The people at the Wizarding Examinations Department worked fast.
On the third day after Douglas sent his reply, news of the release of "Seven Years of N.E.W.T.s, Five Years of O.W.L.s" became the Daily Prophet's new headline, replacing the news of Sirius's prison escape that had topped the paper for days.
["Seven Years of N.E.W.T.s, Five Years of O.W.L.s" is here!!!]
["Seven Years of N.E.W.T.s, Five Years of O.W.L.s" is a book published in July 1993 jointly by the Ministry of Magic's Wizarding Examinations Authority and the Hogwarts Twelve Core Subject Professors. The book primarily summarizes the content covered in O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. questions and analyzes the formats of the exam questions.
Professor Tofty of the Wizarding Examinations Authority: "This exercise collection is carefully structured, using individual points to illuminate the whole and explaining complex ideas in accessible terms. It gives students firm footing and a clear path at every step of their studies, fully stimulating their enthusiasm for learning so they can achieve twice the results with half the effort."
Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts Minerva McGonagall: "...It provides a set number of practice questions with fresh, varied content, arranged from easy to difficult. Starting from students' knowledge structures and thinking skills, it centers on training their thinking through lively, varied formats, offering guidance on approaches to solving problems and improving problem-solving ability..."
Hogwarts Defense Against Dark Magic professor Douglas Holmes: "Of course, we don't simply apply rigid knowledge mechanically. This exercise collection will be updated every year and will incorporate current events in the wizarding world..."
Professor Marchbanks of the Wizarding Examinations Authority stated: "With a hundred years of experience invigilating exams, I cannot entirely agree with this approach, although all my colleagues consider it progress in education.
"Of course, I cannot deny how useful books like these are