Hogwarts.
Exam week had just ended, and under the Huanggang-style system, the professors had worked overtime to finish grading the papers.
Then, an enormous ranking chart was posted in the Great Hall.
Since they had taken the exams, how could the rankings not be published so students could recognize the gap between themselves? How else could role models be highlighted, or weaker students encouraged to follow the good ones?
So, at lunchtime that day, all the students crowded around the score rankings.
Hermione Granger found the third-year list and immediately saw, "First place: Hermione Granger. GPA: 3.9. Total credits: 23."
The young girl let out a sigh of relief. Her position as the top student was secure. All her hard work over the past year had not been in vain.
Third-years could already choose electives. To better assess students' academic performance, Hogwarts had introduced a credit and GPA system. Required courses were worth two to three credits, while electives were worth one to two. Hermione had chosen a whole pile of electives and done well in all of them, which was why she had claimed first place.
"Harry! You're second!" Ron Weasley shouted.
Sure enough, Hermione looked down and saw the line directly beneath hers: "Second place: Harry Potter. GPA: 3.9. Total credits: 19."
She turned around to look for Harry, only to see him give a slight nod before returning to the empty dining table, preparing to eat.
He seemed not to care much about grades.
Ron called out to him twice, but Harry seemed not to hear. He was holding a thick book as he gnawed on a piece of bread.
"Sometimes, I feel like Harry has become a completely different person," Cho Chang said as she came over. "Hermione, you're amazing. First place again."
"It's been nearly