Meanwhile, at Hogwarts, the largest wizarding school in the United Kingdom.
Harry, Ron, Hermione, and of course one of Tierra's avatars were sitting in Hogwarts's Great Hall, furiously answering the Dark Magic exam paper—
This year's magic examinations had undergone considerable innovation.
First, the Dark Magic exam had been divided into Paper A and Paper B.
Paper A was the Science Paper, consisting almost entirely of lengthy calculation problems, with a four-hour time limit.
Paper B, meanwhile, was the Liberal Arts Paper. Its main content covered ancient rituals, Classical Dark Magic Sacrifice, Dark Magic history, and similar subjects. It had a two-hour time limit, so while Harry, Ron, and Hermione were still furiously calculating in the classroom, somewhat noisy discussions had already begun outside—
The candidates taking Dark Magic Paper B had finished, while the candidates taking Paper A were only halfway through their allotted time.
Inside the examination hall, Harry frowned tightly as he focused on calculating the problems on his paper.
He calculated silently in his head while also using calculation magic to work out the figures, reducing the possibility of mistakes as much as possible.
Ron, on the other hand, vigorously rubbed his temples with one hand in an attempt to concentrate, while repeatedly flipping through his books and notes, making an irritating rustling sound.
—Dark Magic Paper A was an open-book exam. Apart from comparing answers with one another, examinees were not prohibited from bringing any notes or books into the Dark Magic Paper A exam.
If you were capable enough, you could even summon a demon, seal it inside your notebook, and have it help you finish the paper.
Thus, a tall pile of books and notebooks sat on Ron's examination desk. Before the exam, he had traded his treasured Wizarding Playing Cards with other