Professor of Pharmacy at Hogwarts

"You seem anxious."

Alexis spoke suddenly in the middle of the lesson.

The little wizards had different expressions, but no one spoke.

What can we do about anxiety?This is a rule in the wizarding world. Not to mention the wizarding world, isn't it the same in the Muggle world?

For thousands of years, countless seniors have been worried like this.

Alexis looked at the young faces below, and obvious anxiety and numbness could be seen on their faces.

Anxious about the ordinary wizard level exam at the end of the semester, and numb because there is no way to change the status quo.

"Some of you here have passed the ordinary wizard level exam and are about to face the ultimate wizard exam, but most of them are about to face the ordinary wizard level exam. Why don't we talk about the exam."

Little wizards, you looked at me and I looked at you, but you still didn’t speak.

They don't understand, what's the point of talking about OWL and NEWT? If you have this time, you might as well review it for them.

"How many of you will be facing OWL at the end of the semester?"

After a moment of silence, the fifth grade students raised their hands one after another.

"How many have passed O.WL and confirmed to participate in NEWT?"

There are eight sixth- and seventh-grade students in the pharmacy class.All eight students raised their hands.

"Not bad." Alexis praised and asked, "What courses have you passed?"

OWL is not a simple final or graduation exam. The little wizards will be assessed on basically all the subjects they have studied, and then select the subjects with excellent results and enough for further study to prepare for the advanced assessment - NEWT.

In other words, OWL is more like screening out suitable directions for young wizards, and then studying for two years, and passing the NEWT assessment in seventh grade. After passing, the young wizards can obtain certificates in the corresponding subject areas and work in the future. This certificate can provide them with a higher starting point.

In other words, OWL is only the foundation, and the NEWT certificate is full of gold.

OWL is similar to a graduation assessment, while NEWT is more like a professional qualification certificate.

Currently, most of the wizards employed by the Ministry of Magic in the wizarding world have obtained NEWT certificates in related professional fields.

This kind of exam that is of a professional nature and related to the future life is moved to school, and placed in the second year after the final exam. Those who take the exam are still a group of ignorant young people who have just grown up. To be honest, they are a little overwhelmed.

In ignorance, their future has basically been determined.

Even in the Muggle world, if you need to take a professional qualification certificate examination, it will cost you at least twenty, while for wizards, you only need to take it.

Of course, there are also those who have not passed OWL but still choose to study based on their passion, but what’s the use?

Like Alexis himself, and a very small number of people from well-off families or well-connected people, of course they can live a good life without participating in NEWT, and they can even continue to study in the direction they like.

But this is a minority after all.

Most of them determine their future career direction when they are ignorant. If they study well in herbal medicine, they will grow herbal medicine in the future. If they study well in potions, they will become a pharmaceutical merchant in the future. If they do well in Defense Against the Dark Arts, The future, eh~~~

As for wanting to enter St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries, or the Auror Command, or enter Hogwarts to teach like Alexis.

Don't be naive, that's an opportunity only a handful of people get.Not to mention entering the Wizengamot or the International Wizarding Tribunal, that's even rarer.

Doctors, pharmacists, teachers, police officers, and lawyers are not only star professions in the Muggle world, but are also in demand in the wizarding world.

Of course, Alexis couldn't tell these things to the students. Although he was straightforward and did everything according to his heart, he was not a fool.

The last person who openly defied the rules of the wizarding world and prepared to bring reforms to the wizarding world is now making waves on the island.

The last one was spent on poor Quirrell, living the addiction of a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

"OWL is actually not as scary as you think."

Alexis counted them on her fingers.

"I remember the OWL exam I took. The written exam on Charms was about the Levitation Charm, the Transformation Charm and the Animagus."

"Transfiguration spell?"

"Animagus!"

The little wizards couldn't help but exclaim, especially the eight students who passed the exam, who had the loudest voices.

As candidates who have experienced OWL, they know best which questions are the most difficult in the Charms exam.

"Yes, Animagus."

Alexis nodded in confirmation.

Animagus refers to a wizard who can transform into some kind of animal while retaining his own magical power. This is different from the transformation spell.

Animagus can transform into animals, but they cannot change at will. They can only be fixed on one animal appearance.

The number of Animagus is very small. As far as Alexis knows, the only Animagus he knows are Black and Mag.

Oh, and there's Peter the gray mouse.

Since Animagus is almost indistinguishable from animals when it turns into an animal, this characteristic can easily be used to do bad things without being discovered. The Ministry of Magic requires all Animagus to be registered.

Of course, the Animagus transformation process is rigorous and cumbersome.

As for the transformation spell, that's another topic.

"The practical tests are about the Floating Charm, the Transformation Charm and the Growth Charm."

This time there were no gasps.

These three spells are very common spells, not special spells.

"The written test and practical test of the Defense Against the Dark Arts course are respectively the five characteristics of werewolves, cracking of curses, and expulsion of boggarts."

"The test of astronomy is to identify all the moons of Jupiter and identify the stars and planets on a blank star map."

"The Potions test is about Polyjuice Potion."

"The ancient rune test is the rune translation."

……

Alexis counted each item on his fingers, almost all the subjects he had taken that year.

"From a rough listen, you may find it difficult, a lot."

"I feel like the Transformation Spell and the Animagus are killing me. I feel like the Polyjuice Potion is so lifeless. When I see the runes, I want to hit the wall. When I see the star map, I want to sleep. Am I right?"

Some little wizards nodded, and they felt the same way about what Alexis said.

"It sounds difficult, but in fact, all the test content is what you have learned in the past five years." Alexis spread his hands, "I can guarantee that the test content will not involve any knowledge that you have not studied. "

"The reason why it feels difficult is because you have studied too many courses in five years, and some of them have not been fully mastered. Now suddenly there is an exam, and you want to learn and master five years of content in just one year. This is obviously It’s unrealistic.”

The little wizards did not feel comforted. On the contrary, they became even more nervous.

Before, they were confused and didn't know how much knowledge they didn't know. They thought that as long as they were willing to learn, they could finish it. Now that they heard that it turned out to be all the knowledge in the past five years, they subconsciously felt - it's over!