In the Great Hall, the sixth graders were still being tested.
They generally had a basic knowledge, and even if they followed the normal process of previous years, they would have started to learn Apparition at about this time. However, because of Sirius's appearance, their progress was advanced by half a year, so when Vicky Tekros asked, more than half of the students stood up.
For the staff of the Ministry of Magic, it was obviously more time-saving and labor-saving to test the students' own Apparition. They only needed to stand by and record the results. During the period, there were two minor splits, and the students' attitudes were relatively calm, mainly because they had already seen it in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class in advance.
The next step was the test of follower appearance. The specific steps were that the staff of the Ministry of Magic was responsible for taking the students to Apparition, and then checking the students' reactions to see if they had a strong rejection reaction.
"This is a heavy burden for us," said Vicky Tekros, "Everyone has to take a break after trying a few times. We have reserved two days." But when they thought of the nearly one thousand students, they felt bitter.
"If it weren't for seeing Ced, I wouldn't suffer this hardship," Amos Diggory whispered.
After half a day, everyone in the Ministry of Magic was exhausted. The four deans and Felix also came down to help, but after two attempts, Felix had a problem.
Wickie Tekros walked over quickly, "How do you feel?" He carefully observed the student's expression.
"Very good." Cormac McLaggen, who had a head of rough short hair, was stunned for a moment and answered.
"Oh, no." Wickie Tekros pouted.
"Why not?" He asked in surprise.
Wickie Tekros didn't answer. He looked at Felix, "Well, Mr. Hepp, your Apparition is very skillful, and there is almost no discomfort during the movement. This does not meet our test requirements." He pointed to the side, where Amos Diggory moved a sixth-grade student to the opposite wooden circle. The girl began to retch before she could stand firmly.
"Marietta, are you okay?" Her companion Qiu Zhang asked with concern.
"I... vomit..." Marietta vomited while holding the wooden circle. Mr. Diggory covered his nose and walked away. It seemed that no one except Qiu Zhang was willing to get close to her.
"You see, it has to be that level to achieve the test effect." Wickie Tekros said, his face without any extra expression, Cormac McLaggen looked at him in awe. "Oh, it's normal, you won't feel strange after seeing it more..."
"So you have to cause as strong a reaction as possible?" Felix asked with interest, and Cormac McLaggen shuddered beside him.
"Oh, it doesn't have to be particularly strong..." Wickie Tekros said unnaturally.
Near noon, the sixth-year students left excitedly and whispered to each other. The Ministry of Magic staff took down their names and performances one by one, and then let the fifth-year students come in. Wickie Tekros repeated what he had said before, and then asked the students to disperse evenly and wait for the staff to take them to move.
The deans walked around among the students, helping them to line up. When Wickie Tekros approached them, Ron raised his hand.
Tekros came over. He was thin and pale, as if he could be blown down by a gust of wind. "Student, what's your question?"
"Well, this is it." Ron glanced at Harry and asked, "I just want to ask, we have mastered Apparition." He saw that Wicked Tekros frowned, and he quickly added, "We are preparing for the competition, and we learned Apparition by the way, me, Harry and Hermione."
Wicked Tekros showed a surprised expression. He looked at Ron's face carefully, and then at Harry, "Oh, God, yes... I recognized you! I saw it in the video. You are the Weasley child, right? I saw the red hair and freckles. Your performance at the bottom of the lake is impressive..."
Ron blushed. He spent most of his time in the Black Lake repeating the levels and reading a lot of idle books.
Wilky Tekros didn't notice his hidden emotions, and said to himself: "I have met your father, Arthur Weasley, several times... Unfortunately, we haven't talked many times... Well, I think it's okay."
"What?"
"Everyone!" Wilky Tekros clapped his hands, and everyone else stopped, "Let's add some embellishment to the hard work, let's welcome the champions of last year's championship, they have made extra efforts on the road to glory for the country, and the video only shows a part! In fact, they also mastered the Apparition."
Harry, Ron and Hermione were pushed to the center of the sight.
"Oh," Hermione groaned in a low voice, "I didn't intend to stand out at this time."
Ron's voice was also a little trembling, "Believe me, I didn't expect it to be like this... Harry, did you bring the Felicis Felix, now is the time..."
Harry knew Ron too well, and knew that he was talking nonsense because of nervousness. How could they drink the Felicis Felix under the gaze of everyone? But he did wonder in his heart whether it was necessary to carry it with him, so as not to be helpless in the event of similar emergencies.
The students and professors gathered around, watching this scene with great interest. They knew that Harry could Apparate, he had demonstrated this ability in the competition, but they were not sure whether Ron and Hermione could do this magic.
"Well, to be safe, let's let Mr. Potter go first." said Wicked Tekros, and then Harry was pulled to a wooden circle. Wicked Tekros pushed him from behind, and Harry almost stumbled. He jumped into the wooden circle with his body tilted. "
Very good, please hold your breath..."
Wicked Tekros's voice came from afar, but Harry's consciousness was all focused on the wooden circle. He was very familiar with this process and had used it during the Christmas holidays. He gathered his thoughts and wanted to occupy the space opposite him with all his heart. He suddenly appeared on the opposite side.
Many students were startled.
Only by comparison can we make judgments. Most of them didn't know that the wizards in the Ministry of Magic had deliberately exacerbated the discomfort of Apparition. They only knew that, compared to the violent noises made by adult wizards, Harry's spellcasting was extremely smooth, and he appeared in the center of the wooden circle more than ten feet away in a blink of an eye.
In the crowd, Umbridge looked at Harry. She could tell that he was very skilled in this magic.
As a professional instructor, Vicky Twycross was also a little surprised. "You can adjust the direction of your appearance? Mr. Potter."
Harry nodded.
He spent a lot of time during the summer vacation trying to imitate Professor Hepp's tactics. Although it was still crude compared to the original, it looked a bit like it. At least Sirius couldn't crack this tactic.
The students belatedly applauded, and several members of the frontline lookout cheered for Harry. The crowd gradually quieted down. Ron saw Vicky Texcross waving at him with a smile. He walked over with a fluttering step. When Harry came back, he squeezed out a word from his teeth: "Do you need Neville to give you a daydream spell?" Ron
smiled stiffly and walked into the wooden circle. Vicky Texcross introduced to his colleagues: "This is Weasley. His brother and father both work in the Ministry. You should know him. Arthur is a very nice man. I have seen him several times in the elevator. He always took the initiative to say hello to me... His brother is a workaholic. For a while, I thought he was working the night shift..."
Ron really wanted him to shut up. He took a few deep breaths to calm down his emotions. His eyes were fixed on the wooden circle in the distance. "Bang!" He appeared in the wooden circle.
Ron quickly touched his face, "I succeeded? No hair loss? Great!" He was so happy that his eyebrows were dancing.
The last one was Hermione, who also performed the spell skillfully and appeared at the designated location accurately. The students applauded, and she returned to the crowd with a red face.
"Very good," said Vicky Tekros loudly, "Classmates, very good. They have demonstrated their magic excellently. I will discuss with the Ministry to issue certificates in advance... In addition, as a professional instructor, in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings for you, I must correct one point. Their spellcasting movements are not standard."
"What do you mean?" Cormac McLaggen asked, "They did it wrong?"
"No, of course not, in fact they did it better." Vicky Tekros spread his hands, "For beginners, the most important thing to remember when Apparating is the three Ds, that is, goal, determination, and calmness... We usually use spellcasting movements to make ourselves fall into a void."
After saying this, Tekros walked into the wooden circle closest to him, opened his arms, and turned in a circle gracefully, disappearing in the swirling of his robes, and then appeared in the wooden circle on the other side. "Just like this, mobilize the magic power and turn around gracefully. This is the right way to do it."
"Are you kidding!" Ron shouted.
Tycross looked at him calmly. Ron said timidly, "Oh, sorry. Nothing." Tycross said, "I'm just curious. Why do you feel strange? Didn't the person who taught you Apparition tell you this spell?"
Harry, Ron and Hermione immediately looked at Professor Happ in the crowd. The professor stared at the ceiling and seemed to be suddenly interested in the candle decoration above his head.
Draco Malfoy, who was not far away, also showed a surprised expression. He had the same confusion when he was studying, but the professor didn't mention it at all. He thought that the information he saw was wrong...
Professor McGonagall glared at Felix sternly. It was obvious that Felix must have omitted a very important step at the beginning, causing Harry and others to not know the common spell for beginners even after learning this magic... Professor McGonagall glanced at Hermione. This student should know it, but the other two...
She smacked her lips, "Tycross? Can the assessment continue?"