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Soon exams were upon them and everybody was seen studying in the library and looking over notes in the common room. Hermione seemed to have no time for sleeping or eating, but with some arguing and begging, Ron got her to eat her meals and go to sleep for at least 8 hours each night.
Ginny also seemed to study non-stop. But she, at least, seemed to know that she had to eat and sleep to study better. Alex also studied a lot, but not as much as the two girls.
And Harry and Ron, well, they studied enough. They often went to the kitchens to get "study food". The house-elves were delighted and gave them loads of cookies, pastries, ...
The day that the 6th years had Potions exam, and the 5th years had their Potions practical exam, the tension in the Great Hall was great. Even Harry and Ron were nervous about the Potions exam, they had to do well on it to become Aurors. Last year they had somehow managed to get an Outstanding in Potions, probably because Snape had not been testing them.
Ginny was reading her book and kept missing her mouth with the fork. Hermione was reciting something under her breath and not eating at all. Ron saw this and waved his hand in front of her face.
"Hermione, listen to me. You have to eat something! Otherwise you definitely won't do good on your exam." He said threateningly.
Hermione's eyes widened and she began shoveling food into her mouth.
Ron turned back to Harry and Alex.
"Well, that's the only way I get her to eat." He shrugged.
"Yeah, well, I thought Hermione was smart enough to know that she needed to eat well and sleep enough." Frowned Harry, eating his eggs and bacon.
Alex nodded but didn't say anything because his mouth was full of scrambled eggs.
The bell rang and they made their way down to the dungeon. Harry first said "good luck" to Ginny and gave her a quick kiss.
"I hope I do good on this exam." Sighed Ron when Harry caught up with them.
"Well, we better, and Snape better not give us a zero just because he hates us." Scowled Harry.
"Ahh, well, I think I would fail anyway." Groaned Ron as they entered the dungeon.
Hermione bumped into the door because she was busy reading a book.
"Ten points from Gryffindor for doing damage to my door." Snape shouted.
"Here we go..."
An hour and a half later they all went up to the common room.
"Well, that went well." Said Hermione brightly.
"Yes, of course." Said Ron in a high voice.
"Of course it went well for you." He said in his normal voice. "But for me...another story."
"For me, too." Sighed Harry, a sinking feeling in his stomach. His potion had been alright, even though it had not been the white color Hermione's had been. It had been sort of beige, Ron's had been yellow with white spots. Alex' however, had been white as Hermione's, except that it had a light vapor coming from it.
They all sat down and Harry and Ron began reviewing Divination, Alex and Hermione, Arithmancy.
Moments later Ginny appeared, looking on the verge of tears. Harry stood up, worried, and went to her. She flung herself onto him and sobbed in his chest. He led her to the couch and they both sat down.
"Gin, what happened?" Harry asked concernedly.
Hermione stopped reading her notes and put a comforting arm around Ginny, who sniffed and took a breath.
"I think I failed Potions." She said finally.
Ron chuckled.
"I think we all thought that after our Potions O.W.L." he said sympathetically. Harry and Hermione nodded.
"Yeah, Ginny, and look what we got! An Outstanding O.W.L! You've got nothing to worry about." Said Hermione reassuringly.
Ginny nodded and smiled.
"Thank you so much, I was so worried I was going to end up as a Muggle or something." She said, accepting the handkerchief Alex was handing her.
"Of course not, Gin!" exclaimed Harry. "But now I suggest you have some rest." He said, his expression changing from laughing to concerned again.
She nodded, stood up, and went to her dormitory.
"Remember Hannah Abbot last year?" grinned Ron.
Harry laughed. "Yeah, she broke out in sobs and said she was too stupid to take the exams and she wanted to leave Hogwarts now."
Hermione smiled. "But after the calming potion Madame Pomfrey gave her, she was okay."
"Well, when she was taking her Transfiguration exam, she managed to multiply her ferret into a flock of flamingos." Said Harry, now laughing so hard he had tears in his eyes. Ron and Alex were laughing, too.
"Did she really?" asked Alex between two peals of laughter.
"Ye 'laugh' es." Answered Ron, clutching his stomach.
Hermione was laughing really hard, too, which was good for her, since she needed to relax a little. They all did, for that matter.
The next exams went well, too. Divination was the same as every year, Harry and Ron just made stuff up. This year they had to use a deck of cards to tell her what was in the future.
Harry told her he saw his own, tragic, death in the combination of cards and Ron said he was going to lose all his money and end up living on the street. Professor Trelawney looked very pleased and told them they had received full marks.
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ElizabethMM: I know the last chapter was kind of mushy, but I sorta like that *hehe, romantic me* I'll try to not write a lot of that anymore if you don't like it.
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Going to be like 20 degrees here Saturday...
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Yourself in knowing that *wink wink*
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Soon exams were upon them and everybody was seen studying in the library and looking over notes in the common room. Hermione seemed to have no time for sleeping or eating, but with some arguing and begging, Ron got her to eat her meals and go to sleep for at least 8 hours each night.
Ginny also seemed to study non-stop. But she, at least, seemed to know that she had to eat and sleep to study better. Alex also studied a lot, but not as much as the two girls.
And Harry and Ron, well, they studied enough. They often went to the kitchens to get "study food". The house-elves were delighted and gave them loads of cookies, pastries, ...
The day that the 6th years had Potions exam, and the 5th years had their Potions practical exam, the tension in the Great Hall was great. Even Harry and Ron were nervous about the Potions exam, they had to do well on it to become Aurors. Last year they had somehow managed to get an Outstanding in Potions, probably because Snape had not been testing them.
Ginny was reading her book and kept missing her mouth with the fork. Hermione was reciting something under her breath and not eating at all. Ron saw this and waved his hand in front of her face.
"Hermione, listen to me. You have to eat something! Otherwise you definitely won't do good on your exam." He said threateningly.
Hermione's eyes widened and she began shoveling food into her mouth.
Ron turned back to Harry and Alex.
"Well, that's the only way I get her to eat." He shrugged.
"Yeah, well, I thought Hermione was smart enough to know that she needed to eat well and sleep enough." Frowned Harry, eating his eggs and bacon.
Alex nodded but didn't say anything because his mouth was full of scrambled eggs.
The bell rang and they made their way down to the dungeon. Harry first said "good luck" to Ginny and gave her a quick kiss.
"I hope I do good on this exam." Sighed Ron when Harry caught up with them.
"Well, we better, and Snape better not give us a zero just because he hates us." Scowled Harry.
"Ahh, well, I think I would fail anyway." Groaned Ron as they entered the dungeon.
Hermione bumped into the door because she was busy reading a book.
"Ten points from Gryffindor for doing damage to my door." Snape shouted.
"Here we go..."
An hour and a half later they all went up to the common room.
"Well, that went well." Said Hermione brightly.
"Yes, of course." Said Ron in a high voice.
"Of course it went well for you." He said in his normal voice. "But for me...another story."
"For me, too." Sighed Harry, a sinking feeling in his stomach. His potion had been alright, even though it had not been the white color Hermione's had been. It had been sort of beige, Ron's had been yellow with white spots. Alex' however, had been white as Hermione's, except that it had a light vapor coming from it.
They all sat down and Harry and Ron began reviewing Divination, Alex and Hermione, Arithmancy.
Moments later Ginny appeared, looking on the verge of tears. Harry stood up, worried, and went to her. She flung herself onto him and sobbed in his chest. He led her to the couch and they both sat down.
"Gin, what happened?" Harry asked concernedly.
Hermione stopped reading her notes and put a comforting arm around Ginny, who sniffed and took a breath.
"I think I failed Potions." She said finally.
Ron chuckled.
"I think we all thought that after our Potions O.W.L." he said sympathetically. Harry and Hermione nodded.
"Yeah, Ginny, and look what we got! An Outstanding O.W.L! You've got nothing to worry about." Said Hermione reassuringly.
Ginny nodded and smiled.
"Thank you so much, I was so worried I was going to end up as a Muggle or something." She said, accepting the handkerchief Alex was handing her.
"Of course not, Gin!" exclaimed Harry. "But now I suggest you have some rest." He said, his expression changing from laughing to concerned again.
She nodded, stood up, and went to her dormitory.
"Remember Hannah Abbot last year?" grinned Ron.
Harry laughed. "Yeah, she broke out in sobs and said she was too stupid to take the exams and she wanted to leave Hogwarts now."
Hermione smiled. "But after the calming potion Madame Pomfrey gave her, she was okay."
"Well, when she was taking her Transfiguration exam, she managed to multiply her ferret into a flock of flamingos." Said Harry, now laughing so hard he had tears in his eyes. Ron and Alex were laughing, too.
"Did she really?" asked Alex between two peals of laughter.
"Ye 'laugh' es." Answered Ron, clutching his stomach.
Hermione was laughing really hard, too, which was good for her, since she needed to relax a little. They all did, for that matter.
The next exams went well, too. Divination was the same as every year, Harry and Ron just made stuff up. This year they had to use a deck of cards to tell her what was in the future.
Harry told her he saw his own, tragic, death in the combination of cards and Ron said he was going to lose all his money and end up living on the street. Professor Trelawney looked very pleased and told them they had received full marks.
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Okidokipoki...*hehe*
Here are the responses to the reviews.
ElizabethMM: I know the last chapter was kind of mushy, but I sorta like that *hehe, romantic me* I'll try to not write a lot of that anymore if you don't like it.
Thanks for reading and reviewing!
ZagZig 722: Wow! Another one! Poor guy next door...is he really so lovesick or what? They say there's going to be snow here, but I don't believe it. It's
Going to be like 20 degrees here Saturday...
HappySnakes Rule: Thanks you again! Well, you did suggest it to me, and I hadn't come up with that...so yes, it was sort of your idea! So go ahead and flatter
Yourself in knowing that *wink wink*
Well, thanks again! Please review! You know you want to tell me something....
