Chapter 2: Results of Mistakes
He opened the letter about when term started and read it quickly. He pretty much knew it by heart anyway. He put aside the first letter and the new supplies list that had come with it. He just wanted to know if he could be and Auror or not. The first extra slip of parchment was his Charms results. Harry remembered dimly that that had been the first exam he had taken.
Charms
Professor Tofty
Exceeds Expectations (89%)
Mr. Potter did above average on his written exam and did very well on the practical exam. He had some trouble with incantations, but did well besides that. He has been accepted into N.E.W.T level Charms.
Harry felt like his heart was about to burst with relief. He had passed one of his exams that he needed to become and Auror. Heart thumping, he looked at the next result.
Transfiguration
Professor Ogden
Exceeds Expectations (91%)
Mr. Potter did an average job on his written exam. However, he did quite well on his practical exam, showing fair skill at Vanishing Spells. He is accepted into N.E.W.T level Transfiguration.
That was another pass closer to being an Auror. Harry was feeling very nervous and excited now, as he needed to pass two, maybe three more subjects. Defense Against the Dark Arts was an O for sure, but he was very unsure about his Potions and Herbology results. The next slip of parchment was-
Herbology
Professor Marchbanks
Acceptable (80%)
Potter showed reasonable knowledge on the subject in his written exam, and did well in his practical exam. He can accept or decline the N.E.W.T level Herbology classes.
Harry thought he would have to accept the class, as he might need it for being an Auror. Now all he needed to pass was Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts. The next slip was the easiest for Harry to read, as he was entirely confident this time.
Defense Against the Dark Arts
Professor Tofty
Outstanding (110%)
Mr. Potter did exceptionally well in both his written and practical exam. He earned extra credit for perfectly performing the Patronus Charm. He has most definitely been accepted into N.E.W.T. level Defense Against the Dark Arts. Well done, Mr. Potter!
This was no surprise to Harry, as he had plenty of practice in the subject during his days at Hogwarts. Now all that was left was Potions. Harry needed an 'Outstanding' to be in N.E.W.T. level Potions. He looked at the next piece of parchment and his heart fell. It was not Potions; it was Care of Magical Creatures.
"But I took the Potions exam right after the Defense Against the Dark Arts one!" He said angrily. He read through the Care of Magical Creatures results anyway.
Care of Magical Creatures
Professor Greene
Outstanding (95%)
Mr. Potter showed excellent knowledge in both exams. He has been accepted into N.E.W.T level Care of Magical Creatures classes.
Harry noticed that the comment was rather short, but was too anxious about his Potion grade to care. He moved on.
Astronomy
Professor Tofty and Professor Marchbanks
Poor (64%)
Mr. Potter did not seem to know all of the stars, moons, and planets in his written exam. In the practical exam he did a bit better. Possibly he would have done a more adequate job if there was not particular distractions on the grounds that night. He has not been accepted into N.E.W.T level Astronomy.
Harry didn't care, he didn't really like Astronomy anyway, and he didn't need to pass it to be an Auror. What he really wanted to know was his Potions result. But his next result sheet was Divintation.
Divintation
Professor Marchbanks
Dissatisfactory (28%)
Mr. Potter is terrible at Divintation. He has NOT been accepted into N.E.W.T level Divintation by any means.
"Good!" Harry said loudly at the parchment. He felt a bit angry at the snappiness of the comment, but he did not want to be in Divintation at all. The next parchment slip was--
History of Magic
Professor Marchbanks
Acceptable (87%)
Potter did well on the amount of the exam that he did do. Due to circumstances, however, he did not fully complete the exam. He has the choice to take N.E.W.T level History of Magic or not.
Harry was really surprised that he did so well, and smiled a little at how they gave him a choice of taking the class or not. Who would want to take N.E.W.T level History of Magic, anyway? He looked at his next result and nearly fell off the edge of the bed.
Potions
Professor Marchbanks
Outstanding (97%)
Potter did well on the written exam, describing the effects of Polyjuice Potion extremely accurately. He did well on the practical exam as well. He has been accepted into N.E.W.T level Potions.
Harry couldn't believe it. He was in. He had a chance of being an Auror. And he had received an 'O' on his Potions O.W.L. There was no way. Just no way. Then, as Harry looked back at the Potions results to be sure he wasn't dreaming, he saw that there was some ink bleeding through from the other side of the parchment. He turned it over and saw a hastily written, blotchy note in handwriting that, if it hadn't been written so quickly, Harry thought it was slightly familliar. It read:
If you mention what you saw in the Pensieve last year to anyone, Potter, you will be kicked out of my class for sure. Hopefully this will pursuade you to keep your word.
He opened the letter about when term started and read it quickly. He pretty much knew it by heart anyway. He put aside the first letter and the new supplies list that had come with it. He just wanted to know if he could be and Auror or not. The first extra slip of parchment was his Charms results. Harry remembered dimly that that had been the first exam he had taken.
Charms
Professor Tofty
Exceeds Expectations (89%)
Mr. Potter did above average on his written exam and did very well on the practical exam. He had some trouble with incantations, but did well besides that. He has been accepted into N.E.W.T level Charms.
Harry felt like his heart was about to burst with relief. He had passed one of his exams that he needed to become and Auror. Heart thumping, he looked at the next result.
Transfiguration
Professor Ogden
Exceeds Expectations (91%)
Mr. Potter did an average job on his written exam. However, he did quite well on his practical exam, showing fair skill at Vanishing Spells. He is accepted into N.E.W.T level Transfiguration.
That was another pass closer to being an Auror. Harry was feeling very nervous and excited now, as he needed to pass two, maybe three more subjects. Defense Against the Dark Arts was an O for sure, but he was very unsure about his Potions and Herbology results. The next slip of parchment was-
Herbology
Professor Marchbanks
Acceptable (80%)
Potter showed reasonable knowledge on the subject in his written exam, and did well in his practical exam. He can accept or decline the N.E.W.T level Herbology classes.
Harry thought he would have to accept the class, as he might need it for being an Auror. Now all he needed to pass was Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts. The next slip was the easiest for Harry to read, as he was entirely confident this time.
Defense Against the Dark Arts
Professor Tofty
Outstanding (110%)
Mr. Potter did exceptionally well in both his written and practical exam. He earned extra credit for perfectly performing the Patronus Charm. He has most definitely been accepted into N.E.W.T. level Defense Against the Dark Arts. Well done, Mr. Potter!
This was no surprise to Harry, as he had plenty of practice in the subject during his days at Hogwarts. Now all that was left was Potions. Harry needed an 'Outstanding' to be in N.E.W.T. level Potions. He looked at the next piece of parchment and his heart fell. It was not Potions; it was Care of Magical Creatures.
"But I took the Potions exam right after the Defense Against the Dark Arts one!" He said angrily. He read through the Care of Magical Creatures results anyway.
Care of Magical Creatures
Professor Greene
Outstanding (95%)
Mr. Potter showed excellent knowledge in both exams. He has been accepted into N.E.W.T level Care of Magical Creatures classes.
Harry noticed that the comment was rather short, but was too anxious about his Potion grade to care. He moved on.
Astronomy
Professor Tofty and Professor Marchbanks
Poor (64%)
Mr. Potter did not seem to know all of the stars, moons, and planets in his written exam. In the practical exam he did a bit better. Possibly he would have done a more adequate job if there was not particular distractions on the grounds that night. He has not been accepted into N.E.W.T level Astronomy.
Harry didn't care, he didn't really like Astronomy anyway, and he didn't need to pass it to be an Auror. What he really wanted to know was his Potions result. But his next result sheet was Divintation.
Divintation
Professor Marchbanks
Dissatisfactory (28%)
Mr. Potter is terrible at Divintation. He has NOT been accepted into N.E.W.T level Divintation by any means.
"Good!" Harry said loudly at the parchment. He felt a bit angry at the snappiness of the comment, but he did not want to be in Divintation at all. The next parchment slip was--
History of Magic
Professor Marchbanks
Acceptable (87%)
Potter did well on the amount of the exam that he did do. Due to circumstances, however, he did not fully complete the exam. He has the choice to take N.E.W.T level History of Magic or not.
Harry was really surprised that he did so well, and smiled a little at how they gave him a choice of taking the class or not. Who would want to take N.E.W.T level History of Magic, anyway? He looked at his next result and nearly fell off the edge of the bed.
Potions
Professor Marchbanks
Outstanding (97%)
Potter did well on the written exam, describing the effects of Polyjuice Potion extremely accurately. He did well on the practical exam as well. He has been accepted into N.E.W.T level Potions.
Harry couldn't believe it. He was in. He had a chance of being an Auror. And he had received an 'O' on his Potions O.W.L. There was no way. Just no way. Then, as Harry looked back at the Potions results to be sure he wasn't dreaming, he saw that there was some ink bleeding through from the other side of the parchment. He turned it over and saw a hastily written, blotchy note in handwriting that, if it hadn't been written so quickly, Harry thought it was slightly familliar. It read:
If you mention what you saw in the Pensieve last year to anyone, Potter, you will be kicked out of my class for sure. Hopefully this will pursuade you to keep your word.
