Showing Off Without Limits

William got out of bed very early in the morning.

He's been woken up by Bobosha's licking at the same time every day for eight years... it's become his biological clock.

Anyway, he's been waking up at the same time every day lately; he hasn't adjusted to the time difference yet.

He looked up... and lo and behold, his roommate was already up.

This is neither scientific nor magical.

You know, after five years of school life, they've all become seasoned veterans.

Normally, I'd skip the first class depending on the situation. But when it was Professor McGonagall's class, I'd always get up fifteen minutes before class started, walk into the classroom on time, and remain calm.

It can even solve the breakfast problem.

Bradley sat on the edge of the bed, his eyes red, and said, "I was so nervous, I barely slept last night."

"Me too, I'm afraid of oversleeping, I wake up several times a night," Chambers said painfully.

"I dreamt that Professor Flitwick came to the exam hall with Auror. He said I had cheated and that he would send me to Azkaban."

"..."

"I wanted to get up early and review a bit more. After all, last-minute cramming can be just as effective as last-minute practice." Marcus said, pulling at his hair.

He suddenly screamed.

"Oh no... I'm losing my hair! Am I going bald?! I just turned sixteen!"

Sometimes, a person's breakdown can happen in an instant.

William tossed over a few bottles of Invigoration Draught, saying, "Drink some of these; they'll make you feel much better, at least you won't be sleepy during the exam."

The five of them went outside and came to the Great Hall... The Great Hall was already filled with fifth and seventh grade students.

The seventh-grade students are fine; they've already gone through the O.W.L. Exam and are seasoned veterans.

The fifth-grade students, however, were incredibly nervous, and almost no one said a word.

Qiu was practicing her incantation in a low voice when the salt shaker on the table twitched in front of her.

Marietta was reviewing "Intermediate Potions" so quickly that her eyes were starting to glaze over.

Phoebe was also there, holding a notebook of William's Ancient Runes.

Seeing that William was coming, they handed it over to him, asking him to help ask questions about possible test points.

Students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang also take exams at Hogwarts.

They were also anxiously waiting at this time.

"Is that the examiner?" Phoebe suddenly asked.

William looked toward the entrance of the Great Hall and saw Professor McGonagall walking out, standing with a small group of wizards who looked very old.

William knew many wizards. Many wizards were present at the Order of Merlin award ceremony that year.

Dumbledore helped him expand his network.

Many of these wizards were even older than Dumbledore.

For example, Professor Marchbanks was one of the examiners during Dumbledore's exams.

Time flies, almost a century has passed, and she is still the chief examiner.

Professor Marchbanks was clearly looking for Dumbledore, but the headmaster wasn't at the school at the moment.

He's been traveling around a lot.

Professor Marchbanks knew this too, and after asking a few casual questions, he was taken to rest by Professor McGonagall.

After breakfast, students from other grades went to class.

Seventh and fifth graders, wandering aimlessly around the Entrance Hall? Like Nearly Headless Nick;

Then, at 9:30, they were called back into the Great Hall.

The Great Hall has been rearranged.

The four college tables had been moved away? Replaced with many small individual tables? All of them faced the faculty tables at the far end of the Great Hall, where Professor McGonagall stood alone.

Written exam in the morning? Practical classes in the afternoon. The first one is spellcasting.

Once they were seated and quiet, Professor McGonagall glanced at the time and began to display the exam paper bags.

"Everyone, please take a good look. They are all strictly sealed... After the exam papers are handed out, please check both sides to see if there are any missing pages."

You need to fill in your name and student ID number. Then you can start answering the questions.

The exam papers floated to each table, and Professor McGonagall placed a huge hourglass upside down next to it.

On the table were spare quills, ink bottles, and rolls of parchment.

Bradley glanced at William, William gave him an encouraging look.

He taught his roommates a lot of tricks for showing off during exams this morning; now's the perfect time to do it!

Instead of rushing to fill in his name, Bradley slowly glanced through the paper. Then, with all his might, he said softly yet forcefully:

"Oh dear, I've done them all before. So many of them are the same questions I've seen before."

"..."

Many students heard this, and they glared at Bradley with hatred.

Bradley felt a surge of satisfaction and was instantly energized.

William nodded.

Very good. I believe that by now, many students' psychological defenses have already begun to crack.

William also opened his exam paper and began writing down his answers.

He looked down at the first question:

It seems Dumbledore frequently reported the progress of Hogwarts ' teaching to the Ministry of Magic.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have included this kind of question.

The first question reads:

What is the incantation for the Unforgivable Curses, specifically the Killing Curse? (Avada Kedavra; Avada Gouming; Avada Kedavra; Avalon lands)

d) Kingdom of Wakanda.

William glanced at it only once before starting to answer the questions quickly, answering almost every question without hesitation.

Summerby, who was behind him, wanted to peek at the answer to the first question, but William had already finished that page and started turning the page.

Summerby stared in disbelief, frozen in her seat.

William was turning the page with his roommate Marcus, who had only done the last multiple-choice question on this page, which was why he was able to do it so quickly.

Marcus pondered William's instructions:

The sound of turning the page must be loud and crisp.

The force with which you turn the page conveys your disdain for the O.W.L. Exam and your confidence in its simplicity.

Turn the page as early as possible; ideally, turn it after you've finished the multiple-choice questions. Turn the page loudly enough to make those test-takers question their existence.

Indeed... many students started to have a mental breakdown and wanted nothing more than to beat up Marcus.

William began his final performance.

Only half an hour later, he stood up and walked toward Professor McGonagall.

"William, do you need to use the restroom?" McGonagall glanced at the hourglass.

"No, I need to hand in my paper... I have an appointment later, so I'll be going now, Professor McGonagall."

William gently placed the test paper on the table and turned to walk outside.

The Great Hall immediately erupted in chaos.

"Quiet!"

Professor McGonagall paused for two seconds, then loudly reprimanded William before checking his paper.

Okay, there's not much to check. You can treat these as standard answers.

Everyone was discussing this during lunch.

William handed in his paper in half an hour during the two-hour exam, which caused psychological and physical discomfort to everyone.

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Indeed, I'm not suited for school; I should go out and work.

Many young wizards thought so.

"Hmm, it's not too bad, is it?" Qiu asked anxiously, sitting at the dining table, still clutching the French bread tightly in her hands.

"I wasn't sure if I had answered all the Doubling Charm correctly, and the time just ran out."

Have you written out the Windproofing Charm? I think I misspelled a letter, and there's still question fifteen...

Qiu couldn't help but compare answers with William.

Anyway, his answer is definitely the standard answer.

William comforted him, saying, "Don't compare answers after the exam; it will affect your subsequent exams."

Many students check the answers after the exam and then miss subsequent exams.

I'm devastated!

Bradley and Marcus were also in a bad mood.

They put on a show, but they didn't do very well on the exam.

The most awkward thing would be if, in the end, the results came out and you didn't get the cursed certificate; that would be incredibly embarrassing.

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