By comparison, Defense Against the Dark Arts was actually somewhat difficult. After all, much of the exam involved practical work.
Professor Lupin certainly had his ways: he had somehow procured another whole batch of Dark creatures for the final exam. Harry even wondered whether the salary the school paid him was enough to cover all that.
Or did the school reimburse him?
Huh, come to think of it, when Dumbledore invited Professor Slughorn, hadn't he mentioned something about teaching funds and research funds?
Hmm, he could probably get reimbursed.
Although it was difficult, the students all loved the exam Lupin had designed. It was an outdoor exam rather like an obstacle course, and even at Hogwarts, where every final exam except History of Magic and Astronomy routinely included practical work, it was a very entertaining exam.
After the exam, Harry and many of the young wizards from Muggle families joked that it felt a lot like the RPG adventure games they played at home.
Although the students all said this subject was somewhat difficult, judging by their reactions, they had probably all earned decent marks. Every one of them was beaming, except Hermione.
Hermione came out pouting. When she saw Harry and Ron, she could not help complaining, "Honestly, I said it was a real shame I never got any practical experience with a Boggart, and I was right."
"What happened? Don't tell me you messed up at the Boggart stage?" Harry and Ron both looked incredulous.
Harry's Boggart had never properly taken shape at all, instead becoming a collection of all sorts of strange monsters generally considered frightening.
How to put it? Things that were quite frightening on their own were not so frightening when mixed together. Some were even rather comical.
Harry knew the reason: it was the