great-warnovel Chapter 188 End of First Year
Chapter 188 End of First Year
Chapter 188 End of Second Year
Exams for other subjects also arrived at the same time.
Everyone passed Potions class without a doubt. With the foundation laid last summer, this year's course was a piece of cake for the little lions. Lily even considered secretly changing Harry's exam content to the third-year material. This kid gets cocky as soon as he gets a little success, so we have to give him a good talking-to.
Hermione was exempted from the Transfiguration exam. For wizards who have mastered Animagus magic, Transfiguration no longer presents any real hurdles. All the more advanced techniques can be learned step by step. Only proficiency and magical power will be the limitations. Therefore, Professor McGonagall appointed her as a temporary teaching assistant.
They proctored the other children's exams together.
Harry quietly completed the third-year curriculum ahead of schedule and gradually mastered it during his adventures in the Borderlands, which impressed Hermione and McGonagall. Now, as long as he finishes reading the fourth-year Transfiguration textbook during the summer vacation, he can fulfill his promise to Hermione and begin learning Animagus.
In comparison, Ron and Neville were a bit less impressive, but they were still considered excellent among the second-year students. Ron no longer conjured up the strange thing that made McGonagall's forehead bulge with veins, and Neville no longer flung the clay pot away due to nervousness.
At their pace, if they follow Harry's lead and learn the third-year material during the summer vacation, they shouldn't fall too far behind.
However, from Hermione's perspective, Harry was really strange; he hadn't inherited his mother's potions talent.
She did not inherit her father's talent for Transfiguration; her current excellent performance in these two classes is entirely the result of her hard work in taking numerous extra lessons in private.
On the contrary, he possessed extraordinary combat skills, with astonishingly sharp intuition and reflexes, and naturally high physical coordination, as if he were born to fight.
If there's anything he inherited from his parents, it's probably only his Quidditch talent, his green eyes, and his messy hair.
During the Charms class exam, Flitwick grinned and pulled out the magazine "Postwar Studies in Charms." Hermione's new paper had finally been published. After she easily completed the Firestarter Charm, Stunning Charm, and Happiness Charm, he stuffed the magazine and the bag containing the payment into her arms and loudly announced that her grade was 0.
Professor Sprout, who teaches Herbalism, hasn't been very prominent lately, but Hermione's perfumery has been able to steadily expand thanks to her efforts. If there's one thing that perfumers rely on most for their rise, it's undoubtedly their most important garden.
After this year's bumper harvest of mandrakes, none of the second-year students failed; everyone's grades were at least good or above. Neville, the quiet and reserved boy, was especially favored by the professor, who felt that this taciturn but meticulous little lion was well-suited for a future career related to magical plants.
As the fourth-year students are about to graduate, the four senior students in the perfumery workshop have finally transitioned from part-time work to full-time perfumers. They will not leave the school, and McGonagall has specially designated an empty tower as the future residence for the perfumers. They will have to move here from their respective college dormitories, but the advantage is that they will no longer be subject to the curfew.
Professor McGonagall thoughtfully provided a lounge and fireplace in the tower. They could freely go home or go anywhere for leisure and entertainment through the Floo Network, enjoying the same treatment as other faculty and staff. Of course, this also meant that they would not have summer vacations and should be prepared to work year-round after graduation.
This is the first step in Hogwarts' transformation. Over the years, with fewer and fewer students, many parts of the school have become empty and lack vitality. However, with the expansion of the Perfumery, it is expected that more students will stay in this castle in new identities in the future.
To celebrate the successful graduation of the upperclassmen, Hermione gave them a raise, more than 20% higher than the average salary in Malfoy Castle, and also taught them the recipe for Spark Perfume. This part did not require the additional use of the Loyalty Charm, because its base recipe came from the Inducing Spray and was also protected by the previous Secrecy Charm.
The remaining three sixth-grade students were also envious, but Hermione promised that they would receive the same treatment when they graduated.
She also clarified the reward mechanism, stating that in future work, more fragrance formulas will be taught to everyone based on seniority and performance, making the perfumer profession more complete and comprehensive.
He also encouraged everyone to try creating their own new fragrance formulas, suggesting that the wizards of this world might be able to develop even more variations.
Today, the perfumery that opened next to the potions classroom is the most fragrant place in the hearts of all the students.
Although they didn't know what kind of magical potion they were making, the speed at which Beauxbatons made money spoke for itself.
Being selected as one of them means getting a stable job in advance, and in the safe and familiar Hogwarts, with a salary far exceeding that of potions masters of the same level outside.
Moreover, it is evident that Beauxbatons' demand for inducing spray is increasing, with deliverymen urging them to expand their operations each time they come, and even expressing dissatisfaction because only four people are working during the summer holidays.
"You're too good to the students; they'll rebel!"
"Let's expand our recruitment! We'll all earn more!"
However, Lily's standards for recruiting are very strict. Only a few people can join her club each year, and there is another selection process among them. However, this has indirectly boosted everyone's enthusiasm for learning potions. After all, her classmates became perfumers overnight, earning high salaries and living a carefree life in Malfoy Castle, while she could only leave school and apply for jobs in the shops of nobles, having to be subservient to others. Such a gap was really hard to accept.
Fortunately, with the graduation of seventh grade, Professor Potter will soon be conducting a new round of club recruitment. She will select those who excel in Potions class from the newly promoted students and extend invitations accordingly. These students will also be included in the Perfumery's expansion candidate list after meeting the required level in the new year of study.
This year's summer study abroad program has also begun to arrange participants. The entire second year of Gryffindor brought a small snake to the Weasleys' house, which shocked Professor McGonagall so much that she was stunned for a long time.
However, Narcissa seemed to know all along, indicating that the little ones had already discussed it beforehand, so she didn't say much, which conveniently reduced her workload.
Lily was delighted with the "mischievous monkey" gift package. Last year, no students were assigned to her, but this summer, they couldn't let her off the hook. Since she didn't have to take care of her son, she could focus more on taking care of the kids. McGonagall assigned her a lot of first-grade students.
Lily didn't have much of a problem with Harry not receiving extra potions tutoring during the summer vacation. She had seen Harry's recent progress and was secretly pleased that he had captured a Death Eater. However, she couldn't show it on the surface. When she wrote to James about it, Mr. Potter was so happy that he almost went to the forests outside Albania to tap dance.
Besides, she felt at ease knowing that the child was going to the Burrow with Hermione watching over him. Although he might fall behind in Potions next year, his combat skills would definitely increase rapidly. She had heard about Harry's Transfiguration level from Professor McGonagall, and she might have to prepare materials for her son's Animagus training in the second half of the year.
The House Cup once again undoubtedly went to Gryffindor. Although Hermione was too busy to score many points in the second half of the school year, Harry and his friends had a huge lead in Quidditch.
At the farewell dinner, bathed in gold and red, Dumbledore reiterated that the coming school year would be difficult.
But he believes that with the concerted efforts of all teachers and students, they will be able to overcome all difficulties and allow Hogwarts to stand tall again on the shores of the Black Lake.