Hogwarts: Who uses a crowbar in wizard duels?

Half a month has passed since they returned to school.

During this period, both the wizarding world and Hogwarts were unusually peaceful.

The students gradually shifted their focus to their studies.

The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has a seven-year curriculum.

Fifth grade is a watershed moment.

The courses for sixth and seventh graders are called NEWT courses, which are specifically designed to train elite wizards.

Many core courses require students to achieve excellent results in the OWLS exams in the fifth grade in order to be eligible to continue their studies.

Of course, the required grades for further study are determined by the professors in each subject, and there is no uniform standard.

For example, our dear Professor Snape only accepts students who achieve an O (excellent) on their OWLS exams to continue their Potions course.

If you only get an E on your OWLS exam (which is beyond expectations), you still won't be able to take Potions class.

Not being able to take Potions class means that in seventh grade, you won't be able to take the NEWT exam for Potions or get the corresponding NEWT certificate.

It's equivalent to graduating without a Potions class.

Similarly, Charms class, Transfiguration class, Defense Against the Dark Arts class, and so on... You need to achieve good results in the OWLS exam in fifth grade to be eligible to continue your studies and to take the NEWT exam in seventh grade.

If you just want to coast along, then it doesn't matter whether you take the exam or not.

However, if you want to find a high-end job to make a living, you will need the corresponding NEWT certificate to take the job.

For example, the Auror position at the Ministry of Magic that Harry and Ron aspire to requires you to have at least five NEWT certificates to apply for the job.

The conditions were undeniably stringent.

Right now, Harry and his friends' most important task is not finding the Horcruxes or fighting the Death Eaters, but the upcoming OWLS exam.

Even Ron started to study hard, because he didn't want to be in sixth grade and not even have the chance to attend classes with his best friend.

"Kevin, do you know what the OWLS exam for Potions class will cover this year?"

At that moment, in Kevin's workspace, Harry and Ron were looking at Kevin with expectant eyes.

After all, he is now a proper Potions professor, although he is not in charge of the fifth, sixth and seventh grades, but what if there are any rumors?

Therefore, they hoped to obtain some information from Kevin and make preparations in advance.

"Is it possible that the question was set not by a Hogwarts professor, but by someone from the Department of Education at the Ministry of Magic?"

Kevin looked at the two of them speechlessly and said.

"Then make a prediction. Professor Felix predicted that this year's OWLS exam might include the Happy Charm."

"Professor Felix has been a professor for so many years, and I've only been one for a short time. How can I possibly predict his future?"

"You might as well ask Professor Trelawney to give you a prediction."

Kevin said this while organizing his notes.

Hearing Kevin's heartless words, Harry and Ron slumped helplessly onto the sofa. Their Potions grades had always been mediocre, and getting the O grade required by Professor Snape would be quite difficult.

Kevin found it amusing to see the two of them like this.

Their foundation is actually quite good, especially with Kevin around to guide them from time to time, their knowledge of potions is definitely not low.

However, during every Snape class, they were both so intimidated by Snape's aura that they couldn't perform well.

"Hey, I just compiled a list of tips for making various potions for fifth graders. Maybe it will be included in the OWLS exam. Anyone want it?"

Kevin stood up, waved the notebook in his hand, and muttered to himself.

"Kevin! Godfather!"

Harry and Ron immediately pounced on Kevin, hugging him around the waist and loudly pleading for mercy.

"Kevin, I have been without parents since I was a child. If you will not abandon me, I am willing to become your godfather."

Ron, who was standing nearby, saw Harry being so shameless as to even bow down to his godfather, and immediately exploded.

"Kevin! I'll break up my sister with Harry right now, and have her be your mistress, with Hermione as the eldest."

Harry, standing to the side: ? ? ?

Kevin was embarrassed. "No, you dare say that?"

Just then, a voice rang out from the doorway.

"...What are you doing...?"

Hermione had just entered when she saw two large men clinging to her Kevin, spouting all sorts of outrageous statements, and spoke in a somewhat unfriendly tone.

Ron shuddered.

Oh no, the official wife is back.

Harry immediately stood up, pointed at Ron, and declared righteously, "Hermione, I'm reporting him! Ron is trying to break you two up!"

Ron, still clinging to Kevin's waist, stared at Harry in disbelief.

...Was he so quick to betray us?

Harry looked at Ron and said, "Sorry, bro, Kevin taught me all of this."

The struggle for the crown prince position has always been like this.

In the end, Harry happily flipped through the notebook, while Ron lay face down on the ground, his left hand pointing limply forward.

Hermione leaned against Kevin and read her book quite naturally.

"Kevin, what kind of potion do you think will be on the OWLS exam this year?"

At this moment, Hermione asked casually while reading her book.

It wasn't that she needed to prepare in advance, but rather that her classmates had been speculating about this topic recently, which sparked her curiosity.

"Hmm, I think it might be sedatives."

Kevin paused for a moment before slowly guessing.

Harry looked up in astonishment, and Ron, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, also looked up in disbelief.

Their eyes seemed to say:

Don't you know that?

So, it's true that asking Hermione doesn't work, but asking her doesn't?

Kevin looked at the two of them with amusement and continued, "I'm just guessing, I can't be sure."

"Tell Hermione it doesn't matter, she can pass whatever test she takes anyway."

"But let me tell you, if you're all so focused on the tranquilizer that I'm wrong, you're all doomed, aren't you?"

Hmm, now that you mention it, it makes a lot of sense.

The two exchanged a glance, Harry lowered his head again to continue reading his notes, and Ron continued to lie down and pretend to be dead.

......

That night, in a secluded corridor somewhere in Hogwarts Castle.

"Did you find it?"

"not yet."

Draco leaned against a pillar in the corridor and said calmly.

Opposite Draco stood an adult man whose face was obscured by shadows.

"It's been half a month already. If this drags on any longer, the Dark Lord won't let you off easy."

"Then you should let the Dark Lord go find it himself. That place is bigger than the castle. He needs to find a broken crown in there without attracting Kevin and the others' attention."

Draco seemed a little impatient with the questioning and said irritably.

Do you want to die?

The man in the shadows spoke calmly, with a chilling indifference to life and death.

"Then kill me! Let's see if the Dark Lord will let you go!"

Draco strode up to the middle-aged man, grabbed him by the collar, and began to hurl insults.

Draco pulled the middle-aged man out of the shadows, and moonlight shone on his expressionless face.

It was that official from the Ministry of Magic, David Greed.

"I will, but not now."

"Go and complete the Dark Lord's mission, or you and your family will become history."

Draco was furious but helpless. He angrily pushed David away, kicked a nearby pillar in frustration, and left without looking back.