Chapter 18 – Finishing the OWL's
Harry, Ron and Hermione made their way back into the castle for lunch. They had just finished their second exam, Herbology. For this they had been given a sheet with ten different sorts of magical plants on it, and then with each one they had to make a potion or mixture of some sort, using the plants they had found. They were given only an hour to do this, and were not aloud to talk or work with anyone else, so Professor Sprout had cast a spell on all of them making sure they couldn't come closer than ten yards of anyone.
After lunch they made their way up to McGonagall's classroom for their next exam, Transfiguration. There were two parts to this test. The first part was a written paper; they had to answer as many questions, out of fifteen, as they could in half an hour. The second part was a practical exam; they had to transfigure themselves into as many things on the sheet as they could, and after each thing they would write down how to do so. Harry found the exam rather easy, because, apart from the teacher, Transfiguration was an O.K. subject.
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Hagrid stood up, off of his giant chair, and looked at his class of fifth year students, who were preparing themselves for their fourth O.W.L. exam. They all went quiet when he stood up to listen to the instructions of their test.
"For ya exam, I've prepared a special trip ta the Forbidden Forest." Everyone held their breath. "Ya don't gotta worry, 'cause I sorted ou' some people ta come an' look after ya wen your inside. You'll be put into groups of three, an every group'll have one grownup each."
Hagrid disappeared over the hill and returned a few minutes later with a dozen wizards behind him. Ron looked up and noticed his brother, Charlie Weasley, who was meant to be abroad doing research on dragon's, in the crowd behind Hagrid.
"Hi!" He shouted out. But stopped when Hermione gave him a sharp look, beckoning him to be quiet.
"Now then," Hagrid said when he arrived back, "Here are those people I was tellin' ya 'bout. I'll put ya into groups then, shall I?" He began picking out groups and sending them off to stand by a wizard. When he reached Harry, Ron and Hermione, he smiled, "Go on then ya lot." He said. "Off ta Charlie." They all walked off smiling too, to Ron's second oldest brother.
After Hagrid had finished off grouping the students, he stood up and picked up some sheets of paper.
"Arigh' then ya lot." He said. "Ya gotta go into the forest an' find as many of the creatures as possible. You'll take a photo of your creature an' put it on the paper next ta it's name." He handed out the paper to all the groups and then said; "These gentlemen 'll be takin care of ya in case ya go wonderin' off. I want ya all back 'ere in exactly one hour. Ya 'ear me? One hour. No excuses, or I'll have ta send out search parties for ya."
Harry, Ron, Hermione and Charlie walked off in the direction of the Forbidden forest.
"Were exactly are we going?" Ron wondered.
"Who knows?" Harry said.
"Don't worry. Just stick to the path and we'll find something soon." Charlie took the sheet off of Harry and beckoned them all to be quiet.
"What is it?" Hermione whispered.
"Number three." Charlie snatched the magical camera off of Ron and took a photo. The creature ran away instantly because of the flash. "There, one down, nine to go." He handed the sheet to Hermione.
"Oh, a baby Blue Indian Dragon." Hermione said looking at the sheet.
"Yep."
"What is it doing in this forest?"
"Hagrid got permission to set it free during the test as long as he returns it." Charlie explained. "Lets move on."
The four of them walked along the path, all looking in different directions for the nine creatures they had yet to find. Then Malfoy jumped out from behind a bush and took a photo of them. They jumped out of their skins and were blinded by the flash.
"What the hell did you do that for Malfoy?" Harry shouted.
"Oh, sorry," He laughed sarcastically. "I thought you were one of the beasts that we had to find." Crabbe and Goyle walked out laughing.
Charlie picked out his wand and pointed it at Malfoy. "Be quiet!" He shouted. "Now!" The three of them suddenly went quiet and looked down the wand in total shock.
"Leave them alone, Weasley!" A tall, thin man walked down the path, pointing his wand at Charlie. He had slick, black hair, and thin eyes and wore long black robes. There was silence as he walked closer. "Put down your wand!" He shouted.
"Shut up, Fowler!" Charlie shouted back.
Harry, Ron and Hermione didn't have a clue as to who this 'Fowler' guy was. But Charlie seemed to know exactly who he was. And Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle weren't surprised to see him either.
"Make me!" Now he was standing right in front of Charlie, pointing his wand at his mouth.
Charlie moved his wand, pretending to put it away, but then flicked it back up at Fowler, saying the words 'Illuminate!' Fowler's clothes turned a bright yellow colour, scaring all the creatures in this wood away from him. "Come on Ron, Harry, Hermione. Lets get out of here." Charlie turned around and gestured for them to follow.
After the gang had found the rest of the creatures in the forest and stuck the photo down against it's name, they returned back to Hagrid with huge smiles on their faces. Harry glanced over to Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and Fowler.
"Hey, Charlie. How come his clothes are back to normal?" He wondered.
"Because I made the spell so that the second he stepped out of the wood the light would disappear." Charlie grinned over to the four boys sitting on the grass looking extremely angry.
"What if they had gone out of the woods and then went back in again? Then he could have easily finished the sheet way before us." Hermione asked, still with a guilty, edgy look on her face.
"Well, I made sure that every time he entered the forest they would light up again. It's all to do with the way you pronounce the word."
Harry, Ron and Hermione made their way back into the castle for lunch. They had just finished their second exam, Herbology. For this they had been given a sheet with ten different sorts of magical plants on it, and then with each one they had to make a potion or mixture of some sort, using the plants they had found. They were given only an hour to do this, and were not aloud to talk or work with anyone else, so Professor Sprout had cast a spell on all of them making sure they couldn't come closer than ten yards of anyone.
After lunch they made their way up to McGonagall's classroom for their next exam, Transfiguration. There were two parts to this test. The first part was a written paper; they had to answer as many questions, out of fifteen, as they could in half an hour. The second part was a practical exam; they had to transfigure themselves into as many things on the sheet as they could, and after each thing they would write down how to do so. Harry found the exam rather easy, because, apart from the teacher, Transfiguration was an O.K. subject.
*****
Hagrid stood up, off of his giant chair, and looked at his class of fifth year students, who were preparing themselves for their fourth O.W.L. exam. They all went quiet when he stood up to listen to the instructions of their test.
"For ya exam, I've prepared a special trip ta the Forbidden Forest." Everyone held their breath. "Ya don't gotta worry, 'cause I sorted ou' some people ta come an' look after ya wen your inside. You'll be put into groups of three, an every group'll have one grownup each."
Hagrid disappeared over the hill and returned a few minutes later with a dozen wizards behind him. Ron looked up and noticed his brother, Charlie Weasley, who was meant to be abroad doing research on dragon's, in the crowd behind Hagrid.
"Hi!" He shouted out. But stopped when Hermione gave him a sharp look, beckoning him to be quiet.
"Now then," Hagrid said when he arrived back, "Here are those people I was tellin' ya 'bout. I'll put ya into groups then, shall I?" He began picking out groups and sending them off to stand by a wizard. When he reached Harry, Ron and Hermione, he smiled, "Go on then ya lot." He said. "Off ta Charlie." They all walked off smiling too, to Ron's second oldest brother.
After Hagrid had finished off grouping the students, he stood up and picked up some sheets of paper.
"Arigh' then ya lot." He said. "Ya gotta go into the forest an' find as many of the creatures as possible. You'll take a photo of your creature an' put it on the paper next ta it's name." He handed out the paper to all the groups and then said; "These gentlemen 'll be takin care of ya in case ya go wonderin' off. I want ya all back 'ere in exactly one hour. Ya 'ear me? One hour. No excuses, or I'll have ta send out search parties for ya."
Harry, Ron, Hermione and Charlie walked off in the direction of the Forbidden forest.
"Were exactly are we going?" Ron wondered.
"Who knows?" Harry said.
"Don't worry. Just stick to the path and we'll find something soon." Charlie took the sheet off of Harry and beckoned them all to be quiet.
"What is it?" Hermione whispered.
"Number three." Charlie snatched the magical camera off of Ron and took a photo. The creature ran away instantly because of the flash. "There, one down, nine to go." He handed the sheet to Hermione.
"Oh, a baby Blue Indian Dragon." Hermione said looking at the sheet.
"Yep."
"What is it doing in this forest?"
"Hagrid got permission to set it free during the test as long as he returns it." Charlie explained. "Lets move on."
The four of them walked along the path, all looking in different directions for the nine creatures they had yet to find. Then Malfoy jumped out from behind a bush and took a photo of them. They jumped out of their skins and were blinded by the flash.
"What the hell did you do that for Malfoy?" Harry shouted.
"Oh, sorry," He laughed sarcastically. "I thought you were one of the beasts that we had to find." Crabbe and Goyle walked out laughing.
Charlie picked out his wand and pointed it at Malfoy. "Be quiet!" He shouted. "Now!" The three of them suddenly went quiet and looked down the wand in total shock.
"Leave them alone, Weasley!" A tall, thin man walked down the path, pointing his wand at Charlie. He had slick, black hair, and thin eyes and wore long black robes. There was silence as he walked closer. "Put down your wand!" He shouted.
"Shut up, Fowler!" Charlie shouted back.
Harry, Ron and Hermione didn't have a clue as to who this 'Fowler' guy was. But Charlie seemed to know exactly who he was. And Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle weren't surprised to see him either.
"Make me!" Now he was standing right in front of Charlie, pointing his wand at his mouth.
Charlie moved his wand, pretending to put it away, but then flicked it back up at Fowler, saying the words 'Illuminate!' Fowler's clothes turned a bright yellow colour, scaring all the creatures in this wood away from him. "Come on Ron, Harry, Hermione. Lets get out of here." Charlie turned around and gestured for them to follow.
After the gang had found the rest of the creatures in the forest and stuck the photo down against it's name, they returned back to Hagrid with huge smiles on their faces. Harry glanced over to Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and Fowler.
"Hey, Charlie. How come his clothes are back to normal?" He wondered.
"Because I made the spell so that the second he stepped out of the wood the light would disappear." Charlie grinned over to the four boys sitting on the grass looking extremely angry.
"What if they had gone out of the woods and then went back in again? Then he could have easily finished the sheet way before us." Hermione asked, still with a guilty, edgy look on her face.
"Well, I made sure that every time he entered the forest they would light up again. It's all to do with the way you pronounce the word."