Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

Before dinner on Sunday, several old men and women came to the school, led by a short, hunchbacked old witch.

Dumbledore received them personally. He was dressed very formally. "Glad to have you here, Professor Marchbank! Welcome!"

He walked down the stairs on the second floor opposite the gate, took a few quick steps, and gave the old witch who was walking in front a polite hug.

Sure enough, the little witch walking in front was Professor Marchbank. She smiled on her wrinkled face that could kill a fly, and said loudly, "It's that time again, Dumbledore!"

When she smiled, a layer of spider web seemed to appear on her wrinkled face. She answered so loudly, maybe she was hard of hearing, Sainz thought. Speaking of which, Professor Marchbank's signature was on the consent form for his time converter application.

Professor Marchbank laughed and said loudly, "Yes, you look pretty good. You can still be the principal for a few more years. When I gave you the NEWT test, I felt that you would achieve great success in the future."

"Your praise makes me blush a little!" said Professor Dumbledore, stroking his beard.

"I don't think I can trust you, you are not a shy guy!

I know, I personally tested you in Charms and Transfiguration, and at that time you had many new tricks that I had never seen before!" Professor Marchbank patted Dumbledore on the back, "That's been a long time!"

"Yes, it has been quite a while. I am already an old man with white hair and beard!" Old Deng sighed, as if he had suddenly come to his senses. "Professor Machima, and all the professors, you must be tired. I have set up a small banquet in the staff lounge. We can have some tea after dinner!"

"Of course I'll listen to you when I get to your place!" Professor Marchbank turned around and asked another old man, "Professor Tofty, what do you think?" That was an elderly wizard who looked even older than Professor Marchbank and was almost completely bald.

Professor Tofty smiled and nodded, "I totally agree, Professor Marchbank, you are right!"

"Well, Dumbledore, let's go!" said Professor Marchbank.

The young wizards who were eating in the hall, especially those in the lower grades, had been craning their necks curiously to find out who had made Dumbledore wait there so early. This time, their curiosity was finally satisfied.

"I didn't expect that wrinkled old witch to be so old. She actually served as an examiner for Dumbledore. I bet she must be nearly 200 years old!"

Some people were unsure, "No way? Can a 200-year-old witch still be that loud?"

"But he must be very old anyway, at least much older than Dumbledore!"

"That's true!"

…………

Monday, June 1992, 6

The OWL exam has begun.

The first day's exam was Charms. At half past nine, all fifth-year students were gathered in the auditorium.

In the auditorium, the long tables of the four colleges were removed and replaced by single desks neatly arranged facing the faculty tables in the front.

After everyone sat down in their pre-arranged seats, a professor said, "Okay, we can start!" He turned over the hourglass on the staff desk.

A parchment test paper immediately appeared on the desks of all the candidates.

Saiens took a general look at it. What ordinary wizards need to master are the real basics. All the questions are very simple. If they really don’t know these things, he thinks that when the hairy crabs become a plague, those wizards will really need to seek help from the Pest Branch of the Biological Management and Control Department of the Ministry of Magic.

For the first question, write the spell to make an object fly and describe the motion of waving a magic wand.

Question 2: What spell can be used to open a locked door?

Question 3: What are the Unforgivable Curses and what are the consequences of casting them on people?

Question 4, ...

Generally speaking, if a wand is broken, can it be repaired using "Mend it as Good as New"?

If someone faints, what spell can be used to wake them up?

What spell can be used to clear the roadblock?

What spells need to be used around large magical venues?

What spell can be used to clean the cauldron?

.........

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What spell should be used against a Muggle who has received "information they shouldn't know"?

For all the exams, as long as you do not skip classes and complete your homework on time, getting a good score is not a problem.

Sainz noticed that the seventh-grade students' exams were arranged in the hallway and were conducted simultaneously. Two hours passed quickly, and as soon as the exams were over, everyone was asked to leave their desks immediately.

At mealtime all the tables returned to their original positions, and after lunch all fifth graders were asked to stay in a room next to the auditorium.

Then they were called out four by four to take practical tests. The students who passed the test should have left directly and did not return here.

It didn't take long, probably less than ten minutes, before it was Sainz's turn. He was called out along with three other students, one from each college.

Maybe it's to balance fairness. As for some colleges having fewer students and some having more, there's nothing we can do about it. We can only try to be as fair as possible within the permitted scope.

"Sainz Autumn?"

"I am, Professor!"

"Okay, go to Professor Marchbank, she's free!"

"Okay, Professor."

Sainz noticed that there were four desks placed below the staff seats in the auditorium, with an examiner sitting behind each desk. The candidates in front of the other three had not finished their exams yet, and there was no one in front of Professor Marchbank.

He followed instructions and walked to the examination area in front of Professor Marchbank and bowed respectfully, "Hello, professor! I am Sainz Autumn!"

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Autumn, I know you!" Professor Marchbank's voice was not particularly loud.

Sainz saluted again, "Thank you for your support, Professor!"

"Okay, Mr. Autumn, I need you to levitate this wine glass and keep it stable in the air for one minute."

It was time for the fifth grade exam, and Sainz decided not to hide his abilities so much and to show his level appropriately. He tapped his wand lightly without chanting any spell, and a glass wine glass in front of Professor Marchbank was suspended steadily in mid-air as if it was placed on an invisible platform in the air.

"Beautiful! Beautiful silent spell, Autumn...

Okay, now, can you make this pear orange?

……very good!

This poor mouse is so weak, can you make it stronger? "

Sainz tapped his wand and cast a growth spell on the mouse, causing it to swell up immediately until it was larger than a dachshund.

...Very good! Another beautiful silent spell!

Can you tell me how many silent spells you have mastered?

Of course, this is not part of the exam, so it’s okay if you don’t want to talk about it.”

Sainz felt that there was nothing he couldn't say, "I know most of the spells, Professor!"

Professor Marchbank was very happy to hear this and nodded frequently, as if he felt that signing the application was the right decision.

“Autumn, there is no doubt that your current grade is already an “O”, but do you have something different to show?

Just consider it as satisfying an old woman's curiosity!"

"Professor, then, I would like to show you a light spell."

"Lumos?

Well, let me see your new tricks."

Sainz did not hesitate. He generated a ball of light at the tip of the wand. When it was bright enough, the ball of light left the wand and flew into the air in Professor Marchbanks surprised eyes.

Professor Marchbank's eyes moved back and forth between his face and the dancing ball of light in the air several times. Finally, she began to applaud with joy. Not only her, but the other three professors who were watching from a distance after the exam also began to applaud at the same time.

"Great! Great!

This is the first time I’ve seen this!

See, this is why I insisted on being the examiner myself!

The little wizards always amaze us!"