Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

I have a Potions exam on Friday, and the morning is a theoretical test as usual.

During the practical operation in the afternoon, Snape asked everyone to prepare a dose of forgetfulness potion on their own within the specified time.

The ingredients are simple and the effect is to make the user forgetful.

Since it is an exam, everyone has to select the materials for the exam from the laboratory table themselves.

Everyone who knew Sainz was secretly watching his movements.

Under Snape's gaze, he calmly and slowly selected a standard ingredient from a pile of experimental materials: a bunch of mistletoe berries, two valerian branches, and a bottle of Lethe water.

The so-called water of the Lethe River seems to be the water from a specific mountain stream in Europe. I heard that it is quite expensive, costing four Galleons a bottle. I don’t know whether it is true or not.

There is currently no antidote for the forgetfulness potion, but it has a duration. After the effect of the potion wears off, the user will still remember the forgotten things.

Although the effect is overbearing, it is considered a primary potion because its ingredients are relatively simple and easy to brew.

First add the water from the Lethe River into the crucible and boil the alcohol lamp.

Remove the alcohol lamp, and when the boiling stops, squeeze in the juice of five mistletoe berries and stir twice with a magic wand.

Put the alcohol burner back on, bring to a boil again, add two valerian sprigs, and stir with the wand three times.

After two minutes, turn the alcohol burner to low heat, add the standard ingredients, and keep stirring until the liquid in the crucible turns light blue.

Remove the crucible, filter the liquid into a beaker with filter paper while it is still hot, and transfer it to a small medicine bottle.

Because when the temperature drops, the medicine will become viscous.

After it was ready, Sainz handed a small bottle to Snape, who took it expressionlessly and put it aside, "Get out!"

Saiens said nothing, silently put away the remaining medicine, went to the side to clean up the medicine-making utensils as quietly as possible, and then left the examination room.

…………

Hogwarts is usually very humane. They provide two days off a week and never take up the weekends.

However, exam week is a special case.

During dinner, a notice was posted in the Great Hall, and Filch stood arrogantly beside it, reading it aloud over and over again with malicious intent.

After research by the school board and approval by the Ministry of Magic, the following decision has been made: With the exception of the Ordinary Wizarding Examinations (OWLs) and the Final Wizarding Tests (NEWT), the year-end examinations for other grades at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will continue over the weekend.

Hereby notified.

There was an uproar in the auditorium. A senior student shouted, "Oh! They are blatantly violating the International Wizarding Labor Code! I'm going to file a complaint against them at the International Confederation of Wizards!"

"Okay! We support you!" "Yes, we support you!"

"Forget it, Edward! Didn't you see the notice? The Ministry of Magic agreed!"

"That's right! His father is an official of the Ministry of Magic. I don't believe he would really file a complaint!"

"You don't know him yet. He does this every year. I doubt he even knows where the International Confederation of Wizards is..."

"That's easy. Dumbledore is the president of the International Confederation of Wizards. We can just go to him and protest!"

"........."

"It's gone, it's gone..."

Fortunately, the school still had some humanity and the start time of the History of Magic exam on Saturday was one hour later than other exams, which reduced the anger of the young wizards a little.

The first-year wizards do not have a sufficient understanding of politics, so most of the questions in the History of Magic exam are about who invented a certain spell, who invented the automatic stirring cauldron, and so on.

"Okay, now, everyone put down your quills. I need you to roll up the parchment with your answers." Professor Binns spoke at the podium.

The other ghosts who served as assistant invigilators happily shuttled back and forth during the exam. "The exam is over, everyone put down their pens, everyone... hey... Professor Binns said everyone, of course including you..."

After leaving the examination room, Ben tried to find an ally with great anticipation, "Adam, did you answer the question about the origin of Quidditch?"

"Quidditch Swamp! That's how Quidditch got its name!"

"Yeah..." Ben looked depressed, "Yeah... it's in the name... I actually forgot..."

"Forget it, don't think about it, it's all over. Just thinking about it makes me happy. I'll take another astronomy exam tonight, and then all the exams will be over!" Adam breathed a sigh of relief happily, "That's great, I don't have to review anymore!"

"Yeah..." Ben muttered weakly, "But I think it's too early for you to be happy. The test results haven't come out yet."

Adam lay on the grass and swam on all fours. "Cheer up, Ben. The test results won't be out for a week. There's no need to worry now. Even if it's bad, it will be a week later."

Sainz supports Adam on this point. This optimism is not something everyone can have. "Adam is right. Let's talk about it a week later!"

Ben sat down next to Adam, threw himself on the ground, rolled his eyes and complained, "Of course you're not worried, you can't fail!"

"That's what I deserve. I asked you to come with me but you refused!" Sainz did not indulge him.

"..., forget it. If you practice like that, I think I'll die..."

At ten o'clock in the evening, all the first graders gathered in the astronomy tower.

Professor Sinistra had this year's exam questions posted on a blackboard.

One is to draw a model of nine planets orbiting the sun.

One is to observe Jupiter with a telescope and mark the observable satellites that are not obscured by Jupiter tonight, as well as their names.

The test was very simple, as it contained all the knowledge learned in daily life. Even if the telescope was not properly operated and the situation around Jupiter could not be seen clearly, one could still answer the questions relying on the class notes taken in daily life.

When Professor Sinistra announced the end of the exam, everyone except Sainz cheered loudly.

They were free and could have a great time for a week.

They have their happiness, and Sainz has his own happiness.

The day after the exam, the owl brought good news: the books he had been longing for were finally arriving.

Mr. Autumn:

We are pleased to inform you that the "Invisibility Book of Invisibility" that you ordered from our store has been reprinted by the publisher and will be available in our store soon, priced at thirty Galleons.

The deposit you reserved at that time is very sufficient. We hope to get your definite opinion on the delivery method of the books, and we also hope to get your instructions on how to deal with the remaining funds exceeding the value of the items.

Flourish and Blotts

Saiens wrote back.

I am very happy to receive this good news before the holiday. The books do not need to be delivered by owl. I will arrive at Diagon Alley before dinner on June 18th to deal with all matters in person. A list of books is attached to this letter and will be settled at that time.

By the way, my messenger is called Speed, and I hope you can give him some raw beef as food. Please pay for the food from the deposit.

Sainz Autumn