Chapter 396 Owls Exam Begins
As the chair flew into the sky, the originally cheerful atmosphere in the store suddenly choked.
George and Fred's eyes were full of regret, as if they were regretting that they could not see that Mike was also embedded in the ceiling.
Mr. Weasley jumped up from the sofa chair with a look of horror.
As for Mrs. Weasley, her face, which had originally bloomed with a smile, became full of worry again.
"George! Fred!"
A suppressed roar came from her throat, and both the Weasley brothers shuddered when they heard it.
"Mom, listen to my explanation! It was just an accident!"
"Yes, the chair was left to us by the original owner, and we didn't know that this would happen!"
"And, Dad. You don't need to be so nervous. The sofa chair you sat on is fine. We checked it ourselves before!"
"Do you think I will believe your nonsense?" Mrs. Weasley stood up from the high chair with a bang, "Apologize to Mike!"
...
After a burst of noise, Mike reluctantly accepted the insincere apology from the Weasley brothers.
Although he couldn't stand the pranks of the two brothers, he was far from angry. After all, the Weasley brothers and he had been friends for many years, and they had a deep relationship.
After staying in the new shop of the Weasley brothers until dark, Mike also asked to leave, and the Weasley brothers agreed with both hands.
As for the Weasley couple, they had been completely convinced by George and Fred.
They will stay in Paris for a few days to experience the life in France.
Oh, yes.
The Weasley brothers also claimed that they would take them to watch the magical creature circus performance with French characteristics, and the Weasley couple were quite interested in it.
But Mike was indifferent, because he had seen the introduction of the magical creature circus in related books.
This kind of circus that uses various magical creatures for performances was very popular decades ago, but with more and more accidents and the increasing sympathy for magical creatures in society, this kind of performance has become extremely boring now.
So Mike returned to Hogwarts alone.
As soon as he returned to Hogwarts, he saw Harry and the other two who were waiting for him.
"Mike, why are you back alone? Where are my parents?"
Ron asked anxiously. Harry and Hermione looked at Mike with confusion.
"They were left behind by George and Fred." Mike shook his head. "Your brothers said they wanted to honor them."
"Damn it! If I had known I would have gone there, they would have bought a lot of things for their parents to please them! If I had gone there, I would have gotten some too!"
Harry, Hermione and Mike all had black lines on their faces. They were all speechless to Ron.
"It's okay," Mike said with a smile, "I brought you gifts."
"Really?" *2
Harry and Ron's eyes lit up as soon as he said this, while Hermione pretended to be indifferent and deliberately looked away. But under Mike's observation, he found that she would still secretly glance at him from time to time, which looked very cute.
"Of course, first of all, Ron and Harry's."
Mike said as he took out two sets of Quidditch protective gear from his pocket and handed them to the two.
He bought these two sets of protective gear from the French national team souvenir shop that Mr. Weasley complained about. It is said that they are some kind of co-branded products. Although the quality is excellent, the price is several times more expensive.
"This is..." Harry looked at the whole set of Quidditch protective gear in his hand with surprise, but when he saw the French Quidditch national team logo on the protective gear, his face suddenly changed, "Is this the French team's protective gear? God, how dare they sell peripheral Quidditch protective gear when they are so bad?"
"That's right," Ron also echoed, "I guess they must be crazy about money!"
Mike on the side looked embarrassed. To be honest, he didn't know much about the relationship between the various Quidditch teams. He picked these two sets of protective gear casually and didn't spend any thought on them at all.
But now it seems that he is flattering the horse.
Harry and Ron also noticed Mike's expression. Harry was the first to react and changed his words:
"But the quality of this set of protective gear is still good. As long as we go back and remove the team logo, it will be a good set of protective gear again!"
Ron seemed surprised that Harry would say such a thing, but under the hint of Harry's eyes, he finally realized that Mike's expression was not very good, and finally nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
"Okay, as long as you like it." Mike smiled and shook his head, then looked at Hermione on the side, "Then the next thing is the gift for Hermione. Hermione, what are you still standing there for? Come and get your gift."
Hermione on the side finally came over shyly after hearing this.
Then, under the gaze of everyone, Mike took out one beautifully wrapped gift box after another from his space pocket.
"This is the magic perfume from Madame Romain Rolland's store, with the scent of star flowers. This is the comprehensive care water from Mancas Beauty Store, which is said to keep the skin moisturized. This is also from Mancas Beauty Store, but it is a bottle of hair softener. I have tried it and it works very well. It does not have the pungent smell of ordinary hair softeners and the effect lasts for a very long time..."
In a short while, Hermione's hands were filled with various exquisite gift boxes.
Harry and Ron's eyes almost popped out. They looked at the gift box in Hermione's arms, and then looked at the Quidditch protective gear in their arms. For a moment, they were speechless.
Hermione's eyes lit up.
How could a girl not love beauty? The reason why Hermione was a little unkempt was just because she spent too much time on makeup and other matters, and she didn't have that much time.
But after thinking for a moment, Hermione's eyes became firm again, and she decisively handed the gifts in her arms back to Mike.
"I'm sorry! This is too expensive! I can't accept it!"
Listening to Hermione's slightly trembling voice, Mike smiled and shook his head, saying:
"This is my heartfelt gift. I'll be sad if you don't accept it."
"Yeah! Mike is a rich man. This is nothing to him!" Ron said. Harry, who was standing by, hesitated for a while and said, "Hermione, just accept it."
"But Penelope doesn't have one yet."
Hermione said with a tangled look. Everyone could see that she really liked these things.
"Hahaha," Mike laughed loudly, "Don't worry. I've already prepared Penelope's."
"Really?"
"Of course!"
Mike didn't lie. In fact, the gifts from Harry and Ron were the least valuable among the gifts he purchased this time. In addition to the same cosmetics as Hermione, the gift he bought for Penelope even included a sapphire necklace worth five thousand gold galleons. If she told him this, Hermione might not be as happy as she is now.
Finally, under the persuasion of everyone, Hermione finally accepted the gift half-heartedly, and everyone continued to chat about the Weasley brothers' shop for a while and then returned to their respective dormitories.
...
A week later, the exam that made everyone nervous finally came.
On this day, Mike got up early as usual and went to the restaurant to eat breakfast while reading the latest issue of the Daily Prophet.
Although it has been a long time, the Daily Prophet is still constantly publishing negative news about Dumbledore.
Mike shook his head and put the newspaper down.
He felt that the Daily Prophet has gradually lost its qualifications as a free media, and now it has almost become a mouthpiece for the Ministry of Magic.
What made him even more incredible was that Harry and Ron also appeared in the hall.
However, the main purpose of their coming to the hall was not to eat breakfast, but to read Hermione's review notes together.
Mike did not comment on their last-minute behavior.
In fact, there are still many people in the hall who are making the last effort like them. On the contrary, the students who usually work the hardest, such as Hermione, are extremely calm at this time.
They calmly drink tea and eat bread, and at the same time look at those students who are nitpicking and even forgetting to eat breakfast with a condescending and sympathetic look.
Seeing this, Mike finally understood why people like Hermione can't make friends. This behavior is really hateful.
"Ding-ling-ling!"
An exquisite mechanical bird flew out of the wall clock on the restaurant wall. It made a crisp sound while flying.
Hearing this sound, most people in the hall stood up - this sound was to remind them that the first exam was about to begin.
On the other side, Harry and Ron were still holding their books, but unfortunately time waits for no one. Under Hermione's repeated urging, they finally stood up.
At this time, Professor Flitwick, who looked nervous, also came into the classroom. He looked at the noisy students and said helplessly:
"Students, please be quiet."
Everyone quieted down a little after hearing this, and he continued:
"Although many students already know the specific process of the OWLS exam, I still have to explain it again here. The entire OWLS exam will last for two weeks, and you will face the exams of twelve OWLS courses during these two weeks. Of course, I know that such a density is a bit scary, but in fact you only need to apply for the courses you have selected. This means that the fewer courses you choose, the more time you will have to rest during the period. In addition, today
is the first day, and the first exam we have to face is my Charms class. The exam for the Charms class will be divided into two parts: a written test and a practical test. The written test will be held in the auditorium later, and the practical test will be held in the Charms Training Room in the afternoon. There will be representatives from the Ministry of Magic's Wizard Examination Bureau and the International United Wizards. Professional staff from the Teachers' Association will set questions, supervise, review and grade the papers for you. Please note that I have to warn you again! The most stringent anti-cheating spells have been applied to the written test papers. It is strictly forbidden to bring automatic answering feather pens into the examination hall. In addition, memory balls, detachable clip cuffs and automatic error correction ink are also prohibited. At the end of the exam, the examiner will use the flying spell to collect the test papers, so remember! Don't try to cheat, understand? Because this will not only prevent you from passing the exam, but may also invalidate all your scores in other subjects!
Okay! It's getting late, now! Everyone, leave the auditorium, and we will notify you to enter after the staff has finished arranging the examination room. "
After that, the students started to move and slowly walked out of the main entrance of the auditorium.
A tense atmosphere permeated this huge team. Under this atmosphere, even the most mischievous students did not dare to make a sound.
But Mike was different. Although he was as silent as the people around him, he was excited in his heart!
He had not participated in many exams in his two lives!
Not to mention such a large-scale exam!
To be honest, this OWLS gave him the illusion that he was taking the college entrance examination. You know, going to college was once his childhood dream, but unfortunately the situation at that time did not allow him to study, let alone take the college entrance examination.
He didn't even go to an adult college!
But Mike had imagined the scene of the college entrance examination, and the scene in his imagination was infinitely close to the scene of the OWLS exam!
This made Mike feel extremely excited!
Just as Mike was thinking about it, Professor Flitwick appeared in front of everyone again.
Professor Flitwick looked more nervous than the candidates who were taking the exam. He was sweating all over his head and face, and the front of the dress that he usually only wore at grand banquets was soaked with sweat.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Professor Flitwick said:
"Okay, students, go in quickly, the exam is about to start."
After that, Professor Flitwick moved aside to let the students enter the auditorium, and gave encouraging eyes to every student who passed by him.
When Mike entered the hall, Professor Flitwick patted him on the shoulder.
Mike clearly felt Professor Flitwick's concern, but he did not reply. Instead, he nodded heavily and entered the hall.
At this time, the four long tables originally belonging to the four major colleges in the auditorium have disappeared, replaced by a series of small single tables separated by a long distance.
On each small table, a test paper and a set of quill pens are neatly placed. At this moment, there are even dozens of staff members of the Wizard Examination Bureau scattered in the spacious auditorium. They all hold their heads high and chests puffed out. Although they are all old men and women, they look dignified.
This is not surprising at all. If nothing unexpected happens, these two short weeks should be the most glorious moment of the year for these people. It is understandable that they are a little proud.
"Now, take your seats according to the number plates you have been distributed!"
With the order of the white-bearded old man at the front of the auditorium, Mike and others took action, and this also meant that the OWLS exam officially began!