatical fighting atmosphere affects everyone, and many lower-level students are also led to start reviewing seriously.

During this time, the black market was booming among fifth- and seventh-grade students, selling things that could help people focus, refresh themselves, and stay awake.

These black market transactions increased the work of the prefects, making Percy furious. Ada even checked all the boys' and girls' dormitories with a wand, confiscating a lot of useless Baffy brain-refreshing agents and so-called "dragons". Claw powder”.

If you have the time, you might as well brew a bottle of blessing elixir, that thing might be more effective at least.

As exams are approaching, many people behave very strangely and use various "performance arts" to relieve themselves from stress. Although Ada said "it's a small scene, don't panic", she spent more time reviewing than anyone else.

After five minutes of charging and five hours of review, Hermione was stunned by the way Ada tried her best to review. There are always some people who are better than you, but they still work harder than you. So Miss Beaver began to follow her predecessors and spent more time studying.

This was a pain for the twins, Harry, and Ron. The four boys looked at each other, sighed in unison, then each picked up their books and started reviewing.

The exam finally came. The ordinary wizard level exam lasted for two weeks, with theory in the morning and practical in the afternoon. Practical examinations in astronomy will be held at night.

Moreover, in the exam, none of the cheating methods known to the wizarding world can be used. Memory balls, cheat sheets, and self-correcting quills (ink) cannot be used. The penalties for cheating students are also particularly severe.

The first exam, Theory of Spells, is scheduled for Monday morning. In the auditorium, Dumbledore stood with a group of old wizards. The examiner was Gsilda Marchbain, who was even older than Dumbledore.

Gsilda Marchbain was once Dumbledore's examiner. Dumbledore, who was taking the Ultimate Wizarding Level Examination at that time, left a deep impression on the old lady.

At half past nine, the exam officially started. The four college desks in the auditorium were removed and replaced by many single desks, all facing the staff desk at the end of the auditorium.

When Professor McGonagall turned over a huge hourglass, the students also got the test papers and began to answer the questions.

The content of the test paper is not complicated, and it is not much more difficult than the final exams in previous years. They still focused on answering the name of the spell and standard wand-waving movements, and occasionally asked questions such as the year in which a certain spell appeared.

By afternoon, the fifth-grade students were filing into the small room next to the auditorium, waiting to be called to take their practical exams. Because of the alphabetical order of the surname, Ada was ranked very low, and there were only a few people left behind her, including the twins.

In the next few days, except for astronomy, which was held in the evening, the other exams were much the same. The students were exhausted, memorizing knowledge points or waving their magic wands every day.

The examiners kept grading, and occasionally they would sigh when someone performed brilliantly. Among them, the one who left the deepest impression on the examiners was none other than Ada.

Ada showed the examiners what standards and norms are. Although Ada has her own spell-casting habits and she does not have to follow the standard wand movements, this does not mean that she has completely forgotten the standard movements.

With the exception of Herbology, all of Ada's practical exams were amazing. The examiner, Gsilda Marchband, even gave a very high evaluation, saying that Ada's performance reminded her of Dumbledore. When the little old lady said this, her dentures almost flew out in excitement.

After the two-week grade examination was over, everyone discovered that everyone around them had lost a lot of weight.

Happiness returned to Hogwarts. There was no need to face exams, and no need to worry about grades for the time being. Everyone was laughing and singing loudly.

In the sea of ​​joy, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were not happy at all. They saw Cornelius Fudge on the playground.

The minister was wearing a pinstriped cloak and was followed by a fierce-looking man. Today is Buckbeak's last appeal, but the Minister appears at Hogwarts with his executioner. The appeal is over before it even begins.

After the minister expressed some concern for Harry, he led the executioner and members of the Dangerous Creatures Committee to Hagrid's hut.

Although they were very angry, Harry, Ron, and Hermione could do nothing. They could not change the minister's decision, nor could they change the outcome of the trial.

Just when the three dejected people were wondering what to do, they happened to see Ada leading the three people out of the castle and moving towards Hagrid's hut.

When Ada came closer, the three of them discovered that Ada's left arm was covered with a thick plaster and bandage. Harry and the other two could swear to God that Ada's left arm was fine at noon, so why was it injured after a while?

Hermione also discovered that the tall man next to Ada, whom she had seen before, seemed to be Ada's cousin. Why did he come to Hogwarts? Was he here to care about his cousin?

Confused, Harry, Ron, and Hermione followed the minister and his party, as well as Ada and her cousin, all the way to Hagrid's hut.

At this time, Dumbledore and Hagrid were standing in the open space outside the hut. There were a lot of huge pumpkins growing on the ground, and the Hippogriff Buckbeak was tied among the pile of pumpkins.

Dumbledore warmly welcomed Fudge's arrival, and introduced Fudge to the extra-large pumpkin planted by Hagrid in a nonchalant way.

Hagrid's face was full of unwillingness and anger, and the final appeal had not yet been resolved, but Fudge had already brought executioner McNeil to Hogwarts, and they had long been prepared to execute Buckbeak.

"It's a nice day," Fudge said, casting his gaze towards the Hippogriff not far away, "It's a pity... it's a pity..."

These words were like adding salt to Hagrid's wounds. The eleven-foot-tall hybrid giant felt like a child, but Fudge still refused to give up.

He continued: "You know, Albus, the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures requires that a witness must be present when a crazed Hippogriff is executed. I was just about to come to offer my condolences to Black when I was pulled Bad luck."

"The time has not come yet," Dumbledore said leisurely, "Come, let me introduce you to other interesting things!"

Hagrid wanted to say something, but didn't know how to express it. At this moment, Ada and her group also arrived at the hut. The tall Henry Rozier first glanced at Hagrid in surprise, and then looked at Dumbledore and Fudge.

"Mr. Minister, Mr. Principal, please allow me to introduce myself. I am Henry from the French Ministry of Magic..."

"The French Ministry of Magic?" Fudge interrupted, "What are you doing here? If you have any official business to discuss, you should go to London."

Dumbledore did not speak, but looked at Ada across the crowd, and Ada responded to him by slightly raising her left arm that was bandaged and plastered. With just this small movement, Dumbledore confirmed his guess - reinforcements.

"Sir, we were originally going to London, but the people there told us it would be better to come here." Henry explained, his serious look now really looks like a bureaucrat.

Another person who came with Henry took out two documents from the briefcase and handed them to Fudge. After seeing Fudge opening the file, Henry continued: "We want to extradite a Hippogriff, and I hope Mr. Minister can grant our permission."

Fudge frowned as he looked through the document. This document was completely reasonable and legal, but just to extradite the Hippogriff, they started such a big battle. What did they mean?

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