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But he didn't know whether the other party discovered them or for some other reason, but he didn't meet Karkaroff again until the third project was about to begin.
One of them was on the ship, and the other was on the Quidditch field, and it was like this every day.
Although Fred and George were disappointed, they had to stop their actions temporarily.
Because it's exam week.
No matter how much they don't care about grades, if they want to survive the holiday safely, they have to get a score that's not that bad.
Along with it comes OWL
For the fifth-year students, at least for this week, even the upcoming Triwizard Tournament cannot pull their minds away from their textbooks, or they have to force themselves to focus on the books.
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The day before the game, the lunch table in the auditorium was bustling with activity.
Kanna was not paying attention to the noisy discussions around her. She was holding a thick book and looking for something in it.
Qiu was sitting next to her, with a thick book open in front of her as well.
“I didn’t expect OWL to be so much harder than the usual final exams… I made many mistakes in yesterday’s Transfiguration exam.
"Oh, as expected, there are three things to pay attention to when doing multiple transformations, but I can only think of two. If I can't get into the advanced class because of this, then..."
"Relax, Qiu, don't be so nervous." Cedric handed her a glass of pumpkin juice.
“OWL is like this, the difficulty may make you feel a little uncomfortable.
“I felt the same way at first. I felt like I had done a lot of mistakes and was so nervous that I couldn’t sleep… But when the scores came out, they weren’t as bad as I thought.
I heard that the Wizarding Examinations Authority has a separate scoring standard for OWL, which is different from our usual final exams."
"But I did write it wrong." Qiu didn't look much relieved. She didn't even want to eat now. She always felt that there were still many things she had not remembered, and wanted to read more before the next exam.
Kanna had the same idea. Although she was eating, her eyes never left the contents of the book.
As for Mikel and Ryan...the two of them had completely gone into silence, sitting there in a daze, as if they had lost their souls, and were trying to stuff steak into their nostrils.
However, Kyle did not have this problem. When he went to the classroom with Kanna this morning, he was told that as one of the warriors of the Triwizard Tournament, he did not have to take the OWL exam.
"They originally wanted to arrange a special exam for you after the Triwizard Tournament, but I don't think it's necessary.
Professor Marchbank, who was over a hundred years old, stood at the door and said, "I have seen your previous results... at least during the time I was presiding over the exams, no one scored higher than you, including Dumbledore.
"And the article you wrote for Transfiguration Today, to be honest, it would have received full marks even in the Transfiguration NEWT exam.
"So do whatever you want to do, prepare for the third competition, or just relax and enjoy the scenery... You don't need to waste time on parchment."
So, with Professor Marchbank's special permission, Kyle sat in the empty common room for the entire morning.
To be honest, it's quite boring.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 569 Diana
In just one day, OWL made many people understand the horror of being in the fifth grade at Hogwarts.
The lights in the four college common rooms were never turned off all night and remained on until the next day.
At the same time, this day is also the day when the last competition begins.
The breakfast table was bustling with activity, and the owl that delivered the message almost covered the ceiling.
Some people were celebrating the upcoming holiday in advance and looking forward to the game that would start in the evening, but the fifth graders were still as nervous as they were yesterday.
Just as Kyle was hesitating whether to stay in the common room or go to the library today, Professor McGonagall happened to walk along the Hufflepuff table.
"Warriors need to gather in the classroom next to the auditorium after breakfast," she said.
"Is it about to start?" Susan Bones said hurriedly, "But Professor, I remember the competition didn't start until the evening? We still have an exam in the morning."
"I know, Miss Bones." Professor McGonagall glanced at her. "This is a private matter between the warriors. It has nothing to do with the competition."
"Okay, sorry Professor..." Susan nodded.
Professor McGonagall said nothing more and turned away.
After a while, after everyone finished breakfast, Connor and Cedric went to the greenhouse to take the Herbology class exam.
Kyle stood up and went to the room where the wands were tested before, and Fleur followed him.
When they pushed the door open and went in, Krum had already arrived. He was speaking Bulgarian quickly to two black-haired people, who seemed to be his parents.
The man, like Krum, had a distinctly hooked nose.
Furong's mother also came, holding Gabriel's hand and walking quickly towards them. Furong hurried to meet her.
Diana was standing quietly in front of the fireplace, looking at Kyle with a smile.
"Your father is a referee and it's not appropriate for him to be here," she explained in a low voice.
"I understand." Kyle nodded.
Although there was nothing wrong with the score Chris gave him, it would still be a bit troublesome if other Warriors or their parents knew about it.
After all, no one can guarantee that they won't think too much about it.
"Is it okay for you to come to school?" Kyle whispered, "I mean, there are quite a lot of people here."
"Of course, no problem." Diana said with a smile, "My job is not that I cannot contact other people at all. It's just that when we encounter a task that requires strict confidentiality, we will try not to contact other people as much as possible."
"So you don't have any missions now?"
"Yes, but it's not that important... and this is the last competition of the Triwizard Tournament after all, I have to come and watch it."
Diana said with a smile.
The two talked in front of the fireplace for a while. Kyle saw that Diana was always looking at the portraits on the wall intentionally or unintentionally, with a nostalgic look in her eyes, so he suggested taking her to walk around the castle.
Diana agreed.
Then they walked out of the classroom and headed towards the door leading to the auditorium.
"I haven't been back for more than ten years." Diana looked at the portraits and stone statues on the walls and said, "This place is still the same as when I was in school. There is no change at all."
"Didn't you come here once when I was awarded the Order of Merlin, Second Class?" Kyle asked. He remembered that he had seen Diana.
"Things were different that time, and I didn't have the time to leisurely wander around the castle like I do now."
Kyle then took her to the Hufflepuff common room.
Because it was exam time, there was no one here.
Diana looked at the barrel-like house and the sun-filled lounge and nodded with satisfaction.
"It's really nice." She said, "When I was in Slytherin, I could only see the scenery of the Black Lake from the window, which is completely different from here.
"We are very close to the kitchen here," Kyle said with a smile, "It's right next to it, right outside the door."
"I know..." Diana smiled, "Your father always sent me cookies and snacks. When I graduated, I almost couldn't fit into my dress."
Kyle's eyes lit up. He wanted to hear more details, but Diana was unwilling to say anything.
Then they went for a walk on the warm grounds.
Kell showed her the Beauxbatons carriage and Durmstrang's ship, but Diana had little interest in them.
Instead, it was the Whomping Willow that made her stop. According to Diana, the Whomping Willow was much smaller when she was in school than it is now.
"Hey, Kyle."
Hagrid's voice came from not far away, "We're having an exam now, why are you outside... Oh, Merlin, are you Diana?"
"Hello, Hagrid..." Diana greeted him familiarly.
This surprised Kyle. "Do you know each other?"
"Much earlier than I knew you." Hagrid strode over and said with a smile, "At that time, only Chris and Diana came to the Forbidden Forest to see me. I remember Chris really liked the rock cakes I made."
"Excuse me, Hagrid." Diana smiled and said, "He just thinks this will save him time to study those magical creatures. After all, a piece of rock cake can save him from eating for a whole day."
"I thought he liked the taste." Hagrid looked a little disappointed, but only for a moment.
That was more than ten years ago, and talking about it now is just a memory. No matter what the reason was, Chris did "like" rock cakes, and that's good.
At noon, Kyle suggested going back to the castle for lunch. He thought Diana would refuse, but unexpectedly she agreed.
When the two arrived at the castle auditorium, it was already full of students.
Everyone looked at Diana with curiosity, but there was not much surprise, because they had already met Fleur and Krum's parents before they cared about it.
"She's so pretty, isn't she?" Susan and Hannah whispered, "No wonder Kyle is so pretty..."
"Yeah." Hannah nodded in agreement.
By the time lunch came, Connor looked even more nervous than yesterday.
She stopped reading and sat there solemnly, taking small bites of the food on her plate, but she poked her fork out of the plate several times.
Fortunately, this situation did not last long.
After about five minutes, Diana stood up.
"I also need to go find your father to discuss when to pick up Molly and the others."
"Are you going now?" Kyle also stood up, "Then I'll take you there."
"No, that's not necessary." Diana shook her head and said, "Eat slowly, don't worry about me."
Then, she left the auditorium with an inexplicable smile.
Only then did Kanna heave a long sigh of relief. She looked at the steak that was about to be minced meat, picked up the pumpkin juice on the table and drank it all.
Kyle poured her another glass.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier that your mother would come." Kanna looked at him and stammered, "I mean... so that we can welcome her..."
"In fact, I only found out about this this morning." Kyle shrugged. "You were still taking the exam then."
He could understand Kanna's feelings very well.
To be honest, if Snape sat opposite him and ate, he probably wouldn't be able to eat a single bite.
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