Snape Comes Calling

Chapter 686: Snape Comes Calling

"I still have four months before I turn seventeen. I definitely can't take this exam."

"But at least you can Apparate now." Ron looked at Harry. "When the second exam comes around, you'll be able to pass and get your license right away. But I haven't succeeded even once!"

"That's because you're always afraid of Splinching," Hermione said. "The professor reminds us every class to follow the Three Ds. One of them is determination—you have to make up your mind and cast aside every other thought. Only then can you succeed!"

"Easy for you to say," Ron muttered. "Whenever I think of Neville's head floating there, my neck starts itching. I just can't concentrate."

During last Saturday's Apparition lesson, Neville had finally fulfilled the greatest wish of Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington's ghostly existence—completely separating his head from his body.

The sight had frightened several more timid witches into fainting on the spot. Ron had not passed out directly, but he had been standing too close to Neville. Seeing his roommate's familiar head from such close range had still left a bit of a shadow on his mind.

So whenever he practiced Apparition afterward, he was always afraid of Splinching, subconsciously wanting to give up.

That left him spinning in circles on the spot.

Unlike Hermione, who had already arrived unharmed in the circle five feet away twice in a row. Harry had succeeded once as well.

According to the experience Fred and George had shared, as long as they completed this special training again, they would most likely pass the Apparition exam.

"I kind of miss Gilderoy Lockhart," Ron said. "Maybe he could make me forget that scary head that kept talking even without a body."

Hermione frowned, feeling as though Ron was taking a