Hogwarts: Don't call me the Staff Maker

Chapter 703 Divination Exam

Chapter 703 Divination Exam

"You have two hours to brew the euphoric potion. Don't be nervous. Think about what we learned in class. It's not that difficult."

Slughorn addressed each student taking the exam in as calm a voice as possible, and as soon as the bell rang, he waved his wand and opened the door to the corner storage cabinet.

Selecting materials is also an important part of the Potions class exam.

Before the candidates entered, Professor Tofaldi of the Wizarding Examinations Authority had already placed the prepared materials into the storage cabinet.

Besides the ingredients actually needed to brew the euphoria potion, there are some confusing options.

For example, there's the butterfly fishbone, which looks very similar to lionfish bone, and the fish herb, which looks almost exactly like a mint leaf.

The first thing test takers need to do is to pick out all the incorrect options.

Of course, it's okay if you accidentally choose the wrong one. Professor TOEFL, who is in charge of proctoring the exam, will also remind students before they put it into the crucible.

After all, this is a potion exam, not a material identification exam, so a single oversight won't result in the cancellation of all scores. However, such a reminder will still deduct a significant number of points.

Of all the potions we learned in sixth grade, the Joy Potion wasn't the most difficult, but it was the most complicated and extremely demanding in terms of patience and basic skills.

Half of the two-hour brewing time was spent observing the size of the flames and the color changes of the potion in the crucible.

This is a necessary step, and there are no tricks to it even in Harry's book, "Advanced Potions Making".

Two hours passed quickly. After the bell rang again, the students poured the potions from the cauldrons into bottles, tightened the stoppers, and handed them to Slughorn and Professor Toford at the front.

Potions is probably the only course where you know your grade without waiting for the results.

The real euphoria is orange, like a freshly ripened orange on a tree; just looking at it can lift your spirits.

Therefore, as long as the potion handed in is not orange, the score cannot be 0.

So far, only three students have actually done this: Sheren, Hermione, and a Ravenclaw girl.

Harry, on whom Slughorn had placed high hopes, was somewhat disappointed when he submitted a pale yellow potion.

"You're too reliant on that book," Hermione said sternly after leaving the exam room. "You're not allowed to look at books during exams, and you've forgotten everything you learned before—"

"I... I haven't forgotten everything!" Harry protested. "I remember a lot, and I succeeded. I dare say my potion will definitely make people happy."

"Yes, if you mean the kind of unstoppable laughter, then I don't deny it," Hermione said casually.

However, after so much time had passed, Hermione realized that it was almost impossible for her to persuade Harry to throw away that textbook of dubious origin, so she only muttered a few words and then stopped talking.

"What's the next exam?" Ron asked.

"No more exams today." Harry took the exam schedule out of his pocket and glanced at it.

"We have two more classes, Herbalism tomorrow morning and History of Magic this afternoon, and then that's it."

"Great!" Ron seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. "Finally, it's over. These past few days have been exhausting. How about a game of Wizards Chess?"

"You should hurry up and review!" Hermione said, frowning.

"Don't be like that, Hermione. We have a whole afternoon to ourselves," Ron said in an exaggerated tone. "Harry, Siren, you two definitely want to relax too, right?"

Harry nodded hesitantly.

Recently, in order to memorize those so-called exam key points, he has been studying almost non-stop, even reducing his sleep time to five hours a day, and he is indeed exhausted.

If you can steal a moment from your busy schedule to play a game of Wizards Chess, that seems like a good option.

"I'm afraid that won't work; I still have four exams to take." Xiren also glanced at his exam schedule.

He took three more courses than Harry, so naturally he had more exams.

Harry and Ron had no plans for the afternoon, but he needed to take his Divination and Magical Creatures exams.

Tomorrow morning, his schedule also includes an additional ancient runes exam compared to Harry's.

However, these courses do not require separate written and practical exams; they can be completed in one session.

After lunch, Harry and Ron returned to the common room, while Siren went to the North Tower to take his Divination exam.

Not many sixth-grade students chose to take extra classes; there were only fifteen students across the four colleges, so there was no need to queue.

When Xilun climbed the rope ladder to the classroom where he was taking the exam, the teacher in charge of proctoring had already arrived.

Besides Sybil Trelawney, there was another hunchbacked witch—Sylvanas remembered that this witch was also in charge of proctoring the divination exam last year in 0.WL.

Moreover, the other person's attire was the same as Trelawney's—clearly a fortune teller.

There were fifteen tables in the classroom, and each table had a crystal ball on it, making the exam content immediately clear.

"Crystal ball divination is the most common method of divination, but it is not easy to see the future clearly behind the fog."

"The hunchbacked witch said in a hoarse voice."

"The test was very simple; it involved using a crystal ball to perform a divination on me."

Xilun was a little surprised. How come the sixth-grade exam content has become simpler? Last year, there were three different ways to predict the outcome, but this year only a crystal ball is needed?

However, an easy exam is always a good thing. Xiren walked to the table with his name on it and sat down.

Not bad, his seat is the third table near the door, so he won't have to wait too long.

Ahead of him stood Lavender Brown of Gryffindor, a fervent supporter of Sybil Trelawney who believed her every word.

She also learned Trelawney's ability to talk nonsense. When facing the hunchbacked witch, she cleared her throat dramatically before looking at the crystal ball on the table.

"what!"

She suddenly screamed, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

"Terrible—so terrifying—" She stared at the crystal ball, her body convulsing, her lips trembling.

"Don't ask me what I saw—it was horrible—that person whose name I can't even mention—oh, Professor—" Lavender Brown clutched his chest, as if he might faint at any moment.

But----

She's so fake.

Xilun was completely devastated.

She understood that Lavender Brown wanted to emulate Trelawney's idea; fear often minimizes people's rationality, which was indeed a good idea.

Furthermore, Voldemort did indeed attack the Ministry of Magic, so it's not impossible for him to do it again.

But—you should at least wait until the fog in the crystal ball dissipates before you perform.

Siren's gaze dipped slightly downwards; Lavender Brown's crystal ball showed no signs of having been used. It remained filled with a white mist.

So how exactly did she see those images?