RECAP: Remus has a little talk with James, Lily, and Christine, and Harry receives letters from a whole lot of people. And he sends a howler to Mrs. Weasley.

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"This" is living people talking and

'This' is Harry's new guest's talking and Harry and other people thinking

"This," is Parseltongue.

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Death, Fate, Destiny, and Prophecy - Chapter 8

Molly was busy cooking breakfast at Grimmauld Place. She was so sure that her howler would make Harry see sense and come here, so she made a little more breakfast than normal. And because she was sooo sure, she didn't expect to see her owl returning with another howler. At first she thought, the owl had returned with her howler. Boy, was she wrong.

"HOW DARE YOU-" Harry's voice screamed. It was loud enough that Molly had trouble hearing the rest. Good thing Fred and George recorded it so they could send it to the Daily Prophet.

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Heh. Heh. I'm evil. You won't get to hear the rest of howler till later. Reviewer's Glare. Bite me. Reviewer's Sharpen Teeth. Shit. I didn't mean literally!

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Harry decided to open his OWLs first. There were two parchments.

Dear Mr. Potter,

Enclosed are your OWL scores. The following is a list of the grades one can get.

Passing Grades:

OO - Double Outstanding - few students are able to get this - worth 5 OWLs

O - Outstanding - worth 3 OWLs

EE - Exceeds Expectations - worth 2 OWLs

A - Acceptable - worth 1 OWLs

Failing Grades:

P - Poor - worth 0 OWLs

T - Troll - worth 0 OWLs

You are graded on Written and Practical parts of each class (except History of Magic and Muggle Studies). The grades will average together, so there is a possibility of getting EE on written and O on practical in two different classes but getting an overall EE in one and overall O in the other.

Sincerely,

Griselda Marchbanks

Head of Wizarding Examinations Authority

'Guess it's time to see what I got,' Harry thought.

'Don't worry, honey,' Lily said, 'You'll do fine.'

'I hope so.' Harry replied.

Dear Mr. Potter,

Below are your OWL scores.

Astronomy

Written: A

Practical: A (grade bumped up because of interruptions)

OWL: A (1 OWL)

Care of Magical Creatures

Written: EE

Practical: O

OWL: EE (2 OWLs)

Charms

Written: A

Practical: EE

OWL: EE (2 OWLs)

Defense

Written: O

Practical: OO

OWL: OO (5 OWLs)

Divination

Written: A

Practical: P

OWL: P (0 OWLs)

Herbology

Written: A

Practical: A

OWL: A (1 OWL)

History of Magic

Written: P (grade bumped up because of interruptions)

OWL: P (0 OWLs)

Potions

Written: O

Practical: A

OWL: EE (2 OWLs)

Transfiguration

Written: O

Practical: EE

OWL: O (3 OWLs)

Congradulations are in order Mr. Potter. You not only received 16 OWLs but received an OO in Defense.

You may retake the following OWLs if you wish to take the class:

Divination

History of Magic

You may take the following NEWT classes.

Astronomy

Care of Magical Creatures

Charms

Defense

Herbology

Potions

Transfiguration

Because of your high score on Defense, you may take your Mastery instead of you're NEWT in that class. You are the only one of your year to get an OO in any class. If you wish to take your Mastery, you must Apprentice under one of the following Defense Masters:

Bones, Amelia

Dumbledore, Aberforth

Dumbledore, Albus

Lupin, Remus (1)

Malfoy, Narcissa (3)

Moody, Alastor

Ogden, Tiberius

Snape, Severus (2 - part) (3)

(1) Subject is a werewolf.

(2) Subject is a vampire.

(3) Subject is suspected Death Eater or suspected of supporting Death Eaters.

If you choose to take your Mastery in Defense, please send a letter with your name, the name of the Master you wish to Apprentice under, both your signatures, and a date a representative can be sent to your residence to pull up a contract.

Sincerely,

Griselda Marchbanks

Head of Wizarding Examinations Authority

'I got sixteen OWLs and I can take a Mastery?' Harry said, 'Is this a dream?'

'No, kiddo. It's not a dream,' James said.

Harry fainted. Death laughed.

"Great," Askook said, "Now I have to go find the wolf, because this idiot fainted. The people he hangs out with are rubbing off on him. Now, where the hell is the wolf at?"

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Dumbledore was pacing in his office. Back and Forth. Back and Forth. Back and Forth. He sat down in his chair. Going Back and Forth so much, made him dizzy.

"When will that boy open the letter?" he said to himself. You see, he sent a letter with a tracking spell on it to Harry Potter. The moment Harry opens the letter, Dumbledore will know where he is. Or at least, that's how it's supposed to work.

But Dumbledore had never heard of Murphy's Law. And Murphy really doesn't like people who have never heard of his law.

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Just for those who have forgotten what Murphy's Law is (dudes, how the hell could you forget that?), Murphy's Law states 'Anything that can go wrong, will.' And Dumbledore will soon know it by heart. Heh. Heh. Heh.

Rune