Ginny Weasley feel asleep that night in the arms of the man she knew in her heart she would one day marry. They had been lying in bed together discussing transfiguration homework and the next thing the young redhead knew she was alone in bed and could hear the shower running.
"Bloody hell Harry!" Ginny yelled as she stepped into the shower behind him. "Why didn't you wake me up? We could have been studding this morning."
Harry Potter laughed. "Ginny if we don't already know it I don't think last minuet studding before the test is going to somehow make it magically sink into our brains." He tried to put his arms around her tone body.
"Not now Harry!" She pushed him away. "We have to hurry our Herbology exam starts in forty five minuets and I would like to be clean when I go to the greenhouse." She stepped under the water.
Harry stared in amazement. Her body was perfect. How could she expect him to not want to hold her close when she just barged into his shower naked like that? "Ginny if you don't relax I'll be forced to hex you." He smiled mischievously at her.
"And I suppose you have a way for me to relax Potter?" She rolled her eyes as Harry stepped closer to her.
"I just might have exactly what the doctor ordered." He picked her up pinning her against the side of the shower.
"I better not take too much, doc, I don't know how it will affect me." Ginny squealed as Harry's hands roamed her body.
Harry kissed her softly his hands traveling every curve her body had to offer. As the tension they shared over their upcoming N.E.W.T.s left their bodies, all either of them could think of was how this was the perfect way to start a morning. There in the large shower in the bathroom of the quarters Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry provided for its Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Harry James Potter and Ginevra Molly Weasley made love less than an hour before their school finals.
Harry and Ginny made their way hand in hand down to the school greenhouses after their shower. They had a few minuets before the test was to begin. All seventh year students plus Professors Potter, Longbottom, Sprout, McGonagall and two ministry officials stood outside the greenhouse.
At exactly nine o'clock, Professor Sprout walked forward. "Students it is now time to begin your Herbology exam. Inside you will find thirteen common plants. Please list ten of the common uses of each. You have one hour. Begin." She tapped her wand on the door handle and it faded away allowing the small group of gathered students plus Harry and Neville into the greenhouse.
An hour later the group made their way back inside the castle. "Well that was rather easy." Ginny was saying as she happily swung a green faced Harry's hand. "Just four more to go right boys?" She smiled at Neville who also seemed confident.
Harry pulled Ginny into a corner of the hallway as they stood outside the Charms classroom waiting on Professor Flitwick. "Can I steal some of your confidence?" Harry smiled at Ginny.
"Sure you can Harry." She gave the boy a long deep kiss. Causing the gathered students to erupt into catcalls and whistles.
"Thank you all for that glorious welcome." The squeaky voice of Professor Flitwick said as he stepped onto a stool outside the classroom. "If I can have you attention now please. Inside the classroom there are seven different objects. Each one requires you to perform a certain spell to mend it. Your task is to correctly identify and carry out that spell. You have two minuets for each object. A ministry official is standing next to each one to grade you. Please proceed in a single file line until you have completed all tasks. Once you are done you may leave to study for your next exam. Once all students have completed the Charms N.E.W.T you will be called for your next exam." Professor Flitwick stepped off his stool and led the students into the Charms classroom.
"Well that was torture." Ginny said to no one in particular as a small group of seventh years made their way into the great hall. "What are they trying to do kill us before we make it to the real world?" She gave a small shudder just before two strong arms enveloped her body.
"Who's trying to kill you sweetheart?" Harry asked as he hugged his girlfriend.
"Flitwick. What kind of exam was that anyway?" She leaned against his chest opening her transfiguration text book.
"Well I think that will probably be the easiest of the day. We have Potions next, then Transfiguration." He leaned over her shoulder reading the book with her. "After lunch you have two defense exams." He kissed the redhead.
"How come you're the only professor who gives two tests?" Neville asked as he sat down across from the couple.
"Well I'm not sure. I guess its because there has always been a practical and written part of the Defense exam." He studied the question for a moment. "Remind me next year to talk to McGonagall about that I really don't think there needs to be a written." Those gathered nodded in agreement as Professor Slughorn walked to the front of the room.
"Alright seventh year students who are to take the Potions N.E.W.T. please follow me." He led the students down the hall to the Dungeons. "Inside there are twenty potions. Identify each of them and tell me their common use. There are a number of poisons amongst the lot. Please include the antidote for each poison. And no Mr. Potter a bezor will not earn you points this time." He waved his wand and the students entered the foul smelling classroom. "You have one hour. You may begin."
It took most of the hour to identify half the potions in the lab. Every seventh year student that walked out of that room knew they had failed Slughorn's exam. You could almost feel the fear swelling around them as they made their way to the Transfiguration court yard.
Professor McGonagall stood outside by the fountain to greet them. "Greetings all. I hope your tests haven't proven too difficult up to this point. Never worry you are almost finished. Now what you will be required to do for you N.E.W.T. Proceed around the corner and a ministry official will have you transfigure your features and clothing. When you are finished, come back here and you will be taken to another ministry official. There you will be required to transform an animal into the object of the official's choosing. Good look seventh years I am sure you will do quite well." She waved her wand and the curtain separating the students from the entrance to the hallway was removed.
Harry had to smile when he saw Ginny after their Transfiguration N.E.W.T. "Ginny sweetie do you realize your skirt is well basically nonexistent?" Ginny had tried to change her skirt into jeans and managed to that perfectly. However going back to the school knee length pleated skirt didn't' go as well as expected. Currently if she walked too fast, Ginevra Weasley would show the world the bottom of her knickers. "As much as I like seeing that Gin, I better try to fix it." Harry walked over and preformed the complicated bit of magic that would lengthen her skirt.
"Thanks" she kissed his cheek as the rest of the seventh years started queuing up outside the defense room for their final exam.
"Your welcome beautiful." Harry kissed her cheek. "But I want to practice reversing that spell later." Ginny blushed as she felt Harry's lips graze her ear.
"Hey that's not fair she's dating the teacher she's bound to pass." Groaned Luna.
"Jealous are you?" Harry teased back. "Now friends, we come to the end of our journey. I told you what to expect so you should be prepared. Through these doors you will find three stations for your practical. First, a boggart. Should be easy enough. Second you will come across some form of dark curse from a ministry official. Identify that curse. And finally there are a number of dark objects the ministry has brought with them. You will be required to identify and describe the uses of one. After completion of these three stations, proceed to the front of the classroom. There you will find a packet with your name on it. Take that packet and complete the written portion of the exam. When you are finished with this exam you are done with your N.E.W.T. testing. Good luck class." Harry kissed Ginny on the cheek as the four seventh year students started their final exam.