Chapter 11: The Test
Harry woke up in the Hospital Wing the next day with a spliting headache. Hermione and Cho had bunked to see how he was.
"Are you okay Harry?" Cho asked, worried.
"I don't know, what spell did the git do to me?" Harry answered.
"We're not sure yet but we'll keep on looking." Hermione said.
"Thanks," Harry said.
"Can I talk to you alone Harry?" Cho asked. Hermione walked off to a bed the far side where one off her friends was lying.
"I don't know how to say this but here goes...... Harry, I'm dumping you."Cho said and fled from the room in tears.
"What was that about?" Hermione asked, coming back over.
"S....she j.u..ust d..dumped me!" Harry cried. He felt tears trickling down his face. Hermione got up hugged him, it was a few minutes until she let go. By then he had calmed down a bit.
"At last she told you," Hermione said.
"What do you mean?" Harry asked, curious.
"She told me that she was going to dump you so I could go out with you because I love you and she doesn't," Hermione said in one breath.
"Hang on, hang on," Harry said, "You love me?"
Hermione turned a deep shade of red,
"Yes"
"But, the Love Ball...." Harry said dumb struck.
" I was at the Main Doors when you opened it, it had been pointing to me" Hermione said.
"I don't know what to say!" Harry cried.
"I know what to say," Hermione said," Will you go out with me?"
"YES!" Harry shouted. Hermione kissed him on the cheek and walked away from the room.
" I gotta go, we're having our N.E.W.T.S in half an hour, I need to revise," Hermione explained. She walked out the room and down the corridor.
"Wait a minute," Harry shouted. Hermione turned around to see Harry running towards her, fastening his cloak.
" I've gotta do the N.E.W.T.S to, so I'll come and revise, I think I'll need it more than you!" Harry said. They both burst out laughing and walked back to the Common Room.
*
Half an hour later Harry and Hermione made their way to the Great Hall. The overhead roof was a very dismal grey, which made Harry more nervous.
They noticed that the huge house tables had dissapered and hundreds of small one-person desks littered the hall.
Harry sat at one and saw that on his exam paper his name had appeared. He also noticed that Hermione had chosen a seat next to him, he tried to move his desk closer but it wouldn't budge.
"Potter!" shouted Snape, "Do not try and move your desk next to Miss.Grangers, there are permanent sticking charms on them."
"Oh well, so much for cheating," Harry said sarcastically. The Hall burst out in laughter and he saw Dumbledoor chuckling to himself.
"As you all know," Dumbledoor said,"Your N.E.W.T.S are the most hardest school exams. You are tested on every single bit of information you have recieved since your First Year. Do not worry if you panic, you have the morning to do this exam, if you finish before the time is up you may do what you wish. That is all. You may start."
There was a sudden rush for quills and in 5 inutes everone had settled down. Harry looked at the first question:
Describe in your own words what the pantronus charm does and how you may conjure it.
Harry had an image of Malfoy lying on the floor and smiled.
Harry woke up in the Hospital Wing the next day with a spliting headache. Hermione and Cho had bunked to see how he was.
"Are you okay Harry?" Cho asked, worried.
"I don't know, what spell did the git do to me?" Harry answered.
"We're not sure yet but we'll keep on looking." Hermione said.
"Thanks," Harry said.
"Can I talk to you alone Harry?" Cho asked. Hermione walked off to a bed the far side where one off her friends was lying.
"I don't know how to say this but here goes...... Harry, I'm dumping you."Cho said and fled from the room in tears.
"What was that about?" Hermione asked, coming back over.
"S....she j.u..ust d..dumped me!" Harry cried. He felt tears trickling down his face. Hermione got up hugged him, it was a few minutes until she let go. By then he had calmed down a bit.
"At last she told you," Hermione said.
"What do you mean?" Harry asked, curious.
"She told me that she was going to dump you so I could go out with you because I love you and she doesn't," Hermione said in one breath.
"Hang on, hang on," Harry said, "You love me?"
Hermione turned a deep shade of red,
"Yes"
"But, the Love Ball...." Harry said dumb struck.
" I was at the Main Doors when you opened it, it had been pointing to me" Hermione said.
"I don't know what to say!" Harry cried.
"I know what to say," Hermione said," Will you go out with me?"
"YES!" Harry shouted. Hermione kissed him on the cheek and walked away from the room.
" I gotta go, we're having our N.E.W.T.S in half an hour, I need to revise," Hermione explained. She walked out the room and down the corridor.
"Wait a minute," Harry shouted. Hermione turned around to see Harry running towards her, fastening his cloak.
" I've gotta do the N.E.W.T.S to, so I'll come and revise, I think I'll need it more than you!" Harry said. They both burst out laughing and walked back to the Common Room.
*
Half an hour later Harry and Hermione made their way to the Great Hall. The overhead roof was a very dismal grey, which made Harry more nervous.
They noticed that the huge house tables had dissapered and hundreds of small one-person desks littered the hall.
Harry sat at one and saw that on his exam paper his name had appeared. He also noticed that Hermione had chosen a seat next to him, he tried to move his desk closer but it wouldn't budge.
"Potter!" shouted Snape, "Do not try and move your desk next to Miss.Grangers, there are permanent sticking charms on them."
"Oh well, so much for cheating," Harry said sarcastically. The Hall burst out in laughter and he saw Dumbledoor chuckling to himself.
"As you all know," Dumbledoor said,"Your N.E.W.T.S are the most hardest school exams. You are tested on every single bit of information you have recieved since your First Year. Do not worry if you panic, you have the morning to do this exam, if you finish before the time is up you may do what you wish. That is all. You may start."
There was a sudden rush for quills and in 5 inutes everone had settled down. Harry looked at the first question:
Describe in your own words what the pantronus charm does and how you may conjure it.
Harry had an image of Malfoy lying on the floor and smiled.
