Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

Douglas took a deep breath, put on a fake smile, and responded loudly:

"Aha, it's Minister Umbridge. It's been a long time indeed."

Many people heard Douglas's sincere voice, "Minister Umbridge," and everyone looked towards Umbridge.

Especially the people from the Wizarding Administration and the reporters and photographers sent by the Daily Prophet, all had different expressions on their faces.

Umbridge's smile froze for a moment, and a glint of joy flashed in her eyes.

At this moment, the photographer from the Daily Prophet pressed the shutter on her...

After the flash, Umbridge immediately realized the problem, her expression immediately became serious, and she explained seriously:

"Professor Holmes, I have stressed before that I am only a Deputy Minister. There is only one Minister for Magic."

Douglas waved his hand nonchalantly and said:

"It's just a subtitle, and Minister Umbridge can remove it any time she wants.

I'm curious why Minister Umbridge is here. Is there any important instruction?"

......

Many sharp-minded onlookers noticed that Douglas was not simply complimenting Umbridge.

They all slowed down their conversations, pricked up their ears or squinted their eyes, trying to see what was going on between the two people.

Percy and Penelope, the Head Boy and Head Girl closest to the professors, also pricked up their ears.

Percy whispered in Penelope's ear:

"The eldest son has a conflict with the newly appointed Senior Deputy Minister of Magic. I heard from my father before that when the school was about to start, the Ministry of Magic banned the publication of one of the eldest son's books. It was Deputy Minister Umbridge who did it.

I heard from my dad that our names are in that book. What a pity."

Penelope looked curious and asked in an expectant tone:

"What kind of roles has the professor assigned to us?"

Percy blushed and said:

"They seem to be a wizard couple. I'll borrow some books from my dad after I graduate and then write to you."

Penelope’s inner thoughts: What the hell? Why are we still only in touch through letters after graduation?

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Umbridge heard Douglas's murderous words again, took a deep breath and said:

"Of course, I was sent by Minister Fudge of the Ministry of Magic to inspect the preliminary results of the Hogwarts curriculum reform. Minister Fudge is very concerned about the issue of wizard education..."

Douglas didn't wait for her to finish and looked directly at Professor McGonagall standing beside her and asked:

"Professor, the first class is about to start. What arrangements do you have for gathering everyone here?"

Umbridge was irritated by Douglas's behavior, and her bulging eyes seemed to bulge out even further.

Professor McGonagall was about to listen to what Umbridge had to say when Douglas suddenly called her name. She was stunned for a moment and said:

"Oh, sorry. I just received a notice from Deputy Minister Umbridge that all of our students need to take an additional exam..."

Umbridge took a step forward and interrupted directly:

"Sorry, Vice Principal, I think the term 'baseline test' is more accurate. I almost forgot that this term was first proposed by Professor Holmes, haha..."

To be precise, the new test is called the Wizarding Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test (.o...t.).

The test consists of only a written part, which covers many subjects at Hogwarts and is divided into three parts. It can test whether the test-taker can live safely and effectively in the wizarding world..."

As Umbridge described, three pieces of parchment flew from the hands of a member of the Wizarding Examinations Authority to the hands of the professors present.

Douglas took a quick glance at the three papers. The contents of these papers included magical law, magical transportation,

Everyday magic, the natural world, magical creatures, wizarding current affairs, magic items, Muggle studies, history of magic, the international wizarding community, magical theory, the Dark Arts.

And most of the above problems are related to the Ministry of Magic, for example:

Which department(s) and/or committee(s) at the Ministry of Magic could be contacted to resolve each of the following dilemmas?

Your neighbour has a private collection of flying carpets at home, and he allows some of them to fly around his back garden.

a. Wizengamot

b. Department of International Magical Cooperation

c. Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office

d. All of the above

e. None of the above

Your sixteen-year-old nephew D cast a poison spell on your seventeen-year-old sister E. E retaliated with a Stunning Spell, but it missed D and struck a Muggle driving a car, causing him to crash into a lamppost.

a. Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes

b. Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes and Memory Deletion Team

c. Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, Memory Deletion Unit, and Office for the Prevention of Misuse of Magic

d. Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, Memory Deletion Unit, Misuse of Magic Office, and Wizengamot

Which of the following unorthodox methods of travel constitutes the most serious violation of the International Statute of Secrecy?

a. Thestrals

b. A giant carriage pulled by divine horses

c. Hippogriff

d. Flying Muggle vehicles (e.g. cars, motorcycles)

e. Diving boat

(Douglas felt this was definitely directed at Mr. Weasley.)

According to a recent article in the Daily Prophet, which subject at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has parents complained about the most (over 100 years)?

a. Care of Magical Creatures

b. Defense Against the Dark Arts

c. History of Magic

d. Muggle Studies

(Douglas thought the question was directed squarely at poor Professor Spence of Magic.)

Which of the following deserves the lightest punishment from the Wizengamot?

a. Accidentally giving the gangster's mother horns by using a damaged wand.

b. Using the Limp Legs Charm to threaten Muggles

c. Raise cattails with venomous teeth

d. Underage witches secretly use cleansing spells at home

Which two of the following policies do you think would help the Ministry of Magic in its fight against the Dark Arts?

a. Destroy all black magic spell books

b. Unforgivable Curses are taught from the first year at Hogwarts

c. Prohibit the sale of all products that can be used for black magic

d. Automatic life sentence in Azkaban for confirmed crimes of the Dark Arts

e. Improvements to the Ministry of Magic's Public Information Office

Find the Minister for Magic's most significant events during his/her term, given the dates.

Nobby Leach (1962-1968)

......

Millicent Bagnold (1980-1990)

......

Cornelius Fudge (1990-present) (Multiple selections allowed)

a. Attempted assassination by a werewolf

b. Pureblood riots during the Squib Rights March

c. Several old Wizengamot wizards praised Minister Fudge as the best Minister of Magic in history.

d. Recipient of the First Class Merlin Badge

e. A period of unprecedented peace and prosperity for the British wizarding world

Douglas scoffed at this and looked at several people from the Wizarding Examinations Authority. It was obvious that they had guessed why he was looking at him and looked helpless.

Not only Douglas, but other professors who noticed this content also showed disdain.

Of course, this test paper is not completely useless. It also contains some common sense questions. Although these questions also appear on other exam papers, no test paper summarizes various common problems in the magical world like this one.

Which of the following is possible?

a. Curing a poisoned victim without using the correct antidote

b. Healing a cursed victim without using the correct breaking spell

c. Transforming a person or object back to its original form without knowing its original appearance

d. Transform animals into humans

e. All of the above

f. None of the above

Which of the following does not apply to cooking?

a. Ariote leaves

b. Babo tuber pus

c. Daisy roots

d. Fire Dragon Blood

e. Mandrake leaves

f. Mothra rat antennae

g. Chirac fish

(Ariot leaves can cause hysteria and uncontrollable laughter; Babo tuber pus

A pungent, petroleum-smelling, sticky, yellow-green ichor; daisy roots can be used to make shrinkage potions; dragon blood tofu; mandrake leaves are the material for Animagus; Murtra rat tentacles are made by pickling and eating tumors on the back of Murtra rats, which will enhance people's resistance to curses and bad luck; the sirlac is a fish covered with fins.

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Not every grade needs to take all the exams. Grades one to two take the first four items, grades three to five take the first eight items, and grades six and seven take the first eight items.

Douglas felt a hint of conspiracy from the test paper, especially what Umbridge said about finding out the truth.

He looked again at Umbridge who was talking so much. Although the professors basically ignored her, only Dumbledore was chiming in, seeming very interested.

Only Douglas looked strange, because he heard Dumbledore say:

"Ouch oh hey!"

"Yeah, this is it!"

"Yes, that's what I mean!"

"Wow! How fresh!"

Umbridge looked quite pleased, as if this made what she said very meaningful.

Chapter 243 The Holiday Begins

Suddenly, Umbridge raised her voice and emphasized:

"So, if the results of this placement test are unsatisfactory, the Ministry of Magic will consider adding a new course at Hogwarts... Oh, the Minister has already discussed this matter with the Headmaster."