Chapter: Chapter 2: Owls, O. W. L.'s and Olympia
Author: King Harrison
Category: Action/Adventure
Sub-Category: Romance
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: SS/PS, CoS, PoA, GoF, OotP,
Summary: Wherein Harry gets some rather interesting letters.
DISCLAIMER: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Author Notes: Not much to say here.
'To the well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.'
–Albus P.W.B. Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Chapter 2: Owls, O. W. L.'s and Olympia
Harry bustled about in the kitchen, adding eggs, chopping apples, dashing cinnamon, and doing everything else under the rainbow. Harry knew that the Dursleys would want their food quickly.
20 minutes later, Harry had produced baked pancakes, a specialty from the Atkins for Life dietary plan, since Dudley was still dieting.
Harry served the food to the Dursleys. Petunia and Vernon said nothing, while Dudley commented on how good it tasted. Harry knew that his aunt and uncle could find nothing wrong with it.
Just as Harry was finishing his baked pancake, an owl flew in through an open window.
It bore two letters. The first bore a seal that said Ordinary Wizarding Levels Committee of Education. Harry opened it
Dear Mr. Harry James Potter,
We are pleased to present you with your O.W.L. results.
DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS:
Practical: 145
O
3 O.W.L.s
Theory: 123
O
3 O.W.L.s
TRANSFIGURATION
Practical: 103
O
2 O.W.L.s
Theory: 97
O
2 O.W.L.s
CHARMS
Practical: 108
O
2 O.W.L.s
Theory: 102
O
2 O.W.L.s
HISTORY OF MAGIC
Practical: N/A
N/A
N/A
Theory: Test Nullified due to Extenuating Circumstances.
Test Nullified due to Extenuating Circumstances.
Test Nullified due to Extenuating Circumstances.
DIVINATION
Practical: 108
O
2 O.W.L.s
Theory: 102
O
2 O.W.L.s
CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES
Practical: 112
O
2 O.W.L.s
Theory: 107
O
2 O.W.L.s
POTIONS
Practical: 100
O
2 O.W.L.s
Theory: 92
O
2 O.W.L.s
HERBOLOGY
Practical: 97
O
2 O.W.L.s
Theory: 98
O
2 O.W.L.s
ASTRONOMY
Practical: 86
E
1 O.W.L.s
Theory: N/A
N/A
N/A
O.W.L. Subtotal One: 31 O.W.L.s
O.W.L. Subtotal Two: 31/215.5
O.W.L. TOTAL:16 O.W.L.s
It was decided that the school be lenient in this area due to the interruption made by the Ex-Hogwarts High Inquisitor
Rank in Class: 2
Rank in Europe: 2
Higher Ranking Students:
1. HermioneJane Granger
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian DumbledoreAlbus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Harry read and reread the letter several more times. He had gotten 16 O. W. L.'s! Percy Weasley, one of the most studious students to ever attend Hogwarts, had gotten only twelve O. W. L.'s. eight less than twenty. Harry, still dazed, picket up the other letter. It was obviously from Hogwarts.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
Of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Mr. Potter,
The purpose of this letter, besides informing you of your needed supplies and possible classes, is to inform you that you are to, if you should accept, be inducted into the Order of TEMPUS OLYMPUS; A training course given to the top two students each year for their sixth and seventh years.
Sincerely yours,
Minerva M. McGonagallMinerva M. McGonagall,
Deputy HeadmistressThe supply list inside read:
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Students entering sixth year require 3 sets of each gray, white, red, blue, orange, and green training robes. Students will also require one set of Yellow robes for other uses, and 10 sets of vacation-wear robes.
COURSE BOOKS For TransfigurationStudents will need:
How to Change: Animagi by Minerva Mathilda McGonagall
How to Change: Human Transfiguration and
Metamorphmagi by Nymphadora Andromeda Tonks
N.E.W.T. Transfiguration: by Emeric Switch and Minerva
Mathilda McGonagall
Everything you need to know about Transforming yourself
by Nilrem Syrme
For Defense Against the Dark ArtsStudents will need:
Defense: Constant Vigilance by Alastor Moody
The Dark Arts, Volume I by Nimue
For CharmsCharm the Charmer, Hex the Hexer, Curse the Curser, and
Trick the Poltergeist by Filius Flitwick
Stultior Quam Saxum, The Base of Incantations by
Aberforth Percival Wulfric Andrew Dumbledore
The Book of Tongues by Albus Percival Wulfric Brian
Dumbledore
For Care of Magical CreaturesDragons, Kneazles, and Wolves-of-Wer, oh my! by
Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank
All those cuties you REALLY want to get to know by Rubeus Hagrid
For PotionsDummy's (Yes, you) guide to N.E.W.T. mixtures by Severus Snape
Moste Potente Potions (Author Unknown)
For DivinationAre you a seer? Only I know! by Cassandra Trelawney
Premonition Vol. 1: A Link to the Past by Phoebe Halliwell
Premonition Vol. 2: A Path to the Present by Phoebe Halliwell
. Premonition Vol. 3: Back to the Future by Phoebe Halliwell
For HealingMagical and Muggle Techniques of Healing by Poppy
Pomphrey
The American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine
For Advanced Dueling
Talk it out? Hell no! Duel! by Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs
The Basic Binding Rules of Dueling by Amelia Bones
Advanced Dueling Tactics by Alastor Moody
For Muggle Weaponry and FightingChivalry: The Art of Fighting by Godric Gryffindor
Cleverness: The Path to Winning a Fight by Salazar SlytherinWisdom: The Power of the Mind by Rowena Ravenclaw
Truth: The Way Not to Fight by Helga Hufflepuff
TEMPUS OLYMPUS
The Great Big Book of Everything Volume CCCLXXXVII: Mage-Magic by Rowena Ravenclaw
The Great Big Book of Everything Volume CCCLXXXVIII: Magic (Continued) by Rowena Ravenclaw
The Great Big Book of Everything Volume CCCLXXXIX: Magic-Magus
For Tempus Olympus
Hogwarts, A History, 23rd or Platinum Edition
Training yourself for the world by Albus and Aberforth DumbledoreThe Dark Arts, Volume II by Nimue
The Dark Arts, Volume III by Nimue
The Dark Arts, Volume IV by Nimue
The Dark Arts, Volume V by Nimue
OTHER EQUIPTMENTHarry, you will receive your Firebolt upon your return to the school.
Students in The Headmaster's Special Training Class will require a staff from Ollivander's wand shop.Students in Muggle Weaponry and Fighting will need a primary and secondary weapon, also from Ollivander's wand shop
It is desired that students also bring dress robes to school.
Harry stood astonished. That was the longest list he'd ever seen. And who in the hell was 'Nimue?' Another thought occurred to Harry. 'How is Ron going to get his supplies?' Harry put that aside. The last thing was a permission slip.
I, the undersigned, the parent or guardian of , hereby give him or her my permission to go on a trip to a foreign land.
Harry stared again. 'Trip? What trip?' Harry sighed. It was going to be a very long year.
