"I still can't figure out how Snape suddenly became the professor of Divination..."
Before the first self-defense lesson of the new semester, Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs were sitting in the classroom. They were all very sleepy, but they didn't dare to lie down and sleep. They could only continue to talk about last night's hot topics. Refreshing.
There is no way, the professor of this course, Professor William, is famously strict. No student who has experienced OWLs dares to say that he passed Professor William's subjects easily.
"God knows what he thinks - I heard that he plans to use the divination course to practice and reform the teaching method... so that he can prove that he is no worse than Professor William..."
Ron mysteriously talked about the news he had found out, causing the surrounding students to laugh - due to Professor Snape's outstanding performance in scores, as long as the topic about Snape is not tainted with the positive, then It is very easy to resonate with these students.
Just when they were laughing happily, the door was pushed open with an extremely weak creak.
The students who were laughing happily suddenly stopped making all sounds. Everyone focused their eyes on the podium and watched Professor William quickly walk up to the podium with a thick paper bag in his hand.
"good morning everyone."
William looked around at the students in the classroom and said, "I think I don't need to introduce myself - everyone is familiar with them from the monthly exams over the years."
This introduction successfully silenced the classroom, and everyone remembered the days when Professor Lupine disappeared regularly every month and the sudden appearance of something called the monthly exam in Hogwarts.
William patted his paper bag, "Thanks to the exams over the years, and with a little help from Professor Lu Ping, I have a rough idea of the progress of each of you, which means - we are used to The opening test can now be changed to a more interesting mode."
The impact of this news was so great that everyone was stunned for a moment, and then the classroom was suddenly filled with murmurs of disbelief.
What an international joke!
Everyone is saying that Professor William is the best at taking exams and the professor who likes taking exams the most. Some people even say that Professor William has a bookshelf full of various papers - but now, this professor actually told them that they don't need to take exams. Is it the customary practice test at the beginning of school?
Merlin's socks, this is even more unbelievable than Snape teaching Divination - is the professor cursed by some strange thing?
Except for Hermione who had a bit of dramatic disappointment on her face, almost everyone looked at William with wide eyes after understanding what William was talking about - Professor, you said it too fast, can you repeat it once and let us feel it? That feeling of sudden happiness?
"Everyone seems to be surprised - how about I go to the office to find suitable papers for an exam?"
William smiled and made a sound that was comparable to the devil in the students' ears.
"No need, Professor!"
"Please do not!"
…
The chaotic responses sounded, causing chaos in the classroom for a while.
"Don't be so nervous. You are different from the previous classmates." William took out several stapled transcripts from the paper bag. "Although there was no orderly study from the first grade, Professor Lu Ping wanted to make up for the previous It took me two full years to make up for your flaws..."
"There is no doubt that Professor Lupine is an excellent professor. I don't think anyone will object to this."
William picked up the report card and said, "Judging from the monthly exam results, you have a solid grasp of the knowledge points and the content covered in the exam syllabus - this is a very good start. We may be a little tired this year, but You definitely don't have to practice too much just to make up for the holes in your knowledge system like previous students did."
He wasn't joking - he had been keeping an eye on Harry and his current batch of students based on their monthly exam results, and had discussed many teaching issues with Lupine.
If the students trained in this way need too many papers, then there must be something wrong with the OWLs exam.
"Of course, don't think it's too easy - this is the OWLs year, and the pressure to study will definitely be greater than last year."
"I will reduce the number of daily assessments as appropriate, unless there is a huge change in your grades, and the homework will be appropriately reduced, and try to only assess key questions - but the premise of all this is that you must ensure that you The results can be stabilized within a certain range."
He looked at the somewhat surprised students below and said, "So, please keep your grades up and don't ask me to give you the same homework as last year's students."
"Down below, we're going to start a simple assessment. Everyone, come here according to the list and draw your relevant spell assessments - move your seats and line up!"
In less than three minutes, the classroom was in the shape William needed - Lupine had done too many things like clearing desks to make space, and the students were not unfamiliar with it at all.
"Harry, what are you doing standing there?"
William glanced at Harry who was standing in the team, "You take the assessment here, and I will take the assessment here. The two teams will be faster together!"
As he spoke, he put a small cloth bag on the table and told Harry who was running over the assessment rules, "Each person randomly selects five spellcasting items and then records them. The amount of today's homework will be determined based on the assessment results! "
"Just be their opponent - be careful not to send anyone to the hospital!"
He warned Harry one last time, and then walked to a group of students with confidence, "Come on, come here to extract your assessment content, and then use it in front of me."
"Hannah Abbott!"
This familiar name made William couldn't help but raise his head - this child is Old Tom's granddaughter.
Of course, this Tom is not that Tom, he is the owner of the Leaky Cauldron.
For this friendship, he also had to let Hannah pass the OWLs exam with high scores - which was specifically reflected in more homework and targeted papers.
The girl, who had no idea about the reality of magical society, stepped forward generously and pulled out the first note under William's encouraging eyes.
[Obstacle Curse. ]
William glanced at it, tapped the chalk with his finger, and then let it transform into a shield.
"Attack it."
Hannah took a breath, and then cast the spell in a very standard posture - the shield was intact.
"The posture is passable, the strength is weak, the time is passable, and it passes normally."
William nodded, "Next test."
"Professor, how do I judge the standards for spells..."
Harry was silently observing William's actions at first, but when he saw the whole assessment process, he suddenly became speechless - he didn't know the standards...
"Oh...I almost forgot...Harry, use the Iron Armor Charm, or try to conjure a shield."
Soon, Harry used the Iron Armor Curse, and William pointed it casually. The spell lightly hit the Iron Armor Curse's shield, and then caused a ripple.
"This level of strength is enough. If it's just a little bit different, it's weak. If it's a lot less, it's failing... You know the casting time and posture." William thought for a while, then added, "Don't let the students you know know offend. If you are beaten by me, Caught, all Gryffindor students will have their homework doubled."
As soon as William finished speaking, the suppressed smiles on the faces of the Gryffindors lined up on Harry's side disappeared without a trace.
But William didn't care about this. He turned his head and looked at Hannah, "The next test."
…
The assessment was carried out in an orderly manner, and the students were happy to see the results - it was better than doing papers.
"Next!"
William tapped the parchment, recorded the students' scores, and glanced at Harry who was helping over there.
What was beyond his expectation was that Harry could actually successfully transform into a shield to replace the Iron Armor Charm for testing, and his recording method was also moving closer to him. Although he was still using a wand, he could already do it. After tapping for a while, it's time to record the students' scores.
'Strange - I haven't taught him any spells in this area, and judging from his early performance, he really doesn't know how to do it... When did his talent for transformation become so high? '
William was a little curious - he knew Harry's talent well, and it was impossible for Harry to have such a talent for transfiguration, which he could slowly figure out at a glance...
"Harry," he stopped the test, called to Harry, and snapped his fingers with his left hand in his doubtful eyes, "come and try this!"
A ball of flame lit up near his finger, and then turned into a match rope and quickly weaved it in the air, quickly forming a burning vine-like shield.
This unwarranted request confused a group of students waiting for the test - there was no spell, no waving of the wand when casting the spell, and no principle. Just cast a spell casually and then ask the students to learn it?
Is this what the world of OWLs is like?
Is this what the OWLs exam is about?
"Take your time, don't rush."
William smiled at Harry, then looked at the remaining students, "Let's continue the test, try it with a new shield this time."
"Bonus points if you can extinguish it or crush it - the rest of the criteria are the same."
But this was obviously impossible. Although subsequent students tried more after the five additional spells, the results were exactly the same. All the spells they mastered had no effect on the shield.
But Harry's side was different - he was trying to change the shape of the shield every time he cast a spell. By the time the students took the test, he could even use things to deform and weave an ugly shield. .
It happened that William also finished the test. He glanced at Harry's shield and said, "Protect with all your strength, Harry."
"Yes, Professor!"
Harry nodded, and then used all his strength to weave a super ugly but extremely thick shield. William waved his wand - the shield broke in response.
There is a record.
'The growth in magic control is as expected, the strength of spells is as expected, and the casting speed is as expected. It's just that there has been outstanding progress in transformation... Was it Harry who completed the Animagus transformation in the Forbidden Forest that time? '
Hagrid's expression that day spoke volumes. Combined with Harry's rapid improvement in Transfiguration, William felt that he had almost determined the truth of the matter.
"Well done, three points from Gryffindor."
William nodded, "The rest of you come to my place to test. Harry, you can get familiar with casting spells again."
Because of his interruption, there are still a few students left who haven't tested yet.
"Ron Weasley."
William called out the name and then motioned for him to start choosing a topic.
Ron took a nervous breath, then closed his eyes and pulled out the question.
"The overall evaluation of the Obstacle Curse is average."
"The overall evaluation of the evil curse is excellent."
"…"
The five spells were tested quickly, and William looked at the statistical results - it was very strange, this student was a bit biased.
"Don't be nervous, your grades are a bit...weird, not as average as others."
William nodded, "Pick five more and evaluate them in all aspects."
Ron's face turned a little pale - he didn't expect that he would be stuck at all, and with a bit of uneasiness, he pulled out a few more notes.
After a series of tests were completed, William nodded and motioned for the next student to start.
'Talent... is actually more inclined to black magic...'
'If it were in Durmstrang, he could even impact the Warriors' position...'
While watching the next student start the test, William calculated Ron's talent - the previous monthly test could not fully explain the problem, and Lupine's class method did not involve much contact with black magic, which resulted in this student's talent being always low. Not revealed.
'In terms of jinxes, which are the closest thing to black magic in self-defense, this guy even rivals Harry's talent... In other words, in terms of jinxes alone, Harry is outclassed by him...'
If the evil curse is like this, how can it be replaced by black magic?
But it is obviously impossible for William to teach students dark magic - this is Hogwarts, not Durmstrang, let alone he can't pass it, even if he is willing to teach, Mrs. Weasley and Mr. Weasley are probably not willing to teach them. Children learn this.
"Next, Hermione Granger."
William continued to put up his shield and thought about Ron's talent - in theory, there would be no problems with the number one player in his grade. He could just wait to become outstanding.
Can…
"…good."
"…good."
"…excellent."
…
William was a little surprised when he looked at his recorded results - he had to admit that his current results were pretty good, but he was really far away from being the first in the grade...
But Hermione used one last spell to dispel his doubts.
A magic that definitely should not be mastered by fifth graders, to be exact, a spell that most graduates cannot master was cast. This remote magic directly overwhelmed the fire shield formed by William, gaining Miss Granger a chance. Extra points.
'Miscellaneous but not refined…'
He suddenly understood the real problem of Miss Granger. Her spells were among the best in the seventh grade, but her use of spells was not at an amazing level.
It's a bit harsh to say this, but it is true - when the assessment content does not exceed the stipulations, her application of self-defense spells can only barely reach the edge of top students, and she cannot crush the students at the same level at all.
This means that she can easily lose the qualification for O in the extreme proposition of OWLs...
'Am I being too harsh? '
He didn't make any unnecessary comments, "Next one."