The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

It wasn't until the next morning that Link and Emily, who had stayed on the stargazing tower all night, said goodbye to each other and went to their own examination rooms to take part in this year's owl exam.

The Owl exam and the Newt exam are conducted simultaneously.

According to previous practice, although the test sites for these two exams are also at Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic usually sends officials from the Department of Magical Education to Hogwarts to invigilate the exams.

However, since Dumbledore had completely closed Hogwarts before, the invigilators for the owl and newt exams became professors of various subjects within Hogwarts.

Of course, the reason why the Ministry of Magic allowed Hogwarts to do this was not only to save Dumbledore's face, but also because these invigilators would communicate with the highest-ranking Ministry of Magic official at Hogwarts in advance before participating in the work. Ty Crouch signed an unbreakable oath to completely eliminate the occurrence of favoritism and corruption.

In addition, all items that will be used during the exam, including test papers, quills, ink, scratch paper, and practical materials, are also high-end goods specially shipped to Hogwarts by the Ministry of Magic.

Not only are these items of extremely high quality, but they also have a large number of anti-cheating spells attached to them.

With such a huge workflow and the large number of subjects in the owl and newt exams, the entire exam process has become extremely long.

According to the announcement posted on the sign in the entrance hall of Hogwarts, this exam will last for at least ten days, with only one class each day, with a written exam in the morning and a practical exam in the afternoon.

Link's exam subject on the first day was Potions.

When he arrived at the corridor outside the Potions classroom, a large number of candidates had already gathered here.

They seemed to have really listened to Link's theory yesterday about sharpening guns in battle. Even at the last moment like this, most of them stood there with notes in their hands and looked at them with serious faces.

Link would not read at this time. He rubbed his arm that was numb by Emily last night and naturally looked out the window.

It was only then that he discovered that the bad weather last night had continued until now. Large swaths of dark clouds were pressing above Hogwarts Castle, making the atmosphere in the corridors become depressing.

After all, it is the Owl exam that can determine the future. Even if everyone hates Snape on weekdays, and even often say that it doesn't matter and just take the exam, how many people really don't care when it comes to it?

Link sighed and shook his head.

But at this moment, a brisk voice suddenly sounded from his side.

"Yeah! Link! You look a little haggard. I didn't expect you to be nervous too!"

It was John who spoke.

At this moment, he looked dangerous and had a relaxed expression, which was in sharp contrast to the other candidates who were waiting for him.

Link, whose thoughts were disrupted, rolled his eyes at him angrily and said nothing.

John was apparently one of those rare people who really didn't care.

This guy's will was stronger than Link and Cedric imagined. Even after Professor Sprout's friendly persuasion, he was still determined in his dream of becoming a professional Quidditch player.

What he needed to successfully pass the interview as a professional Quidditch player was newt good grades in flying lessons and good performance in the Hogwarts Cup. As for potions, it was completely useless, so he gave up on potions of course. It’s a newt course for him, so he doesn’t care what his score is in this Owl exam.

Seeing that Link didn't reply, John wanted to say a few more words, but at this moment, the closed classroom door was suddenly opened.

"Candidates of the first Potions written examination can enter."

Snape's cold voice reached the ears of everyone in the corridor.

John shuddered instantly and stopped talking to Link.

He just didn't care about the owl score in potions, but that didn't mean that he wasn't afraid of Snape.

Link and John followed the large group into the exam and saw that all the seats in the classroom today had been arranged according to fixed rules, and the papers and pen and ink required for the exam had been distributed to everyone's desk.

Snape had no intention of talking nonsense to the students. Seeing everyone sitting down, he turned a large hourglass upside down without saying a word, signaling that the exam had officially begun.

Immediately, the rustling sound of quills sliding on the paper began to echo in the classroom.

For Link, this exam was undoubtedly boring.

As a top student who has been trained by Snape for 4 years and has already started to learn about the newt potions course and the Slytherin Grimoire, the current owl potions test paper is not difficult for him at all.

It only took him an hour to complete the entire test paper.

Later, due to the rule that Owl exams cannot be submitted in advance, he was bored and began to lie on the table to catch up on his sleep.

In order to ensure the fairness of this Owl examination, in addition to Snape, two more professors from other subjects were assigned to patrol the examination room.

However, all the examiners, including Snape, turned a blind eye to Link's behavior, which could almost be called contempt for the examination room.

They all know Link's strength.

If it weren't for the rules, they wouldn't even bother to take a look at Link.

This boring exam experience naturally continued into the Potions practical exam in the afternoon, as well as the owl exams on Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration and Care of Magical Creatures in the next few days.

Under the absolute pressure of academic ability, these exams that other students regarded as formidable enemies were as simple as eating and drinking to Link.

Even if the petty Professor Moody deliberately increased the difficulty of the Defense Against the Dark Arts Owl practical exam because he couldn't stand Link's previous reporting behavior to Dumbledore, Link still completed it beautifully.

Among all the exams, Link performed best in Charms.

The practical test question set by the Ministry of Magic for this Owl Charms exam is "shooting and target shooting".

The specific operation mode is for the candidate to stand outside the aiming line and use spells such as expulsion spells, disarming spells, and stun spells in order to target 3 fixed targets, 4 slow-moving targets, and 2 or 10 high-speed moving targets in the field for up to [-] times. shooting.

As for the exam results, Professor Foley will score the candidates based on their shooting accuracy, spell effects, and spell casting speed.

In general, this seemingly simple exam has actually conducted a comprehensive assessment of the candidates' application of magic, and is very accurate and rigorous.

Therefore, the candidates' performance in the examination room seemed a bit embarrassing.

John, who was ranked in front of Link, even started to fire a squib under the huge pressure. Flitwick and several other professors shook their heads and exclaimed that the level of students at Hogwarts was really inferior to the previous generation.

It wasn't until Link came on the stage that the professors regained their energy.

Everyone is looking forward to what kind of performance a recognized genius student like Link can have.

And Link did not disappoint them.

He just fired a few magic spells and hit all the targets neatly, without even using up the number of shots given in the exam.

In fact, he also showed off a variety of advanced spell-casting techniques such as silent casting, rapid casting, split casting, and emotional casting in such a flashy manner that Professor Flitwick and the others were so shocked that they forgot to even give marks for a while.

After finishing the work, Link boldly predicted that he would basically get O excellence in the above courses.

But Link would not be so relaxed in other re-examinations in the next few days.

Just as Sprout said of him, Link's grades were actually very good in subjects.

Courses like History of Magic and Arithmetic Divination were basically used as make-up special courses, except when he concentrated on them for a period of time at the beginning.

Those professors didn't dare to care about him anyway.

And this Owl exam can be said to have given these professors who are usually bullied by Link a good opportunity to take revenge.

Among them, Professor Sprout was better. Link had always respected her. This kind-hearted old woman would naturally not embarrass Link.

Although Link's entire Herbal Medicine Owl exam was not as smooth as other previous subjects, it was generally passable. At least he should be able to get an E.

But other professors are different.

The two menopausal professors of astronomy and arithmetic and divination had discussed this time and prepared a big gift with Link.

The two of them stood next to Link almost throughout the entire Owl exam, always staring at Link with a look that was wary and mixed with a little pleasure.

In the middle of the process, as long as Link answered the question a little slower, he could hear the pleasant and mocking chuckle of the professor next to him, which made Link completely lose his temper.

But in fact, Link welcomed this childish act of revenge against the professors and even felt happy about it.

Because in this way, after the Owl test results come out, he can blame the two professors for harassing him. ?

The last exam in the entire Owl exam is History of Magic.

There is no practical exam in History of Magic. Candidates can declare the entire exam over as long as they complete the theoretical exam in the morning.

The most important thing is that, to be honest, apart from those students who pursue a perfect resume, not many people actually care about the results in the history of magic.

Therefore, scheduling the History of Magic test on the last day can be said to be the only mercy shown by the Department of Magical Education to the candidates, so that everyone can relax in advance.

The invigilators of the Department of Magical Education, who were well aware of this in the past, would often change their serious expressions on this day and show a smile to the candidates.

And if we go by the rules of previous exams, the one they monitor for this History of Magic exam should be Professor Ghost Binns.

Needless to say, Professor Binns knows everything about what it is like to teach and invigilate exams.

It's just that this year's candidates absolutely don't want to see the smiling face of the invigilator.

Because when Link and other candidates arrived at the examination room, they were surprised to find that the people who came to invigilate them this time were actually Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape.

"You don't seem to want to see me very much."

In the examination room, Snape said with a half-smile.

As soon as these words came out, many candidates' faces instantly turned pale.

No one wants to be targeted by the venomous snake Snape, especially at this most critical time.

Many students could only retort while showing Snape a smile that was uglier than crying.

Finally, after Professor McGonagall gave the order, everyone seemed relieved and returned to their seats.

But obviously Snape still didn't give up on tossing these students.

During the next exam, he kept patrolling and asked, "Do you want to take a peek when you are sitting so crookedly?" , how can you write these words after so long?Reasons like this are constantly looking for differences among the candidates.

Even if some students break things and write randomly, he will criticize them. After all, the Owl exam is different from ordinary exams. In order to show the solemnity of the Ministry of Magic, if you treat the exam passively, it may be canceled. Examination qualification.

Ever since, with Snape's efforts, an exam that was originally relaxing and enjoyable turned into a hell for the students. Even if everyone couldn't answer the question, they would all have to scratch their heads and pretend to work hard.

Of course, Snape did not do this to make everyone take exams well and strive for better results.

He just simply likes to see students distressed.

And he also knew very well that he would never pay attention to students like Link who were easygoing and basically not afraid of him, and treated them as if they didn't exist.

But this does not mean that Link will be comfortable in this exam.

Because there is still a good professor like McGonagall on site.

Since Snape was unwilling to provoke Link, Professor McGonagall naturally filled the vacancy.

She simply didn't go anywhere, just stood in front of Link and looked at him with evil eyes.

"call!"

After taking a deep breath, Link reluctantly started writing seriously.

After a long morning, Snape snorted and ordered everyone to close their pens and announced that the exam was over.

As soon as these words came out, the candidates who were originally pinned to death rushed out of the classroom like toy cars that were wound up. Then, cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami came from all over Hogwarts Castle. Chu Chuan entered the examination room.

This is not just the work of Link, a candidate who left the examination room, but the work of all students from grades one to seven at Hogwarts.

Because what Snape announced previously was not only the end of this exam, but also the end of the entire owl, newt, and final exams.

The students who had been tortured under horrific and high pressure for more than ten days were finally free now!

Not only will they be able to play freely until the summer vacation, but they will also soon have a Triwizard Tournament final that they are almost guaranteed to win.

Listening to the cheers of the students, even the usually stern Professor McGonagall had a smile on his lips.

But Link, who was laughing happily, cast his gaze out the window.

There is still a tough battle waiting for him to fight next.

"Snapped!"

A big hand patted Link's shoulder heavily.

Link turned around suddenly and saw Snape.

"Don't worry, we'll win."

Hearing this, Link was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said:

"Ah, of course we will win!"