The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 642 Results
After a moment of silence for the heroic fighters, Fred raised his head. "Hey, friends! This is the meaning of our work. The props we make can help more soldiers return home safely."

"Yes, you are right." Ryan nodded, and the others in the room also got rid of the suppressed emotions just now. "We need to make more props to make up for the gap between us and those dark wizards. Well, take a look at what we have made this week-"

In the following time, Ryan and his team showed some of their research results this week. After returning from the world of Faerun, they had a new understanding of the production of magic props, and also produced a lot of magic props that combined the two worlds. For example, among the new props displayed this time, a metal short stick that can release five times of grease spells was included in the next batch of new products to be launched.

"Sometimes we need to weigh the effect and cost." Ryan said to Hermione on the way back to Hogwarts Castle. "For example, the spider mine can be sold for one Galleon and two Sickles purely because only the elites will use these things, so as long as the product is good, those users will not mind the price. But most products are not like that. We must first consider the popularity, and then consider the quality of the product."

"Just like the joke I saw on the Cullen family's website," Hermione said, "the quality of the products selected by the US military through bidding is generally not the best, but it is definitely the cheapest in the batch."

"Our Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore are not as wicked as the US Ministry of Defense." Ryan said with a smile. "It's just that the price of magic props is closely related to the preciousness of its raw materials and the complexity of its production. Sometimes in order to equip more people as quickly as possible, we have to compromise with reality and use some props of lower quality, but it is better than having no props at all."

After discussing the current situation along the way, Ryan and his team returned to Hogwarts Castle. However, when they arrived at the corridor outside the Gryffindor common room, they saw many seventh-year students walking around nervously.

"Oh, I almost forgot about it." Hermione realized it after seeing those people. "Today is the day when our NEWT test results from last week are released. We should have read the results before going to Hogsmeade."

"How come the results came out so quickly?" Ryan was a little confused, so he asked when the door to the common room opened. "Didn't it take a month for our OWLs results to come out last time? How come it only took a week to grade this exam?"

"I'm not really sure. Could it be that the professors responsible for marking the papers are much more efficient in this situation than before?" Hermione said uncertainly after thinking for a while.

"No, that group of people are not that hardworking. The reason why it was so fast this time is purely because there are only NEWT exams, and the number of people taking the exams is even smaller than before." Ginny's voice came from the side. She just heard Ryan and the others talking, so she answered Ryan's question. "Plus, most people did very badly in this exam, and a lot of papers that looked like they would get D or T grades were graded very quickly."

"A lot of people got Ds or Ts?" Hermione asked in surprise. "Isn't everyone's level that bad?"

"Your knowledge should be different from mine." Ginny shook her head. "Harry got Ds in two subjects, but he got an O in Defense Against the Dark Arts. My brother was far behind, and he got a T in Transfiguration."

"That's not my fault." Ron came over after hearing that. "I just heard someone say that one of the people grading the papers this time is our professor, so they will be much stricter this time than before."

"More strict?" Ryan was stunned for a moment before he reacted. This exam was completely different from the previous ones. Most of the people who chose to take the exam at this time would go to the battlefield after graduation. So the professors would naturally mark this exam with the most strict attitude to ensure that everyone had enough ability to deal with various dangerous situations.

"Yeah, let's see how many points you can get." Harry came over and handed over the letter in his hand. "Your letter was sent together with ours. I think those owls must be exhausted."

"Let me see." Ryan took his letter and opened the envelope. The transcript was a small piece of parchment folded into a square. After unfolding the paper, Ryan found that his grades were all O's as expected.

"Ryan, what are your grades?" Hermione asked after reading her report card. "All my grades are O." Ryan waved his report card at Hermione. "What about you?"

"Same as you." Hermione also waved her report card. "All my grades are O too."

"Oh, this is simply--" Harry looked depressed. "If I could do as well as you guys this time, I wouldn't have to stay in Hogwarts and watch others fight."

"Don't be silly, Harry." Ginny said at the side. "You need to be qualified to participate in the battle. People who are not qualified will not only be unable to provide help to everyone, but will even become a burden to everyone."

"Well, you have a point." Harry looked at Ginny and forced a smile.

"And participating in this war does not require everyone to go to the front lines to face the Death Eaters or even You-Know-Who." Ryan said, "In this war, we need everyone to make their own contributions in their respective positions. Whether in the rear or on the front lines. For example, you, Harry. I can only say that what you are doing now is no less of a contribution to the war than those warriors who face You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters head-on."

"I--Oh, right." Harry reacted immediately, "But is that matter really that important?"

"Of course, that magic is of course very important." Ryan nodded. "Even if you don't believe me, you should believe in Headmaster Dumbledore!"

Harry nodded and was about to say something when Colin Creevey suddenly walked in from the door of the common room and pinned a piece of parchment on the notice board.

"From 8 to 12 tomorrow morning, all students who have passed the NEWT test in this exam need to go to the dean's office of their respective colleges to discuss graduation and their future plans. Please do not miss the time." Ron read out the content of the notice, then turned around and said loudly. "By the way, how many people in Gryffindor have passed the exam?"

Instantly, the atmosphere in the common room darkened, and several seventh-year students glared at Ron.

"Well, I shouldn't ask this at this time." Ron shrank his neck and moved away from the notice board, then whispered to Harry and the others, "It seems that everyone didn't do well in the exam this time."

It was not until he went to bed at night that Ryan realized that he and Hermione were the only ones in Gryffindor who had passed the exam. This way, the two of them should have plenty of time to talk with Professor McGonagall tomorrow morning.

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(End of this chapter)