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"Don't think so much." Hermione put down the book in her hand for a rare time, patted his shoulder and comforted him: "Like you said before, there will be another chance next year, and Kyle will graduate by then."
Somehow, even though Hermione was right, and even Harry thought so, he felt even more uncomfortable.
"You can think about it from another perspective," Hermione continued.
"Change the angle?" Harry looked at her doubtfully, "What do you mean?"
"The exams are coming soon." Hermione said softly, "I heard Professor McGonagall say that most people's final exam scores in sixth grade are basically the same as the certificate they received when they graduated. If there is any If you fail a course, you will most likely not get the certificate.
"The exam is less than a week away, so are you ready?"
"Thank you, Hermione." Harry said with a grimace.
Well, compared to the upcoming exams, missing out on the Quidditch championship seemed like nothing.
After all, his dream is to become an Auror after graduation. As we all know, Aurors have very strict requirements for grades, and even one of several key certificates will not be enough.
"It doesn't matter, this is what I should do. It's the obligation of a friend." Hermione smiled slightly and walked into the castle.
At the same time, the Hufflepuffs who won the victory had also begun to celebrate. In the common room, Mikel was holding a trophy made of cake, shouting and jumping on the table to celebrate their sixth consecutive Quidditch championship trophy.
Of course, we may also include the Academy Cup for seven consecutive years. After all, the Quidditch champion team will also add a lot of points. In addition to the 100 points scored by Kele before, they are already ahead of the second place team. Ravenclaw has over 200 points.
At this moment, not even Voldemort could stop their good mood.
The carnival lasted until late at night, and Kyle finally got out of the crowd and sat down on an armchair in the corner.
Connor handed him a bottle of butterbeer.
"Thank you." Kyle took it and took a sip. "They were absolutely crazy. The party lasted for three hours."
"It's understandable." Connor said with a smile. "After all, Hufflepuff has never shown her face like this, and everyone is quite depressed during this time. It's good to have something worth celebrating."
Kyle nodded and took another sip of butterbeer.
"What are your plans next?"
"Waiting for the exam." Kyle said.
"I mean what are your plans after graduation, what kind of job are you going to do?"
"I don't know." Kyle shrugged. "For now, I plan to go to Diagon Alley first. Remember? Sirius gave me a shop before, and it's not good to keep it empty all the time."
"You want to open a store?"
"I just have this idea temporarily." Kyle said, "But it's hard to say what to do now. After all, there are Death Eaters and Voldemort outside. No matter what we do, we must solve this problem first."
"So, you will join that...Order of the Phoenix, that's the name."
Kyle didn't answer immediately.
"I'm really not sure." He thought for a while and said, "There is one thing that I still can't figure out. Professor Dumbledore has not sent me a formal invitation until now, and I don't know what he thinks. "
"But didn't you take me to their base camp before?"
"That's different." Kyle shook his head, "Fred and George told me that before they graduated, they signed a very formal magic contract, which was also a formal certificate for joining the Order of the Phoenix.
"According to them, that contract can create a connection between them and other members of the Order of the Phoenix, allowing them to vaguely sense each other's location. It should be used to facilitate support."
"Is there still such a thing?" Connor asked. She always thought that Kyle was already a member of the Order of the Phoenix.
"I'm not sure, I can't rule out that it's a prank by Fred and George." Kyle said, "But Professor Dumbledore has never mentioned this to me."
"By the way, why do you suddenly ask this?"
"No, it's nothing." Kangna said, "I'm just a little curious."
"What about you, what are you going to do after graduation?"
"Professor Snape bought a potions shop in Paris." Connor whispered. "He wanted me to go there and open the shop."
"That's good." Kyle thought thoughtfully and said, "The potion shop is quite profitable, and in Paris, I know quite a few people. Even if I encounter any problems, I can solve them."
Kyle was talking about Madam Maxime. As the principal of Beauxbatons, she still has great energy in France.
If you really encounter any trouble, it will definitely be no problem to find her.
"Is that what you think?" Connor asked looking at Kyle.
Kyle looked her in the eyes and nodded.
On this matter, he and Snape rarely had the same ideas.
Although Connor is very good, even very good, her results in the entire Hufflepuff are second only to Kyle and Cedric, and she even got eight certificates in last year's OWL.
It's not that there can't be more, but she took a total of eight courses, and her grades were all excellent.
But the enemy is Voldemort after all. No matter how excellent Connor's grades are, she is only seventeen years old. When the day of the final battle comes, no one knows what will happen. The safest way is to stay away from the battlefield.
France is a nice place, not too far or too close, and there are many acquaintances there. Even if the Death Eaters' influence reaches somewhere one day, there won't be even a single person to help.
"Well."
Without anger or any feeling of dissatisfaction, Kangna agreed.
This was so true that Kyle didn't expect that under normal circumstances, shouldn't Kangna be angry because she was underestimated?
Why is this reaction? It's too calm, so calm that it's a bit abnormal.
"Aren't you angry?" Kyle asked tentatively.
"Why should I be angry?" Kangna looked at Kyle with a smile and asked: "Or do you think I should turn around and leave, or clamor to stay here... If that's the case, I can actually satisfy you. of."
With that said, Kangna cleared her throat and raised her hand to slap it on the table.
"No, that's fine, really." Kyle stopped her quickly.
No matter what, it's good that Kangna isn't angry. It would be troublesome if she really started to argue.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 766 NEWT
Worried that Connor would agree verbally but be dissatisfied in her heart, Kyle had been secretly observing her since the last Quidditch final.
But for two weeks, Kangna behaved normally, almost the same as usual. Only then did Kyle relax and concentrate on preparing for what he was going to do next.
In mid-June, on a very ordinary evening, everyone was sitting in the auditorium, having dinner and discussing their holiday plans.
Suddenly, the door was opened from the outside, and accompanied by Dumbledore, several elderly wizards walked in from the outside talking and laughing.
The leader is Professor Gsilda Marchiban, followed by Dumbledore, Professor Tofoday...
They are all old acquaintances. Anyone who has experienced OWL knows who they are and what it means for them to come to Hogwarts.
Final exam.
"Why is it so early this year!" Ron grabbed his hair next to the Gryffindor table and said in disbelief: "Isn't the exam time in a week? Or maybe I have lost a week of memory."
Harry stood there with his mouth open.
He hasn't reviewed all the courses yet... Well, or maybe he's just about to start reviewing. Why did he suddenly take the exam?
"You didn't lose anything." Fortunately, at this time, Hermione suddenly said, "They are here for the NEWT exam."
"NEWT?" Ron blinked.
"That's right." Hermione said, "Only OWL and NEWT require people from the Wizarding Examination Authority to take charge. Apart from that, the exams for other grades are invigilated by various professors."
"In that case, we haven't reached exam time yet, right." Ron breathed a sigh of relief.
Hermione glanced at him and said, "If you continue to waste time like before, it won't matter how long you delay. You might as well take the exam tomorrow."
"Don't say that, Hermione, I've already started reviewing." Ron took out a book, "Look, I just borrowed this from the library at noon."
"Yeah, I haven't even read a page yet." Hermione sneered.
Conversations like theirs also occurred elsewhere in the auditorium.
It was also at this time that people suddenly realized that Hogwarts had entered exam week.
As the most stringent and cumbersome exam in the wizarding world, NEWT takes one week longer than other grades.
Kyle already knew this last year, and Cedric even shared his exam experience with him.
To put it simply...don't be nervous, don't chant the wrong spell, and you'll get through it.
It sounds pretty simple anyway.
……
The next day, the NEWT exam officially started.
The castle has become much quieter than usual. Professors are guarding several key corridors. Everyone passing by will subconsciously lower their voices under the stern eyes of the professors.
The first day is the written test.
Kyle had never experienced such strict inspections. There were only ten seventh-grade students in each classroom, but there were three professors in charge of invigilating the exams.
In addition, a large speculum is also equipped in the examination room.
The magic looking glass can accurately detect the magic reaction in the surroundings, thereby determining whether anyone has brought in magic items.
As soon as a girl walked into the classroom, the speculum made a beeping sound. The sound did not stop until Professor Tofodi took off a bow hairpin on her head.
The girl was so frightened that she stood there at a loss not knowing what to do.
Until Professor Tofty finished examining the hairpin.
"The deformation hairpin only has the function of changing the shape. It's no problem. It's not for cheating."
He waved his hand, and the seventh-grade girl realized what she was doing and hurriedly walked in.
Kyle followed her in.
He noticed that there was a mirror as high as the wall directly opposite the door.
The developing mirror has a similar effect to the real waterfall in Gringotts. Although it is not as efficient, it can be regarded as the nemesis of Polyjuice Potion. If anyone wants to pretend to be someone else to take the exam, their true colors will be revealed in the mirror.
There is also a teapot that is spitting out white smoke on the podium next to it.
Kyle smelled it, and it smelled of mandrake and poisonous tentacle powder, mixed with some other herbs.
If he guessed correctly, this should be a soothing potion, but Kyle didn't know the specific use yet.
At first, he thought he was checking the Bafa Brain Refreshing Potion and Fuling Ling Potion, but he soon discovered that there were specialized professors here checking whether students had taken potions.