A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 96 Final Exam

William pulled out a notebook containing key points of magic that he had written down from memory.

Fred looked at the densely packed notes, feeling a headache coming on. He casually tossed them to Cedric, who was more interested, and asked, "Can you set up this spell?"

"The Tracking Charm is a very advanced spell, and my current magic power is insufficient," William shrugged.

It's fine for a small area, but this magic will cover the entire Hogwarts, which consumes a lot of magic power. William is only a first-year wizard, and he will run out of magic power after casting a third of the spell.

"Does that mean we won't be able to sell maps next semester?" George sighed.

He's really short of money.

Okay, he's really short on money!

William patted him on the shoulder and laughed, "It's not that complicated. The Marauders have already cast the Tracking Charm at the school, and the key item is the Marauder's Map."

All I need to do is create a backdoor and connect all the other maps to the Marauder's Map.

Knowing about the "Tracking Charm" makes cracking the Marauder's Map much simpler. What William needs to do is use the Marauder's Map as a Wi-Fi network, connecting all the other maps he wants to sell to it.

There are many advantages to doing this, the most important of which is that it is simple.

Secondly, with the Marauder's Map as the core item, William and his team can manage the maps they sell in a unified manner.

This is essentially a background program that can monitor in real time and prevent anyone from attempting to decipher the maps.

Of course, those maps that are going to be sold will have many features removed.

For example, displaying other people's names, locations, or Hogwarts secret passages.

"Then what do we do?" Qiu asked.

"Cedric's artwork is great. Let's redesign the map soon; the old one was too ugly," William said.

The four raiders were clearly not art professionals; their map design was crooked and seriously affected the viewing experience.

Cedric and Mr. Ollivander studied for a long time; making wands requires a good foundation in art, and he was just right for it.

"As for the three of you... contact the various colleges and spread the word that our shop is about to open."

"What kind of business is involved?"

"Hogwarts professional maps, homework answer keys, all kinds of potions, Hogsmeade snacks (shipping services), prank products... If anyone is still unclear about our business scope..."

William stood up, looked at the Black Lake, and smiled:

"Just tell them that we sell what the school rules allow, and we even sell what the school rules don't allow. We'll sell first and discuss the rest later, with payment upon delivery. Is that clear enough?"

"That's enough!"

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Just as the five were discussing how to find a way to avoid being discovered by the professors, the magical world was hit as if by a deep-sea bomb.

As William said, the Ministry of Magic did not reveal the existence of the Time-Turner, but instead chose to continue down the wrong path, portraying Tywin as a Death Eater who attacked the Department of Magical Creatures.

The term "Death Eaters" reappeared in newspapers after a decade, causing widespread panic.

Meanwhile, in an effort to divert attention, the Daily Prophet also extensively reported on William's capture of Tywin.

This level of media coverage is comparable to the intensity of the Weasley and Malfoy fight during the summer holidays.

The Daily Prophet's headline even read: "Single-handedly captures Death Eaters—William Stark saves the children of Hogwarts!"

The prevailing opinion in the newspapers was that William would receive a Merlin Second Class medal.

This is no exaggeration. Tywin Lannister's attack on the Ministry of Magic alone would be enough to keep him in Azkaban for life. Moreover, as a Death Eater, he was also lurking in Hogwarts, posing a threat to all young wizards in Britain.

If William were to receive the Order of Merlin, he would set a new record for the youngest recipient, increasing the age by a significant ten years.

This will be a record that will be hard to surpass.

In no time, all of Britain knew William.

However, a letter also arrived from home, in which Lyanna reprimanded William, accusing Hogwarts of putting a young wizard at risk and claiming she would expel him.

Professor Dumbledore was extremely busy, not only attending Tywin's trial but also having to visit William's house.

However, William felt that Dumbledore's words of comfort to his parents were a pretense, and that his real purpose was to visit Anne.

The trial proceeded quickly, and with the evidence overwhelming, Tywin was sent to Azkaban for life imprisonment.

The Ministry of Magic seemed extremely confident in the prison, believing that no wizard could escape from it, so they rarely sentenced anyone to death.

After Tywin Lannister was captured, the Defense Against the Dark Arts course was naturally temporarily canceled, which saddened everyone.

These days, it's incredibly difficult to find a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor who is both engaging and highly skilled.

However, this will be a headache for Dumbledore.

Soon, exam week arrived.

It was a hot day, especially in the large classroom where they were taking the exam.

Everyone had to use the specially made quill pens that were given to them, because these pens had been enchanted to prevent cheating.

They also have to take an application test.

Professor Flitwick called them into the classroom one by one and asked them if they could make a doll dance ballet across the table.

William already knew the exam questions, but with his abilities, it didn't matter whether he knew them or not.

William turned a chair into a record player, automatically playing the classic piece "Swan Lake" to accompany the doll.

William manipulates four dolls to dance the "Four Little Swans Ballet".

Professor Flitwick gave him a perfect score on the spot.

Professor McGonagall then asked them to transform a bamboo rat into a snuff bottle; the more beautiful the bottle, the higher the score. If the box still had the rat's whiskers on it, points would be deducted.

William easily conjured Hogwarts Castle from the snuff bottle, with Hogsmeade inside.

Although this revealed that he had been to Hogsmeade, Professor McGonagall still gave him a perfect score.

During their Potions exam, they desperately tried to recall the recipe for the Potion of Life and Death. Snape stood behind them, watching intently; they could feel his breath on the back of their necks.

William boldly added a touch of French lily to it, which can help those who fall asleep have a good dream.

Snape snorted but said nothing about William's presumptuous actions.

The last exam was on the history of magic.

If they can persevere for just one more hour and answer the questions about the 'Werewolf Code of Conduct in 1637' and the details of the Elf Rebellion, they will be free to play for a whole week until the exam results are announced.

When Professor Binns told them to put down their quills and roll up their parchment answer sheets, all the students cheered.

This semester is finally almost over.

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