Chapter 397 The exam is in progress

The theoretical examination of OWS Charms is not very difficult. Most of them are about the taboos of using various spells and the reactions that will occur under various specific conditions.

For example, during the use of the Flying Spell, you need to clearly read the name of the item you want to make it fly, and at the same time conceive the specific image of the item in your mind, and you also need to wave the wand accurately.

The first two of the above three points are pretty good. If done wrong, it will only cause the failure to release the flying curse.

But the last item is different. If there is an error in the amplitude of your wand swing, the summoned item is likely to go out of control.

The consequences of losing control are quite terrifying. Several well-known wizards in history were smashed to death because they made mistakes when using the flying spell, causing the summoned items to move too fast.

In addition, when using lethal beam spells such as the Petrification Curse, you must ensure that you are in an open environment. Otherwise, if the launched wand misses the target, it is very likely to fall into the small space. It keeps bouncing around in the environment, accidentally injuring other people.

These things are all things that Professor Flitwick has repeatedly emphasized in class. They are the kind of content that you can thoroughly master as long as you take notes carefully and recite them well. So to be honest, as the first exam of OLS this year, it is strictly It seems that the officials of the Wizarding Examination Department of the Ministry of Magic have given Hogwarts a face and deliberately lowered the difficulty of the exam.

These things were nothing to Mike, who had excellent grades in the Charms class. He completed the exam almost smoothly and handed in the test paper without stopping.

"Oh? Have you finished writing?"

The white-bearded wizard who was in charge of the office took Mike's test paper with an indifferent expression.

Generally speaking, few people will hand in papers in advance for important exams like this. Even if they have finished in advance, candidates will use the remaining time to check again and again.

You must know that this exam will affect the second half of their lives!

But there are many people who have submitted their papers in advance, and I think this white-bearded wizard has seen quite a few.

Without exception, these students who submitted their papers in advance have either given up on themselves or underestimated the importance of this exam.

As for the remaining students who were extremely confident in themselves and capable, he really had never seen any of them.

Are you kidding me? Where do so many geniuses come from in this world?

Thinking of this, the white-bearded wizard looked at Mike with a bit more contempt and pity. In his opinion, Mike should be the stupid student of the first two.

"That's right." Mike said with a smile, "Can I go?"

"The exit is over there, please be quiet when you leave."

Mike nodded and left the auditorium under the envious eyes of everyone in Ravenclaw.

It wasn't until Mike was completely gone that the white-bearded wizard sneered, shook his head and looked down at Mike's test paper.

But just by looking at it, he was shocked.

There was no other reason, because the test paper submitted by Mike was actually filled with answers, and as one of the question makers of this exam, the white-bearded wizard glanced at it and saw that most of the questions on this test paper were actually All done right!

The white-bearded wizard raised his head almost immediately and looked at the wizard responsible for supervising Mike's area.

The latter had also been paying attention to the situation on the white-bearded wizard's side, and immediately came forward to inquire about the situation.

But after asking about the situation, he slowly said:

"I was keeping an eye on him during the exam just now. I can guarantee that he didn't cheat."

The white-bearded wizard took a long breath and nodded while thinking about Mike's test paper.

He doesn't have the stupid idea that Mike must have cheated. You know that the most advanced anti-cheating facilities in the world are used in this auditorium. He is more willing to believe that Mike is really a genius student. .

And even if Mike really cheated, they would still recognize each other's achievements.

Otherwise, when they question Mike's test scores, they have already denied their own abilities as invigilators.

The invigilator on the side seemed to emphasize the accuracy of his words. After thinking for a while, he whispered into Whitebeard's ear:

"The student just now is named Mike Townley. He seems to be Mr. Flitwick's close disciple."

Whitebeard raised his eyebrows, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"I see, this is indeed a good student." Whitebeard said, "Mr. Flitwick is lucky. It's great to find such an outstanding student."

The invigilator breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Whitebeard had no intention of continuing to question him, and the two started chatting again.

At this time, Mike was looking helplessly at Professor Flitwick who was stopping him.

At this time, Professor Flitwick looked extremely panicked. He had been waiting outside the door since the beginning of the exam, preparing to be the first to greet his students after the exam was over.

This is what he does every year, and this year is no exception.

However, there seemed to be some accidents in this year's exam accompanying activity, because his favorite student, Mike, came out early!

"Mike, why did you hand in the paper in advance?"

Looking at the slightly panicked Professor Flitwick in front of him, Mike smiled and said:

"Yes, I think those questions are very easy."

"Then you shouldn't hand in the paper in advance! Wouldn't it be better to check it a few more times?" Professor Flitwick grabbed Mike's arm and was about to push open the door to the auditorium, "Come on, I'll take you in again, you go Check it carefully several times!"

Mike looked confused, and it took him a while to react, and said hurriedly:

"Forget it, professor. The invigilators won't agree, and I think I did a pretty good job, otherwise you can challenge me on the topic!"

Hearing this, Professor Flitwick stopped in his tracks and thought for a while before finally agreeing to the proposal.

Since Professor Flitwick had to wait for other students to come out, the two did not leave the auditorium too far, but chose to start the topic in an open space not far away.

To be honest, Mike actually hates answering questions, because in his opinion, the behavior of answering questions after an exam is meaningless. After all, the exam is over, so what if you know your approximate score in advance?

If your grades are okay, everyone is happy, but what if your grades are not ideal?

Doesn't this add to the trouble?

But compared to his aversion to the topic, Mike enjoyed the process of getting along with Professor Flitwick more.

The two of them were only halfway through correcting the problem, and the smile on Professor Flitwick's face was already beyond words, because judging from the results of the problem, Mike's score would definitely not be bad!

At this time, the door of the auditorium was opened again, and this time all the exam students came out.

The OWLS written exam for Charms has officially ended.

Professor Flitwick came forward with a smile on his face, greeted his students enthusiastically, hugged and celebrated those students with excited expressions, and sincerely encouraged those students who were obviously not in a high mood.

Mike looked at Professor Flitwick in the crowd with a smile not far away. No matter from any angle, Professor Flitwick was definitely an outstanding professor!

"Mike!"

A familiar voice sounded from the side. When Mike heard the words, he looked around and saw that the Harry trio had already appeared beside him.

Both Harry and Ron looked quite excited and looked like they were doing well.

But what surprised Mike was that Hermione next to them lowered her head and looked unhappy.

"Hello you all."

"It is indeed very good!" Ron replied eagerly, "I feel that I did well in the exam. I answered most of the questions. It seems that I can get the OLWS certificate in Charms."

Harry on the side laughed loudly when he heard this and said:

"This is all thanks to Hermione and Professor Flitwick. The questions they did two days ago were very accurate!"

Mike smiled and congratulated, then looked at Hermione aside and said:

"Hermione, what's wrong with you? Did you do poorly in the exam?"

"I feel terrible. I'm not sure if I got the last question right." Hermione's eyes were red, and even her voice sounded like she was crying. "If that question is really wrong, then I can't get it." It’s perfect!”

Mike was suddenly speechless, and Harry and Ron next to him also looked embarrassed.

They had expected many reasons why Hermione would be uncomfortable, but they never thought that Hermione would be uncomfortable because she might not get full marks.

How can Harry and Ron, who are still rejoicing that they have a high probability of passing the exam, survive?

"Haha... haha, don't talk about this, let's go eat." Mike forced a smile and said, "There will be a practical exam on magic in the afternoon. After we finish eating, we should go to rest and replenish our strength."

Harry and Ron, who were in embarrassment, quickly said yes, and everyone took Hermione, who was still heartbroken, to the temporary restaurant.

I don't know if it was due to the visit of the leaders of the Ministry of Magic, but the food at Hogwarts today was particularly sumptuous. Although it was not as good as the Christmas dinners in previous years, it was not much different.

Compared with the morning, the atmosphere in the restaurant was much calmer. Many students were taking advantage of lunch to confront their classmates, including Hermione.

On the faculty bench, the officials of the Wizarding Examination Department were chatting and laughing with the professors of Hogwarts.

They live at Hogwarts for two weeks almost every year, and have long been familiar with the professors at Hogwarts.

As for Umbridge, although she also wanted to join this lively banquet, except for a few young people with ulterior motives in the Wizarding Examination Department, almost every elderly official was willing to listen. her.

After the lunch break, there will be OLS's Charms practical exam. The venue for this exam is set at the large Charms training ground dedicated to the Charms class.

As for the location of Newl's Charms practical examination, it is in the arena that was previously used for the Hogwarts Duel Competition. It is spacious enough and far away from Hogwarts, enough for the graduates to perform as much as they want. own magic.

The officials supervising Mike and others were still the same as in the morning, but what was different from the morning was that they all put on neat protective gear this time.

And Mike also found that their eyes would always fall on him from time to time, and there was kindness in their eyes. Mike knew that this must be Professor Flitwick who had greeted them, so he responded to their eyes with a smile. .

Smiling friendly at Mike again, the white-bearded wizard said:

"Students, our exam this time is divided into two parts. The first part requires you to skillfully use magic spells such as 'flame', 'thunderbolt explosion' and 'faint to the ground' to hit the target."

As he spoke, Whitebeard pointed at the puppet targets about twenty meters away before continuing:

"The second part requires you to use magic spells like the Flying Curse. Of course, due to limited time, each of you only needs to use two magic spells, but the magic spells used need to be extracted. I understand. ?"

After hearing this, most of the students who were originally very nervous breathed a sigh of relief. This practical examination of magic was much less difficult than they originally expected.

However, Mike was not surprised by this. You must know that the OLS exam is only the lowest academic qualification in the wizarding society. This exam is mainly used to screen out those wizards who are qualified to study NewL advanced courses. The difficulty must not be too high.

Seeing that the students' expressions relaxed, the white-bearded wizard nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered the drawing of lots to begin.

The lottery is made using a huge white cloth bag, which contains countless slips of paper. These slips of paper are enchanted and will move irregularly in the pocket until they are caught. In order to ensure the fairness of the draw, The huge cloth bag was made of fire dragon leather. The strong magic resistance of fire dragon leather prevented most cheating methods.

I don't know whether it was luck or misfortune, but when Mike took out the note from his cloth pocket, he was surprised to find an I clearly written on it in black ink, which meant that he was the first person to take the exam.

Upon seeing this, many people cast sympathetic glances at him. Being the first to take the exam in this kind of exam will undoubtedly put you under tremendous pressure.

Mike didn't pay too much attention to this, after all, he had absolute confidence in his magic spell.

It would be better to say that the first exam went as he wished, because in this way he could be the first to leave the exam room and no longer had to endure the long waiting time.

"Come on, Mike." The white-bearded wizard said kindly, "Your test questions are to use the fire spell to hit the target over there and to use the flying spell to summon the parchment in my hand. I will give you a minute to prepare. , you can use this time to take a good look at the parchment in my hand, so that you can completely record its appearance."

"No need, sir." Mike said confidently, "I'm ready and can start at any time."

Hearing this, Whitebeard was startled, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation.

Mike chuckled and took out his wand. These two tests were not difficult at all for him, so he was ready to work hard.

Under the gaze of everyone, Mike did not recite a spell or wave his wand at all, but pointed directly at the target in the distance.

The next moment, a miniature fireball appeared in the air and flew towards the target in the distance at an extremely slow speed.

Seeing this, many people instinctively took a step back. You must know that Mike is famous for his fire spell. No one thought that the extremely slow flying and even shaky little fireball in front of them would be as good as his appearance. It was so weak when it went up.

There are even many people who are ready for a huge explosion.

However, everyone was stunned when the fireball actually came into contact with the target.