Time passed minute by minute. Lockhart sat on the podium, took out a magic book, and poured himself a glass of water. He drank water and read at the same time. Occasionally, he looked down at the students who were answering the papers.
In his previous life, Lockhart had done a lot of monitoring exams, and he was quite familiar with this process. He knew when to be lazy and when to look up.
The only difference is that in his previous life, if he was lazy, he could play with his mobile phone, but now he could only read.
Soon, a quarter of an hour passed. Lockhart, who was reading a book, quietly heard the rustling sound of writing starting to become intermittent. What does that mean?
Lockhart, who had extensive experience in proctoring exams, naturally knew. Looking up at the students below, he saw obvious anxiety on some of their faces, and beads of sweat could be clearly seen on their foreheads. Lockhart shook his head slightly.
It's over!
It seems he still overestimated these students. Although the questions he asked were not particularly simple, they were not difficult. They were all written word for word in the textbook from the year before. At most, he only changed a few paragraphs, set up some small traps, and some he didn't change at all.
According to his estimation, no matter how bad their skills were, it would take at least half an hour for them to finish. It's only 15 minutes in, and only a quarter of the exam time has passed.
After a while, with almost half an hour left, Lockhart stood up and walked slowly toward the aisle between the desks below. While walking, he observed the students on both sides as they answered questions.
Lockhart didn't take two or three steps before he noticed the students of Slytherin House on the left and Gryffindor on the right. The quills stayed on the scrolls, motionless, their brows furrowed, and their faces slightly red. Seeing him walking by, they subconsciously pulled at the test papers, trying to cover the places where they couldn't write the answers.
Lockhart glanced at them, said nothing, and continued walking slowly toward the back. Of the four-page paper, most students had only written more than one page.
He had set the questions from easy to difficult. The first page of the paper was full of very simple questions, some of which could even be answered with common sense. The second page was a little more difficult, but if they studied hard, it should have been very easy to answer. The third page was more of a test for students who were talented and studied hard. The fourth page had only three questions—difficult ones that he had specially found. If any student could solve them, then the Lockhart Club would welcome them.
But after scanning through the papers, he found that most students started to get anxious on the second page. Some even didn't finish the first page. Lockhart shook his head slightly. It seems that in the coming period, these students really need to make up for their mistakes.
Lockhart continued walking to the back of the classroom, then turned around and walked toward another aisle, still slowly watching the surrounding students answering test papers. Although most students were anxious and hesitant on page two, some students started writing furiously on page three. Lockhart even saw a student who was thinking about the first big question on page four. He couldn't help but nod slightly. He remembered the student's name—David Macmillan, a young wizard from Slytherin House.
Suddenly, Lockhart stopped and looked down at the Weasley twins in front of him, his mouth twitching slightly. They had previously attempted to skip class, and now they were openly cheating on his exam. Lockhart sensed it briefly and discovered that the quills in the hands of the Weasley twins exuded a magical power. The nature of this magic was somewhat similar to the floating spell. Little did he know that this was Harry Potter's world-famous exam cheating tool—the automatic answering quill!
If a Hogwarts professor held an exam, the first thing they would do was consider confiscating these exam cheating tools. But he had no such awareness at all. After handing out the papers, he invigilated the exam based on his past experience.
With his thoughts turning, Lockhart looked at George and Fred, who kept their heads down and seemed to be answering the questions very seriously.
Then...
"Accio automatic answering quill!"
With a flying spell, the quills in their hands flew into Lockhart's hands. George and Fred raised their heads in embarrassment and looked at Professor Lockhart, who had a serious face in front of them. He had a reserved look and a guilty look on his face!
Discussion: How to Solve the Problem if the Teacher Catches You Cheating on the Spot?
Then, a voice came to their ears: "The size of your paper will be doubled. At least a 16-page essay and come to my office on Thursday at noon as well."
Then they watched Lockhart take out his wand and point it at their test papers. Under the gaze of the twins, the content of the original answers disappeared. They heard Lockhart's indifferent voice again: "Rewrite it, redo the test, and if I catch you cheating again, I will double the size of the essay."
Suddenly, the two of them looked at the blank test paper in front of them with sad faces. It's over. Originally, eight pages were quite long, but now it's 16 pages. It's terrible.
After Lockhart finished speaking, he continued to move forward. He wanted to observe carefully. Who dared to cheat?
After walking through the entire classroom, Lockhart nodded with satisfaction. On the first day of school, there were really not many people who dared to cheat on the spot, only the Weasley twins. Immediately, he returned to his seat and waited for the end of the exam.
Time passed slowly, and soon it was time to end the exam.
Boom! Lockhart waved his wand, and a ball of colorful fireworks appeared in the air again, exploding with a small bang, symbolizing the end of the exam.
"Okay, everyone stop writing." Lockhart's voice spread throughout the classroom, and most of the students who had looked anxious before let out a sigh of relief. Finally, they no longer had to think about it anymore; they really couldn't think of an answer. But there was still a trace of sadness on their faces, as if they knew their grades were probably going to be bad.
Others, like George and Fred, looked nervous and were busy answering the papers. Even though Lockhart told them to stop, they did not put down the quill in their hands. Only a few students looked calm, as if they knew their grades would not be too bad.
Seeing this, Lockhart waved his wand. In an instant, among the students who were writing furiously, their quills suddenly lost control and floated in mid-air. Immediately afterward, the test paper in front of each student also floated in mid-air and then floated towards the podium. As Lockhart gently swiped his wand, all the students' test papers were placed in a pile and placed neatly on the podium.