Chapter Seventy-Eight: Final Exams
Despite the amazing cooking recipe, Ted didn't have time to go to the kitchen to try it out for himself, because the final exam was already underway starting this week.
Ted arrives in his usual classroom with his pen and parchment, followed by Hermione, who is in high spirits and wants to make a big move, Harley who is looking to have some fun, and Ron, Jerry, and Neville who are apprehensive.
Ron and Jerry belong to the usual fishing, they can hide and copy, and they can get by and get by.
Although they have surpassed the level of most young wizards in terms of spell practice, their theoretical level may still be below average, and they belong to the partial academic scum~
As for Neville, although he usually works hard and tries to do his homework by himself, he has little success. Although Herbology and Defence Against the Dark Arts are not bad, the other subjects are uncertain.
Since he read Ted's "Braveheart" to him, he has gained a lot of courage, and he has a certain amount of courage to overcome many difficulties. But learning this thing, you will, self-confidence is not something that can be built in a day or two.
In this examination room, seeing that the air was stagnant, the students' breathing involuntarily slowed down.
And the first exam was Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration class, which was famous for not smiling.
"Ding~ Trigger Task:
【Final Exam (Blue)】
This is your first final exam at Hogwarts, and it's a testament to your learning throughout the year, so give it your all! Don't let down your youth!
Goal: To achieve excellent results in all subjects.
Rewards: 350 experience, random cards.
You want to be recognized as the first in your grade, but if your grades are poor, it will be ugly~"
Ted laughed in his heart, I knew, how could this kind of thing not appear?
System: Late but arrived~
Ted: It's just good in all subjects, is it hard?
The Transfiguration exam is divided into two parts, the first part is a written test, which can explain the basic principles and taboos of Transfiguration, as well as their own experience.
Ted wrote two pieces of parchment. Hermione even wrote three pieces of parchment.
Ron looked at the two people in front of him struggling to write, and then saw that he tried to write as many letters as possible, but still couldn't put together a piece of paper, his heart had already begun to sink.
Half an hour later, Professor McGonagall asked everyone to put down their pens and the next step was to practice.
The problem is simple, turn a mouse into a snuff box.
That's right, there are only two things that first-year freshmen learn in an entire year, first: turning objects into objects, and second: turning creatures into objects.
However, after a year of study, not everyone can succeed in transformation.
Turning matches into needles is now something that almost all students can do.
But turning rats into snuff boxes is too difficult.
When Ted first started, he found it difficult to get started. I had to dedicate a lot of time every day to training, looking for tips and tricks.
And the exam process was not very satisfactory. You can see Professor McGonagall's face, as gloomy as the sky before a storm.
The snuffbox that Ron conjured had a beard, the snuffbox that Neville had turned into had a tail, and Jerry's snuffbox was the most distinctive - it had four legs, and now it had taken the opportunity to run, and Jerry was lying on the ground trying to catch it.
Mr. Seamus once again showed his fine "artistic" talent, and the rat smoked and flew up to the ceiling, already eight ripe.
Jerry couldn't help but shrink his neck: Rat, rat, me, empathize~
The difficulty of Transfiguration was a headache for most of the students, and in the end, there were only six students who were able to complete all the changes.
Only Ted and Hermione did it perfectly—not only completely deformed, but also very beautiful, with the snuff box with gold lines or embossed decoration, like a beautiful work of art.
Professor McGonagall, who had been troubled by his stupid students, finally smiled when she saw the work of the two.
It is the kind of farmer who has worked hard for a year, looking at the golden wheat waves with a gratifying smile, which proves that his hard work for a year is worth it.
"Excellent! Very good! Well done! Professor McGonagall uncharacteristically complimented three times.
Transfiguration is not an easy field, and it is already very lucky to meet a student who is good at it one year, and there are two this year, and they are very good.
The Transfiguration Class exam was like a slap in the face, and it directly stunned the freshmen. The atmosphere was much duller at lunchtime.
And those seniors in the second, third and fourth grades had gloating expressions on their faces. This could be their happiest day of the year!
The morning exams were already so tough, but the afternoon exams were even more devastating.
Because in the afternoon it was Snape's Potions class!
The exam venue is naturally still in the basement, after all, Snape is already an underground worker, and he may not be comfortable on the ground?
Snape stood behind the classroom podium like a black statue that didn't move, and the light from the brazier on the wall shone on half of his face, making him look like a serial psychopathic murderer.
That gloomy old face, just by being expressionless, is enough to deter any student.
He clasped his arms to his chest and held his wand in his hand, as if he could shoot a cheating student to death at any moment.
The moment the students entered the classroom and crossed the threshold, it was as if they had been cursed, and their hearts were heavy, and they could not remember any happy things.
Snape was a humanoid Dementor.
"Da Da Da Da~" Seeing that everyone was seated, he didn't speak, but stretched out his wand and gently tapped the blackboard, and the exam question appeared on the blackboard: Configure the Forgetting Potion, the time is 60 minutes.
Neville's heart fluttered the moment he saw the question, for the Forgetting Potion was almost the most profound potion they'd ever learned in a whole year.
From the beginning of the processing of medicinal herbs to the injection of magic power, there are many taboos in each step, and if one step is wrong, a pot of potions will be completely scrapped, and there will be no defective products.
Snape is going to kill them!
But at the same time, the friends breathed a sigh of relief, and there was a hint of a smile on the corner of their mouths.
This smile was because Ted had predicted Snape's operation and bet on them with a Forgetting Potion, which was not a bet!
The psychological pressure suddenly became more than half less.
Snape is also a two-faced ace spy who killed the bosses of both good and evil, a master of soul extraction, who cares very much about anyone's micro-expressions.
What's more, he had been secretly observing Hallie's performance, so he keenly noticed that Hallie had a slight smile when she saw the exam questions!
Snape: Did Hallie inherit Lily's potions talent? Although the performance is okay, it is not stable enough......
The equipment of the Forgetting Potion is still very cumbersome, and the first distilled purified water alone is enough to be busy for a while.
60 minutes is simply the maximum amount of time in a normal configuration - that is, if you make a mistake, there is basically no chance of starting again.
First, the water is distilled, and at the same time, the valerian is cut into sections with a sterling silver knife, which is between three and four centimeters long.
Add the processed valerian to the distilled water, heat for 20 seconds, stir clockwise 3 times, then drop in 2 parts of the alderberry crushed and filtered juice, stir counterclockwise 5 times, boil for five minutes, then wave the wand to inject magic power, continue to boil for five minutes, repeat three times, and finally wait for cooling......
If you are skillful and there are no problems, you can get the potion in about 45 minutes, and if you are clumsy but don't have problems, 60 minutes is enough.
But if you make a mistake, don't think you'll have a second chance.
Snape wouldn't let the fool waste his herbs!
Ted and Hermione finished the potion in about forty minutes, and it looked pretty good.
Hermione was even two minutes faster than Ted.
When it comes to potions, Hermione's talent is even more pronounced.
Snape, however, only looked at it, snorted lightly, and ignored it. Instead, he continued to walk around among the students, putting pressure on those who were not mentally fit and paying attention to Hallie's actions.
To his regret, Neville was much more stable now, even if he stood behind him for a minute, he treated himself as if he didn't exist, and was very involved in brewing potions, although he was already sweating on his forehead, but there was nothing wrong at the moment.
When the potions exam was over, and everyone walked out of the basement, it was as if they had been released from Azkaban, and the air instantly came alive, and they wanted to gasp a few times.
"Snape is like he's going to stick his hooked nose into Harry's cauldron!" Ron grumbled.
"He also said that the potion I boiled tasted too big, and only trolls could drink it!" Jerry was indignant.
This is the reason why the mistletoe berries are not ground carefully enough and filtered carefully. Thankfully, the effect was still there, so Jerry was able to get a passing grade.