After finishing the astronomy class exam, the students were already a little exhausted.
However, after most of the young wizards returned to their respective common rooms, they did not immediately lie down on the bed and take a good rest. Instead, they seized the last moment to review the contents of Potions and Herbalism.
The Potions class exam was scheduled for the next day, and the invigilator was Snape, and...
"Elena? Are you the invigilator?"
Amber Hannah widened her eyes and looked at the silver-haired little witch standing next to her crucible in disbelief.
Just in the morning, the two of them were sitting side by side to complete the written examination of the Potions class. Who knew that just after lunch time, when they appeared in the Potions class again, Elena would become the examiner.
Already.
"Since this semester, I have been guiding various grades in practice as a teaching assistant in Potions. Professor Snape thinks that instead of letting me waste potion materials, it is better to share the responsibility..."
"Miss Aibo! Please don't whisper to the invigilator!"
Before Elena could finish her words, Snape's voice slowly drifted over through the fog that filled the classroom.
"Also, please pay attention to a certain invigilator! The forgetting potion may not have been brewed successfully. I think you will not forget the precautions I told you before the exam so quickly... There should be no need to record the potion preparation procedure.
Make a noise?"
"I know, I know."
Elena nodded helplessly, casually placed Hannah on the table, corrected the order of the potion ingredients to be put into the pot, and calmly gave Little Tienniu a cheering look, then continued on.
There was movement in the classroom.
This afternoon's Potions class practice can be said to be the most relaxing test for the little wizards.
The "Operation Rules for Potions Class" and "Self-Mutual Inspection and Management Rules" that everyone must recite give these little guys a very solid practical foundation. Even the slightly clumsy Neville Longbottom rarely
There have been major mistakes again.
On the other hand, compared to the senior students who were once frightened by Severus Snape's cold face, this group of young wizards were less interested in this Potions professor who was cold on the outside and hot on the inside from the very beginning.
I have a good impression of him and I am not affected by external criticism at all.
After all, other than Snape, no other professor would take them on an autumn outing to the Forbidden Forest during class time. At the same time, no professor would take the initiative to cook borscht and grill cheese snails in class in order to teach students.
...Although Snape repeatedly emphasized that this was just to prevent these little fools from wasting potions or brewing poison.
"When cutting valerian, look at your knife, not the crucible."
Snape stood behind Harry, pretending to record the boy's operation procedures, his thin lips moved slightly inaudibly, and whispered in his usual disgusting tone, "Look at it for a few seconds."
, the water in the pot won’t disappear, and I don’t want to fish out a finger from the crucible that will be waiting for me later... Just relax, like you always do-"
Harry Potter obviously put more energy into Potions class due to Elena's appearance.
At first, he was just looking for news about his mother, but with his outstanding performance in Potions class, a positive cycle was quickly formed. Learning is like this. From the moment a person is interested, he also has it.
talent.
On the other hand, when facing Lily's children, especially those who showed quite good potion talents, Severus Snape's initial resistance turned into a complex emotion.
After two semesters of getting along, although Snape still wouldn't talk about anything about James Potter, when he tutored Harry in potions knowledge in private, he took the initiative to tell Harry a lot about it.
Lily's story.
After going back and forth, facing his mother's childhood sweetheart, now the Potions Professor, and the Dean of Slytherin, Harry naturally grew more respectful and close to him. The rumors were unreliable, and he only believed what he saw.
seen and felt.
Even in the early days, when Snape occasionally said some strange words, Harry didn't care at all - according to the words of the eldest sister Elena, this was just because Professor Snape had higher expectations for him.
Others are just taller.
After experiencing the neglect in the Dursley family, Harry Potter especially cherished the feeling of being cared about now. Whenever Professor Snape was around, he would feel an inexplicable peace of mind.
Therefore, Harry had already made up his mind to perform well in this Potions exam and not let Snape down.
By the end of the exam, Harry successfully became the first young wizard to complete the preparation of the Forgetting Potion. In terms of completion and speed, he was higher than Hermione Granger, who was generally recognized as second in the class.
Judging from Snape's expression, except for Harry, everyone else was obviously an e (good) at best.
This made the little beaver feel unhappy again, and he ate several ice creams during dinner to vent his anger.
However, the next exam was completely reduced to Elena and Hermione's stage.
The exam on Wednesday morning was herbal medicine class.
In the assessment of theoretical knowledge, Elena, who has a huge original question bank, naturally continued to maintain her advantage. Like all previous subjects, she completed all the test papers for the four grades in one exam within one exam.
And Hermione Granger also showed no signs of weakness and completed the double test of the first and second years equally perfectly.
As for the practical content competition in the greenhouse, it ended with Elena, who had amazing physical strength, slightly better. However, what was a bit surprising was that Neville Longbottom and Hannah Abbott almost squeezed in.
position two.
The History of Magic exam was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
Since she had participated in the compilation of the "Hogwarts Calendar", in terms of memory of this content, Hermione Granger obviously has the ability to collide with Elena head-on - and this is indeed the case.
Different from the previous retreat, in this course, Hermione chose the same challenge as Elena, taking the final exam answer papers for four grades at the same time, instead of only the first and second grades as she had originally planned.
After she finished answering the last big question "How was the Statute of Secrecy violated in 1749, and what measures were taken to prevent such an incident from happening again?", Hermione put down the feather in her hand.
He picked up his pen and quickly scanned the four test papers. After making sure there were no omissions, he quickly raised his hand.
"Professor Binns, I'm done!"
At this time, Elena, who was sitting on her right, was still writing furiously on the test paper, trying to complete her third-grade history of magic test paper. The hourglass placed at the front of the examination room for timing was still left.
A little more than the lower third of the time.
Looking at Elena's long silver hair that was trembling slightly, Hermione let out a long sigh of contentment.
finally……
She defeated Elena Kaslana head-on for the first time...
The gap between the two is not as big as imagined...
"Tsk, it's really Calculator Ji. It's just cheating!"
Glancing at the radiant Hermione next to her, Elena couldn't help but twitching at the corner of her mouth. With so much time and events, normal people still need a recall process, but the little girl next to her just read the questions and completed the output.
Already.
The most important thing is that, thanks to the previous process of intensively transcribing documents, Hermione Granger's hand speed is obviously faster than hers, and if nothing else, the content of this little girl's answers is even more likely than
She needs to be more accurate.
When the ghost of Professor Binns told them to put down their quills and roll up the parchment for answering questions, Elena shrugged.
"Okay, you win this subject."
"There is one last course, Defense Against the Dark Arts. I can't beat you."
Hermione shook her head slightly, not looking too excited.
Compared to other subjects, her performance in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, which focuses on practical magic, has never been outstanding. And if it comes to the theoretical exam, she has no chance of winning with four papers versus two papers.
Elena glanced at Hermione, scratched her cheek and said calmly.
"Oh, that course...I didn't sign up for the skipping test."
"Huh? Aren't you the best at Defense Against the Dark Arts? I remember Professor Apokalis always valued you very much."
Hermione looked at Elena with some surprise, and asked with confusion, "Even your least favorite astronomy class, you have applied for written exams in four grades, why did you choose Defense Against the Dark Arts..."
"Well... Well, I didn't apply for the exam anyway... As long as you take the exam for two grades, you will win."
Facing Hermione's question, a certain mixed-blood Veela's expression froze, and she waved her hands uncomfortably, not intending to explain too much - it was too difficult for her to take a course with different test questions every year.
Already.
Although the person who asked the question is now Grindelwald, if she went directly to Grindelwald to reveal the question, Dumbledore would definitely know about it that night, and then taking the exam would be equivalent to a wastage and would not be recognized by the school.
.
On the other hand, Elena really looked down upon the knowledge about anti-dark magic taught by those professors before.
Compared to how to effectively defend against black magic, she was actually more interested in how to effectively counteract those messengers of justice who tried to hinder the Dark Lord's actions. However, this aspect was not covered in the textbooks and previous test questions.
Of course, there is a more important reason - she has more important tasks in the exam for this course.
Thursday morning, after the Defense Against the Dark Arts written test.
There was only the last practical exam left, and the little wizards were obviously very excited. After just waving their wands a few times to complete Professor Apokalis's final assessment, they were free and could easily play for more than a month.
weeks until the exam results are announced.
Many first-year students have already begun to dream about how to indulge in the next week, and how to happily watch the seniors taking the O.W.LS exams, or the seniors who have not yet completed the exams.
In this pleasant and relaxed atmosphere, Otto Apokalis, who teaches Defense Against the Dark Arts, led the young wizards to the corridor on the right side of the fourth floor of the castle, the forbidden corridor.
On the edge.
"Professor, it is forbidden to pass here..."
Hermione raised her hand timidly and looked at the old wizard in front of her.
"Oh, that's right. But, that was a few months ago, but not anymore."
Grindelwald explained with a smile, pointing casually to the dark corridor behind him, his eyes sparkling.
"The Defense Against the Dark Arts practical exams in the whole school are the same. In groups of three, walk through this corridor and go as far as possible to the room at the end - don't worry, the content and difficulty of the exams for different grades are different.
Same."
"At the same time, depending on your performance, you will also win certain bonus points for your respective colleges."
"I will explain the rules in detail below. As for Elena, you go ahead and prepare..."