Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 1105 Ultimate Wizard Exam

  The resurrection of Voldemort and the scandal of the Ministry of Magic completely ignited public opinion and set off a storm in the British magical world. The entire magical world is clamoring for Fudge to resign.

This incident did not affect Hogwarts, and everyone was still devoting most of their energies to the upcoming final exams. The entire castle was shrouded in a tense atmosphere, and the library, common room, and Room of Requirement were always crowded. For the students who were nervously reviewing, Albert also opened the activity room of the Wizard Card Club and lent it to his acquaintances. It should be said that most of the seventh grade students except Slytherin came to join in the fun.

   "You really aren't nervous at all!" Lee Jordan could not conceal his envy in his tone. The guy in front of him didn't take the N.E.W.T. exam seriously at all.

   "Didn't you see that I am also reviewing now?" Albert tapped his finger on the notebook on the table. He is now reviewing the so-called key points to strengthen his memory so as not to fail in the written test.

Different from the O.W.L. exam (Ordinary Wizard Level Exam), the N.E.W.T. Exam (Ultimate Wizard Exam) does not actually test the basics, but the knowledge points learned in the sixth and seventh grades. Apart from the most basic written exams, it has a lot to do with the actual level of the candidates. high demands.

"Tell us about the key points, maybe we can get a good grade in the exam." Lee Jordan was the first to express everyone's thoughts. This is why most of the students came to join in the fun. They all hoped that Albert would take the time to tell everyone Talk about the key points of the exam.

   Albert's Defense Against the Dark Arts tutorial last time benefited them a lot.

   "Important? The professors have mentioned it in class." Albert raised his eyebrows and said.

   "Then you think those are more important?" Angelina asked.

   "Silent spell, this is almost a must."

  Albert noticed the students surrounding him and knew that Lee Jordan had led him into the pit, so he closed his notes and casually talked about the key points of the N.E.W.T. exams in recent years.

   "Whether it is the practice test of magic spells or the practice test of the Defense Against the Dark Arts test, silent spells will be involved. If you want to get high scores in these two exams, you must be able to use silent spells skillfully."

   "The silent spell is not easy to use." Angelina muttered.

   "The examiner will look at the lips of the students. If there are obvious traces of chanting softly on the lips, the test score will not be too high." Albert reminded. He knew that many students were lazy during the practice, secretly chanting mantras in a low voice, so as to pretend that they had mastered silent mantras.

   Everyone knows how difficult the silent spell is. It doesn't mean that you have mastered it if you can use a silent spell. Therefore, there are very few students who really master the silent spell.

  This is the true level of the N.E.W.T. exam.

  As for the written test, as long as you put in more effort, it is not difficult to pass the written test with a relatively good score.

   "The N.E.W.T. examination of potions is usually about antidotes." Albert continued, "They will ask students to analyze the poisons, and then prepare the corresponding antidotes."

   "It's not easy."

   "The antidote is considered the most difficult and most torturous test point in Potions." Albert nodded and said, "The difficulty generally depends on the ingredients of the poison provided by the examiner."

   "Of course, it is also possible to configure other more complicated potions, but I don't think this is a difficult task. As long as you practice hard, you can usually get good results."

   "I don't think the potion in "Advanced Potion Making" is not as simple as that kind of potion." Aliya complained.

  This is actually the voice of many people.

  Many wizards are actually unable to concoct satisfactory potions, and they even dare not drink the potions they concocted. Potions of N.E.W.T. difficulty are quite difficult to brew.

   "That's why the antidote is often configured, because the difficulty of the exam can be adjusted, depending on the difficulty of the poison given by the examiner."

   "What about Defense Against the Dark Arts?"

  Lee Jordan was more concerned with the Defense Against the Dark Arts exam, the only subject in which he was likely to get a high score.

   "Defense Against the Dark Arts is more about silent spells, how to break them, and how to repel ghosts or female ghosts."

   "As difficult as it sounds, I mean involving silent spells."

   "The difficulty is actually that you need to use a silent spell to break a curse or poison that you don't know, or it may be..." Albert continued to analyze the exam questions that may be encountered next. However, many things that seem simple to him are undoubtedly quite difficult in the eyes of most students.

The difficulty of the N.E.W.T. exam is much higher than that of the O.W.L. exam. If you don’t listen carefully in class and don’t study hard, it will be a bit difficult to pass the next practical exam, especially this semester. Qi was disturbed, and the professors did not have strict requirements, resulting in many students not paying much attention to learning.

  However, it is a good thing for them to listen to Albert talk about the test points here, at least they can review them in a targeted manner.

   "If I had known, I would have dropped out of school with Fred and George." Lee Jordan said depressingly, "I feel like the N.E.W.T. exam is going to be over."

   "Generally, there are not many students who get high scores in the N.E.W.T. exam. As long as they pass the N.E.W.T. exam, they can get a certificate." Shanna comforted.

   "There are many differences between passing, good and excellent in the certificate, but many good positions will require at least a few courses to reach 'E'." Cedric is relatively relaxed here except for Albert and Katrina.

   "Are you talking about Aurors?" Lee Jordan murmured, "Going to work as an Auror in the Ministry of Magic now is just to serve as cannon fodder."

   "Forget about the Auror, as for whether to enter the Ministry of Magic, it depends on the situation." Cedric shrugged.

   "For other positions in the Ministry of Magic, you have to have connections in the Ministry of Magic, otherwise you won't be able to get any good positions." Albert reminded.

   "The Ministry of Magic is not at peace right now."

   "I know that. Gabriel mentioned it to me." Cedric said with a smile, "Actually, I'm also quite interested in coming to Hogwarts as a professor of transfiguration."

   "You want to drive Professor McGonagall away?"

   "I can wait for Professor McGonagall to retire before applying."

"You have a chance. Professor McGonagall won't be able to teach Transfiguration for a few years." Albert nodded and said, "You can talk to Professor McGonagall about this first, as long as you have accumulated a few years of experience, it should be fine. It is you who have to excel in the N.E.W.T. Transfiguration exam, which will help you get this position."

   "Really?" Cedric asked in surprise, "Professor McGonagall is retiring?"

   "You will know later." Albert said with a smile.

   "Oh, what the hell."

   "Albert, what about you?"

"I haven't thought about it for the time being, but I will definitely not enter the Ministry of Magic anyway." Albert made no secret of his dislike for the Ministry of Magic: "Maybe, I will write a few books, well, I have a plan to travel around the world, anyway, before The pile of bonuses I got is enough for me to spend several years without worrying about work for the time being."

   "It's really enviable!"

   "Where's Katrina?"

   "After graduation, I might open a beauty shop with someone else. We'll see the situation later." Katrina glanced at Albert and said calmly.

  Perhaps because I just memorized the so-called important points, everyone is in a good mood, and they get together to talk about their future job plans.

  Some pure-blood girls plan to get married after graduation, and don't worry about future problems at all. Some pure-blood wizards come from wealthy families, or have connections in the Ministry of Magic, and plan to find a job at the Ministry of Magic after graduation.

  The hardest ones are actually those wizards born in Muggle families. Their families can't provide any help, so they can only struggle alone in this strange place in the wizarding world to find a good job for themselves.

   Originally, joining the Ministry of Magic was a good choice. At worst, you can also work as a Muggle liaison job that many wizards look down upon. But now that Voldemort has been resurrected, the magic world has been involved in the storm, and it is very risky to work in the Ministry of Magic.

   "Sanna, what are you going to do in the future?" A Hufflepuff boy asked.

  Sanna is the wizard born in a Muggle family with the best grades in their class except for Albert.

   "If possible, I would like to try a therapist. I heard that the salary is good for this position." Shanna muttered.

   Of all the professions, Aurors and Healers require the most N.E.W.T. credentials, but they are also highly paid and respected positions in the wizarding world.

   "The requirements for this position are the same as those of the Auror. They all need to achieve at least 'E' in Potions, Herbalism, Transfiguration, Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts."

   "Yeah, I'm not sure." Shanna is not as confident as Albert.

   "This position is not bad." Albert nodded and said, "You can give it a try. At your level, it shouldn't be difficult."

"The salary of the therapists in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries is really good, but they are very busy every day." Katrina knows the healers better than many students here. She actually wanted to be a healer, but... temporarily gave up .

  The time is faster than expected. The O.W.L. exam for the fifth grade students is coming soon, and the seventh grade students are also starting to prepare for the N.E.W.T. exam.

  However, unlike the fifth grade students, the exam location for the seventh grade students is not in the hall, but a relatively spacious classroom, which is probably related to the fact that there are not many students taking the N.E.W.T. exam.

Many students at Hogwarts choose a small number of N.E.W.T. subjects. The number of students in the improvement class of most subjects is only a dozen, and the number of students in the improvement class of ancient runes is only a few students. Defense against the Dark Arts is probably the subject that most students apply for. , This is really thanks to Albert's tutoring.

   "Long time no see, Mr. Anderson." Professor Marchban warmly greeted Albert: "I heard that you gave Umbridge a hard lesson."

   "She did too much." Albert said innocently.

   "It's really hard to believe that such a person can hold an important position in the Ministry of Magic." Professor Tofty was also very dissatisfied with Umbridge.

   "However, Umbridge is finished." Professor Marchbane said with a smile, "The matter has become a big mess, and the Ministry of Magic was forced to open a court to try her matter."

   "Using Veritaserum to question her about those crimes?"

"There is indeed such a plan." Professor Marchban said, "The Ministry of Magic also wants to find out whether this is true. The Umbridge incident has made the Ministry of Magic very passive. Many parents of students have sent shouting letters to the Ministry of Magic. .”

   "Although I think you probably don't need an exam, well, let's start!" Professor Tofudi said with a smile.

  The practical test of the spells turned out to be almost the same as Albert expected: he needed to use silent spells to complete three spells. (Randomly draw three out of the five spells), Albert shook his wand and quickly used all five spells.

  Turn a cup of water into vinegar, use the anti-alahoo hole spell on the small box...

  In addition to the silent spell, there are seven other items. The general examination only needs to be drawn by lottery to complete the other two items.

  However, Maqiban and Tofudi let Albert do it all, and then directly gave it an excellent, which is considered a preferential treatment for geniuses.

   "How did you do in the exam?"

   After saying this, Lee Jordan suddenly reached out and patted himself on the head and said, "I really asked a stupid question."

   "It must be excellent." Shanna said without hesitation, "I got stuck on the silent spell. I haven't practiced a spell, so I can only recite the spell in a low voice. However, it seems that the examiner discovered it."

   "Don't worry, the deductions are usually not too severe. The final score is calculated by adding the results of the practical test and the written test." Albert comforted.

  However, if you can't use the silent spell, you basically have no chance of being excellent, because this part is more ruthless.

"I feel like this is pitiful. There are few in the entire wizarding world who can do it like you." Lee Jordan complained, "Many wizards chant spells quietly or silently when they use them. Why do you shake your lips a little?" Points will be deducted."

   "Actually, there is still a difference. The difference in using spells. The fact that we use spells so quickly is actually related to silent spells." Albert explained.

   "Are you sure?" Cedric looked at Albert suspiciously, "I think using silent spells is slower and requires more concentration."

   "That's because you are not skilled enough." Albert said to Li Jordan, "I remember you can also hang the Fuchsia Curse?"

"Yes, that's true, as long as you have a thought in your heart, or say it silently in your heart." Lee Jordan said to Cedric, "I think you'd better not get entangled in this, discussing these with Albert is entirely Looking for trouble, he's not like us."

   "You're right," Cedric said.

   "I have good news for you." Albert changed the subject.

   "What good news."

   "After a while, the Ministry of Magic will formally try Umbridge."

"how do you know."

   "Professor Marchban told me."

   "You guys actually chatted during the exam."

   "No, it was before the exam."

   "Will the Ministry of Magic favor Umbridge?" Harry asked out of nowhere.

   "I don't know." Albert shook his head and said, "However, probably not. After all, Umbridge's reputation is already rotten. There should be no need for the Ministry of Magic to favor her."

   "How about taking time to look at the crystal ball." Harry suggested, "We must not let that guy escape."

  (end of this chapter)