Chapter 126 Prophecy
The time is fast approaching the beginning of June, and with exam week approaching, Hogwarts is filled with tension.
Monday morning was the Transfiguration exam, with theory first and then practical practice.The theoretical knowledge is okay. As long as you memorize it carefully, it is easy to get a high score.
But in practice, it's different.
Turning one kind of object into another kind of object is the knowledge of the first grade; turning a small creature into a dead thing is the test point of the second grade.This year, the difficulty has been upgraded, turning dead objects into moving objects.
This is the real step into the door of transfiguration.
Professor McGonagall asked everyone to turn a teapot into a turtle. Very few people completed it. Most of the turtles that were transformed had obvious traces of the teapot. Either the shell was a lid, or the tail still looked like a handle.
After the exam, Stewart and Anthony collapsed.After being trained by Roger for a whole year, they spent a lot less time studying.
Anthony's turtle turned into a turtle with a handle on its shell and the pattern of a teapot on his body. Stewart was even worse, but he only had the shape of a turtle.
"It's over, I'm afraid I'm not going to get a T this time!" Stewart said angrily.
"Don't worry, Professor McGonagall will never give a T to a student." Terry comforted, "It's just a D, it's nothing."
In the afternoon, there was the magic test. This time everyone performed pretty well, and Stuart had a smile on his face again.The Happy Spell was not a difficult spell, and he even thought he would get an E.
On the morning of the next day, Ike had to take exams on three subjects at the same time: Care of Magical Creatures, Arithmancy, and Muggle Studies.None of them were very difficult, and Hagrid even gave a question that would make almost everyone get an O: taking care of Flobber caterpillars so that they are still alive after an hour.
Don't worry about these slightly disgusting bugs at all. Flobber caterpillars live best when left to their own devices.The arithmetic divination on the other side is a little more troublesome. Ike got a piece of paper filled with words, and he needed to use arithmetic divination to write out the omens given by this article.
This required a lot of calculations and several people crashed.
The difficulty level of Muggle Studies is similar to that of Care of Magical Creatures. I can finish the paper easily and there is no difficulty at all.
In the afternoon, there was Defense Against the Dark Arts. There was no written test. Lupine set up a field and the students needed to solve Grindylow, Red Hat, Hinkpunk and Boggart in sequence.These are all things he has taught in class this year, and most people have passed successfully. The only difference is the length of time.
Wednesday morning was Snape's Potions exam. After writing a long paper, he still had to successfully brew a confusion potion.This was not difficult at all for Ike, who had almost a year of experience in potions. Snape kicked Ike out without even looking at him.
The same goes for the ancient magic text in the afternoon. Professor Bathsheda marked Ike with an O without even looking at his test paper.At the same time, herbal medicine is not difficult either. A simple task of changing pots can be easily completed by wearing dragon leather gloves.
However, astronomy at night is a bit troublesome. The sky is a bit overcast, blocking a large area of the starry sky.Ike had to cast an eagle eye spell on himself to see through the clouds.
History of Magic has always been the easiest exam at Hogwarts, and Professor Binns almost only tests major events in history.In the afternoon, Ike finally ushered in his last subject: divination class.
Everyone stood outside Trelawney's wooden door and went in one by one to take the exam. Ike didn't go in until the last one.
"Look at this crystal ball and tell me what you see?" Xu said it too many times, and Professor Trelawney looked tired.
Ike nodded, sat opposite Trelawney, placed his hands gently on the crystal ball, and slowly closed his eyes.When he opened it again, a blurry picture appeared inside.
"Dark shadows, ever-changing black shadows..."
"So, what does it look like to you and what does it want to tell you?"
"People, many people, different people..." Ike suddenly had a glimmer of understanding and said something uncontrollably:
“Curse brings hope;
Misunderstandings still persist;
Hope shines white;
Dispel the darkness that blocks the sun;
note!
Lingering in the swamp!
On a starless night;
Evil will eventually return! "
Professor Trelawney's eyes were blazing, and she couldn't help but clapped her hands as she watched the crystal ball emit a faint green light.
"Mr. Strider, congratulations on making a real prediction. Congratulations on getting an O!"
Ike came back to his senses, still clearly remembering everything he just said in his mind, and his expression was somewhat complicated.
"Thank you, Professor..."
Suddenly, Ike took out his magic wand, and the tip of the wand glowed brightly.
"Forget it all!"
Seeing Professor Trelawney's confused expression, Ike silently put away the crystal ball that glowed with blue light, turned it into the size of a marble, and replaced it with a new one.
"Professor, professor!"
With Ike's call, Professor Trelawney came back to her senses.He glanced blankly at Ike and the transparent crystal ball in front of him, and then his attention fell on the grade book in his hand.
"Can I leave?"
"Ah...oh! Okay, Mr. Strider." After Ike left, Professor Trelawney sat quietly on the chair for a long time.
He scratched his hair and murmured: "Did you drink too much sherry..."
And when Ike walked out of the divination class, he quietly crushed the marbles in his pocket.
As Trelawny said, this was a true prophecy, and Ike, who already knew what it said, could not let others know.Destroying the crystal ball was for this purpose, and casting the Oblivion Curse on Trelawney was also for this purpose.
This time Ike was very confident that LV6's forgetting spell was enough to make Trelawney forget what had just happened.
Back in the common room, everyone looked relieved and discussed the content of these days' exams in twos and threes.Stewart seemed a bit broken. According to his estimation, almost no subject could get an O. This score was much worse than last year.
In fact, because of Quidditch training, all the players' scores have declined, and they know it even if the scores haven't come out yet.But Ravenclaws never worry about their own performance, they are never afraid in this regard.
This kind of thing that can be obtained by just working hard is worthless compared to the Quidditch championship!
Ike smiled and leaned over, stretched out his hand to fetch the paper bag, took out one and threw it into his mouth.He enjoys the plainness and purity now. Everyone puts their troubles and joys on the bright side. Before they are overwhelmed by the pain of growing up, everyone is as simple as a blank sheet of paper.
The dinner on the day of the exam was a little more sumptuous than usual. Everyone was celebrating, especially the fifth and seventh graders. Some even cried.
People who have not experienced OWLs and NEWTs exams cannot understand this feeling of being left behind for the rest of their lives, but Ike can understand it a little better.
Just like students who always have a night of fun after the college entrance examination, this is the madness where long-term pressure is suddenly released.
Amid laughter, Ike looked at the vacant seat on the professor's chair and left quietly.
Put on the Illusion Charm and walk out of the castle like a ghost.The sky is covered with clouds, and the Whomping Willow is looming in the east.