For fifth-year students, this was their first time facing such an important exam. As the end of the academic year drew closer, their anxiety became increasingly apparent.
Besides using potions and Potion Ingredients, they found another way to vent their anxiety: asking upper-year students in the hope of learning the details of the O.W.L. Exam from them.
"When you take the exam, will the examiner stand behind you and just stare at you?"
"Of course! I suspect Apparition is possible in there. They'll appear behind you at any moment, especially when you let your guard down..."
"Just thinking about it is scary! What else did you encounter during the exam?"
"I heard the Charms written paper requires you to draw diagrams for seven wand movements. Is that true?"
"Only seven? I remember having to draw twenty diagrams during our exam. You won't get any marks for drawing just seven wand movements."
"That's so terrifying! What did you draw? Could I borrow it and take a look?"
"If someone gets too nervous and accidentally casts a spell at the examiner, turning them into a Teapot, would they be given a 'T' right away?"
"That's a great idea! We should have tried it back then. What a shame!"
"So... you never experienced anything like that?"
"I think it'd be hard to experience something like that. Besides... if you could turn an examiner into a Teapot, wouldn't that mean your Transfiguration was excellent? Shouldn't you get an 'O' instead?"
"That actually makes sense! Could you help me ask around some more? About the Transfiguration examiners, I mean..."
"Does the Astronomy exam really start in the middle of the night?"
"Yes! If you accidentally fall asleep, a Ghost will wake you up, and you'll fail the exam immediately!"
"Why use a