harry potter book of crimes

This morning, the appearance of the auditorium changed.

Yes, I think the auditorium has never been more scary than it is now - the four long academic tables were moved to other places early, and were replaced by single tables far apart.

The number of small tables and braziers on the surrounding walls was obviously more than usual, and the lights illuminated the entire auditorium in detail.

Even the enchanted ceiling above the head was simply glowing with white light at the moment, and even the clearly visible sky was gone.

However, if such a bright environment is paired with the solemnity and depression in the heart, the tension will be no less intense than the boundless darkness.

At present, the little wizards of other grades have already gone to class. Only the students who need to take exams will gather in the foyer according to their classes, and then be sent to the auditorium completely out of order to sit down.

"Oh... please start quickly!" In a seat at the back of the middle, Ron held a quill and stared at Professor McGonagall at the front of the auditorium, "Start quickly, and then finish quickly... Seriously

, this feeling is terrible!”

No, to be precise, what he was staring at was actually the huge hourglass next to McGonagall. At this time, the end with accumulated gravel was still underneath, and it would not be turned around until Professor McGonagall thought it was time to start.

.

When all the students sat down one by one and became completely quiet, Professor McGonagall and the exam board invigilator standing on the other side looked at each other.

"Dear students, the exam has begun."

As she said these words, with a slight wave of the wand in her hand, the large hourglass turned over silently.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a clatter of test papers being turned, and Ron hurriedly turned the paper in front of him to the front. These test papers were all under strict anti-cheating spells, including quill pens, ink bottles, etc.

The same goes for the examination equipment. The examination board will not leave any room for students to cheat.

Of course, if someone dared to cheat in such an important exam, the consequences of being discovered would be quite serious.

"Well……"

The first question is very simple. It requires "write a spell that can make objects fly" and "describe the wand movement of the spell." Questions like this can be solved by any young wizard who has taken normal classes.

Write answers easily.

But this was the first question that almost gave away points, which suddenly put Ron into a dilemma.

"Oh...Merlin..." He slurred and muttered silently, "It's really terrible. Which curse should I put on it?"

In fact, in this exam, there was a small group of students who fell into the same predicament as Ron. And these students were all young wizards who had joined R.A. and practiced seriously.

"...Levitation Curse, Flying Curse, Hovering Curse, Feather Curse... No, from a theoretical point of view, the last Feather Curse cannot be regarded as 'flying'. In that case, the floating effect caused by the Obstacle Curse seems to be

It can’t be counted...but..."

This question is only the first small question, and the space left for answering the question is obviously not enough to fill in too much content. However, no matter how small the space is, two or three mantras can still be written, which is enough for those who want to do well in the exam.

Ron had a hard time making a choice.

To blame, it can only be blamed on the fact that the spell analysis information Maka left for them was too detailed and exquisite, and Ron has really worked hard for self-growth. His spell casting talent is not as good as Harry's, so in

In terms of theory, he spent more energy than Harry.

Therefore, even though he knew that most of the questions for this question would only require filling in the "Levitation Curse", he still had a series of unnecessary doubts.

Naturally, students with similar talents to Ron account for the majority, so when those R.A. members who have really worked hard to study the information on Maca's stack are faced with this exam that is related to the path of life, entanglement and hesitation become inevitable.

towards.

"Oh! Let's just use the levitating spell!" Ron suddenly paused his pen tip and shook his head vigorously, "What am I thinking about! This is the O.W.Ls test paper..."

Yes, even if they hesitate, most of them will still wake up. But wasting time has become a fact.

In the auditorium, Professor McGonagall and the invigilator were wandering quietly in the aisles. Most of them paid attention to the discipline of the examination room, but occasionally they would glance at the test papers of the little wizards. Soon, they were right

The invigilator, who didn't know much about the students at Hogwarts, didn't notice anything, but Professor McGonagall gradually discovered some abnormalities from some of the papers.

It can be seen that there are about a dozen students who have a similar situation on their papers-the answering speed is obviously lower than the average level, but the accuracy and detailed level of some answers have exceeded the scope of O.W.Ls.

If someone like Hermione could answer questions quickly and well, it wouldn't be unusual, but it would be surprising for such a group of usually inconspicuous students to appear in such a similar state of answering questions at the same time.

By the way, these candidates are all Harry, Ron, Neville, Hannah, Ernie and other young wizards who usually have a good relationship with Maka. Among them, it is difficult for McGonagall not to notice.

"Did Maka, the kid, do some extracurricular training for them?" Professor McGonagall said to herself, half happy and half worried, "This is really surprising... But, I'm afraid it's too late..."

Just as Professor McGonagall had worried, when the exam time ended and the test papers were collected by the invigilator to the staff table in front of the auditorium like leaves blown by the wind, several young wizards stood up wailing.

Come.

"Oh, no -" Ron was naturally one of them, "There are still a few questions - there are still a few questions that have not been completed! Merlin's smelly socks are about to be finished now -"

However, no matter how "finished" it was, it was just a matter of a written examination on Charms. At first, Maka only gave them a detailed analysis of spells, but did not give them theoretical analysis materials for other subjects.

Although Ron and the others were howling miserably in the morning, in the afternoon, they finally got a taste of the sweetness.

After having lunch in the auditorium, which temporarily returned to normal, the candidates were taken to the small hall next to the auditorium to take the afternoon practical test in batches in alphabetical order.

Hermione was at the front of the batch and was called to the auditorium very early to complete the test, and she did not return to this small hall after the test.

Ron and Harry looked at the students around them and found that they were all so nervous that they could not help themselves. Some were muttering spells to themselves, some were waving their wands randomly, and some even almost poked others in the eyes if they were not careful...

...It can be said that almost no one is quiet.

Seeing that he was not the only one who was nervous, after comparing the left and right, they actually relaxed a lot.

"Harry, I think it's your turn soon..." Ron touched the wand in his arms and gently patted Harry's elbow. "How are you? Are you sure? Now that I think about it,

I didn’t finish answering the test paper in the morning, and I felt very guilty..."

"Confirmed? Who can say that they are sure? Didn't you see that even Hermione walked in with trembling hands?" Harry said with a grimace, "Finish what you have to do, and don't do anything else-"

Before he could finish speaking, the side door leading to the auditorium was opened again.

"Pansy Parkinson... Padma Patil... Parvati Patil..." the little Professor Flitwick appeared behind the door screamed, "and, Harry Potter

special!"

"Good luck to you, mate!" Ron slapped Harry on the elbow again.

"The same to you!"

Harry gave him a not so stiff smile, and then walked towards Professor Flitwick with heavy steps as if he were going to the execution ground.

"Professor Tofty's place is vacant, Potter!" Flitwick, who was standing by the door, pointed to a table in the far corner.

Most of the examiners and invigilators in the Wizarding Examination Bureau are former professors, and some of them are even quite famous in their own right. After the original magic schools retired, these respected old professors were selectively re-employed to the Examination Bureau.

They are indeed a group of wizards worthy of admiration for shouldering heavy responsibilities.

"Is this Harry Potter?" Old Tofody looked at the roster on the table and took a good look at him from the top of his glasses, "The famous Mr. Potter?"

"Uh...yes, hello." Harry nodded slightly cautiously.

"Relax, don't be so nervous -" Old Tofti smiled kindly, and then said tremblingly, "Then, please let this small wine glass do a few backflips for me, be careful not to break it."

Specific and clear test requirements like this are obviously much easier for Harry than theory. Since the glass wine glass is fragile, it is obviously safer and more effective to control it with a floating spell.

As the test continued, Harry discovered that Maka's magic analysis could be used in many places. After he completed all the steps quickly and accurately, the old Professor Tofty opposite was quite satisfied.

nodded.

Of course, the content of the practical test varies from person to person, and the difficulty will vary a lot depending on the severity of each examiner.

When Ron was called to face an expressionless old witch, his heart immediately sank.

"Ron Weasley?" The other party tapped the name list with her fingertips, and before raising her head, she already said her test requirements, "Did you see the water and the cup? Use this cup of water to put five

Every cup is filled.”

When Ron heard this, he looked at the five glasses on the table in confusion and started thinking hard. There was no doubt that the first question was obviously quite difficult.

He hesitated for a long time holding the wand, and then hesitantly pointed the tip of the wand at the glass filled with water.