Exam Arrangements
The next morning, Harry and the others were dumbfounded.
Looking at the schedule posted on the door.
The first column of this table reads:
Friday at 9 o'clock, A History of Magic
10:30, Arithmancy
Lunch
1 o'clock, Muggle Studies
At 3 o'clock, Herbology
What happened?
We don't need to take exams on Arithmancy, or Muggle Studies!
Are the Defense Against the Dark Arts and Divination Class going to be tested tomorrow, Saturday?
"Or next Monday!" Ron paced back and forth in frustration.
He's already planned out how he'll have fun tomorrow!
Whether his remaining two classes are on Saturday or Monday, it means he won't be able to have fun tomorrow.
That's outrageous!
"That's easy to understand, isn't it?"
"Surely some of the other students chose Arithmancy, or Muggle Studies." Harry shrugged.
He appeared very relaxed.
Because he doesn't need to take an exam.
However, he sincerely hoped that the remaining two exams could be taken on Saturday.
Instead of next Monday.
If it's the latter, then it means Draco won't be able to properly celebrate his birthday on Sunday.
After all, Draco still needed to prepare for his exam the next day.
Neville: "I think it should be Monday."
Just like the OWLs and NEWTs exams that fifth and seventh graders take.
They are only available from Monday to Friday.
There is only about one subject to be tested each day.
Therefore, their exams take two weeks.
The theory exam is in the morning, and the practical exam is in the afternoon.
Of course, the practical Astronomy Class would definitely take place at midnight.
Every day at 9:30, they would take exams in the Great Hall.
All four college tables will be moved away; now there are seven, and many small single tables will be replaced, all facing the faculty tables at the end of the Great Hall.
At that time, the proctor was still a professor from our school.
"Something's not right."
When we had lunch, the Great Hall was the same as usual.
And according to you, the proctors in the afternoon exam won't be our professors?
"Why haven't I seen them taking exams in the Great Hall these past few years?" Michael questioned.
"That's because the Great Hall will be restored to its original state during lunchtime."
Theoretical courses are tested much faster than practical courses.
The end time is usually similar to the end time of our normal exams.
The afternoon practical exam will be held in a small room next to the Great Hall.
It also contains Confundus Charm that targets wizards.
People other than test takers and invigilators generally don't notice it.
Back then, the exams would be proctored by a group of elderly men and women from the Wizarding Examinations Authority.
"It's terrifying to think about. Some of them were even Dumbledore's proctors back in the day!" Neville said, shuddering as he finished.
Harry suddenly realized, "No wonder the Great Hall was locked up tight this morning."
I had no choice but to take a detour and jump out of the second-floor window.
It turned out to be fifth graders taking an exam.
He then asked, "What about the seventh graders?"
Students who can take the NEWTs exam are extremely rare.
They shouldn't need a very large space.
Neville shook his head. "I don't know."
Like the OWLs exam,
To prevent cheating, the written exam papers and the entire venue were subjected to the strictest anti-cheating measures.
Props such as Auto-Answer Quill, Memory Orb, Detachable Cheat Cuffs, and Auto-Correcting Ink cannot even be allowed into the examination hall.
Students who are able to take the NEWTS exam are among the most outstanding of all students.
If they want to cheat, the anti-cheating measures in the OWL exams will probably be completely ineffective against them.
I think that the fact that the exam location is hidden and unknown is probably part of the way to prevent them from cheating.
The proctors for their theory classes were probably just the old men and women from the Wizarding Examinations Authority.
After all, those elderly people arrived at school in the morning.
Soon, it was 9 o'clock.
All the Third Year students except Harry went to the A History of Magic classroom.
Ryan was no exception.
Although the inexplicable aversion to the A History of Magic in his bloodline had disappeared since he achieved the Moon Mirage Body, Ryan still hated him very much.
Because it is widely recognized as the most tedious course designed in the wizarding world.
However, what bothered him most was not the exam paper at that moment, but the fact that he had to write down all the details about the medieval witch hunt on the exam paper.
However, after the A History of Magic exam, he still needed to take Arithmancy exam.
Arithmancy refers to a form of Divination that uses numbers to explain a person's character and destiny, or to predict the future.
Another name for it is "mathematical esotericism".
Modern Arithmancy is based on the Pythagorean philosophy that claims "the world is built upon the power of numbers" and the Kabbalah tradition of Jewish mysticism.
The ancient Latin alphabet was based on numerical values, so the sum of all the letters, which is 19, was used for Divination.
Current Arithmancy Divination matching letters in the order of A, B, C, and D with the number 19 (returning to the number 1 when reaching the letters J and S).
To be honest, Ryan thought it was outrageous.
In a world that favors spellcasting based on emotion, mathematics is surprisingly used in Divination that most relies on emotion.
What's even more absurd is that after 'thinking' about it, Ryan discovered that it wasn't a fabricated subject.
It can only be considered one way of using the Third Eye.
Tea dregs analysis, bird physiognomy, seven-character divination, crystal balls, Ancient Runes Divination, and dream deconstruction are all examples of this.
In Ryan's view, wizards with Third Eye don't actually need to learn so many Divination methods.
You only need to test out the method that suits you best and then learn it; the rest is just for general understanding.
Like Professor Trelawney, poker Divination is actually the most suitable for her.
Instead of the crystal ball she carried around all day.
Logically speaking, Ryan, who thought the course arrangement was unreasonable and the teachers were unreliable, shouldn't have chosen Divination; Arithmancy would have been the right choice.
But he still chose them, even choosing 12 courses.
This is unique to Scorpion Poop, especially at a time when Time-Turner are considered a potential threat and are no longer accepted by students.
If it weren't for Ryan's ability to create superfluous shapes and make himself invisible, this would be impossible to achieve through actual course selection.
All of this stemmed from the fact that Kate and Penelope also chose 12 courses back then.
When it was Ryan's turn, they didn't want Ryan to slack off or have an easy time.
Because they got caught in the rain back then, now they want to tear people's umbrellas to shreds.
In response, they suggested that Ryan publish another article in the Quibbler.
This addresses the issue of people being hesitant to use Time-Turner.
Or, to put it another way, to reveal a simple magic that creates additional forms that can only be used to learn knowledge.
This will allow other students to enjoy the same pleasure of taking 12 courses.
As expected, Ryan refused.
But the consequence is that Penelope and Kate will act as teachers, constantly checking on Ryan's attendance at his elective classes.
Now, Ryan still needs to take 12 more exams.
So, Ryan decided to give Harry a surprise.
He couldn't bear to see Harry so bored that he could only wander around aimlessly because he couldn't take the exam.
This is the basic procedure for being a good friend and a good roommate.
I hope Harry will like it.