A magical journey that begins at Hogwarts

But you have to keep Abe's situation a secret; I don't want anyone to know it's grown this big.

Hermione nodded heavily. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed that the glutton in her arms had turned into a huge creature.

As June approaches, the OWLs exams are just around the corner.

Professors stopped assigning homework and let students review the key points covered in class on their own, but their pressure did not lessen at all.

Compared to the tense fifth-year wizards, Aaron was much more relaxed.

In the past, he, as the prefect, had to worry about Slytherin's studies and life, but as the final exams approached, Slytherin became noticeably more settled.

During this time, Aaron taught Harry Occlumency once or twice a week. Although his progress was not very obvious, he hadn't had nightmares for at least a month.

What satisfied him most was that, through his and his Thought Entity's long-term and unremitting efforts, they finally achieved the instantaneous casting of the ultimate magic of the five elements: water, fire, earth, wind, and thunder.

Although he has only mastered advanced magic arrays in light and dark elemental magic, his current overall strength gives him the confidence to fight against high-ranking archmages, and he is confident that he can escape safely even if he faces Voldemort head-on.

The significant increase in strength did not inflate Aaron's ego. He was well aware that he only had the ability to protect himself at the moment, and he did not have the right to be reckless before breaking through to the Saint Magister level.

The OWL exams last for two weeks, with theory in the morning and practical exams in the afternoon. Of course, the astronomy exam can only be taken in the evening.

The night before the exam, the Wizarding Examination Authority sent a team of elderly examiners. Umbridge warmly welcomed these authorities and arranged lodgings for them to rest.

The next day, before dawn, many candidates picked up their textbooks and notes and began to review them page by page, trying their best to make the most of the remaining time. Even at breakfast, everyone still had a set of review materials in hand.

"Don't you need to study?" Hermione frowned slightly as she watched Aaron calmly feeding Abel. "This is a regular wizarding level exam, much more important than the final exam."

"It's all the same to me." Aaron shrugged nonchalantly. "Anyone can pass the exam, I don't understand why you guys are so nervous."

Hermione's lips twitched, speechless.

Harry and Ron exchanged a glance, a bitter smile creeping onto their lips.

Listen to this, is this even human language?

To prepare for the OWLs exam, they couldn't even sleep well, let alone eat. Compared to them, they felt utterly hopeless.

"Ahem!" Professor McGonagall coughed from the faculty section. "Leave the auditorium after you finish your meal; we need to set up the exam room here."

In addition, other deans may have said this, but I still have to emphasize it here: never try to cheat.

I assure you that your predecessors have considered every method you can think of, but no one has succeeded so far, and those caught will face the most severe punishment.

"Professor," Aaron raised his hand and asked, "if I may ask, where is our new principal?"

Professor McGonagall's face flashed with disdain. "She must be entertaining the examiners. Dumbledore has never been so enthusiastic with her. She's even more polite to him than to his own parents."

Wizards from other grades went to class, while fifth-grade wizards spontaneously gathered in the foyer and began their agonizing wait.

At 9:30, candidates from the four colleges entered the examination room in batches by class.

The four long tables in the auditorium were replaced by many individual desks, on which were placed quill pens, ink bottles, and rolls of parchment.

Once everyone was seated, Professor McGonagall turned a giant hourglass over. "We can begin."

Aaron flipped through the exam paper. The questions seemed simpler than he had expected, consisting mainly of spells, effects, and techniques for using a wand.

The scope was broad, but it didn't go beyond fifth grade. In his view, it was just a little more ceremonial than a regular exam.

He finished answering all the questions in less than an hour during the two-hour exam.

Aaron looked up at Professor McGonagall, who was sitting on the faculty desk, and raised his right hand.

"Do we need to change the parchment?" Professor McGonagall asked.

"No, professor, can I hand in my paper early?"

Professor McGonagall was taken aback, and the others stared at him with envious, jealous, and resentful eyes.

"I'm afraid that won't work; you can't leave the exam room at will."

I suggest you double-check your exam paper to make sure you haven't missed anything.

"Alright!" Aaron said with some regret, "Then give me a different stack of parchment!"

Professor McGonagall nodded in satisfaction, flicked her wand, and the spare parchment on the faculty desk flew onto her desk.

Aaron stacked his answers together and placed them in the upper left corner of his desk. Then he began to inscribe a complex forbidden magic circle on the brand-new parchment.

The instantaneous casting of the ultimate elemental magic circle is called "confidence." Even double or multiple castings only increase confidence. However, the forbidden magic circle that only a Saint Archmage can cast is called "trump card," which must never be used.

His task for the Thought Entity was to create multiple instantaneous ultimate elemental magic circles, while he himself focused on mastering forbidden magic circles.

To be fair, practicing magic circles in the OWLs exam room is quite exciting.

"The exam is over."

When the sand in the hourglass ran out, Professor McGonagall used a Summoning Charm to retrieve everyone's exam papers.

The students left the examination room with different feelings, and Professor McGonagall tidied up the auditorium again, since it would be the place for dinner later.

"How did the exam go?" Draco asked curiously.

"It's alright!" Aaron scratched his head. "Anyway, I wrote down everything I know."

“I wrote down what I knew as well,” Crabbe said, pursing his lips. “But our scores will definitely be different.”

“Don’t say things like that,” Goyle sighed. “There are differences between Slytherins.”

Draco shook his head speechlessly. "I don't ask much of you two, just be a little better than Potter and Weasley."

Crabbe: ......

Gore: ......

After lunch, the fifth-grade students lined up and went into the room behind the auditorium, where Professor Flitwick would announce the students' practical exams in alphabetical order.

Aaron Gauss, Anthony Goldstein, Gregory Gore, Hermione Granger.

Four students whose names were called entered the auditorium. The examiners sat behind several desks, each with various props on it.

“It’s just testing some spells. Relax, it won’t be difficult,” Professor Flitwick said, then led them to the four examiners.

Before Aaron stood a gray-haired wizard who scrutinized Aaron with a meaningful look, a playful smile on his lips. "Miss Lisanna's son, Mr. Ollivander's grand-nephew?"

"Yes, may we begin the exam?"

"Don't be nervous, child. You have inherited your mother's powerful magical talent. Practical exams are nothing to you."

"I wasn't nervous, I just didn't want to waste time."

"As confident as your mother," the examiner chuckled, then placed a glass of water in front of Aaron. "Just use a levitation spell to make the water in the glass float."

Aaron frowned slightly. Everyone else's levitation spell was solid, but his turned into a liquid. Was Umbridge deliberately targeting him?

The examiner seemed to have noticed Aaron's concerns and explained, "Your mother was my student, and even after more than a decade, she remains my pride."

I'm just curious about her son's skill level. If you don't want to, you can use regular small balls instead.

"Is that so? Then I can't let my mother down." Aaron chuckled awkwardly, then drew his black wand and pointed it at the water glass. "Yugadimmleviosa!"

As the incantation was recited, all the water in the cup flew out and gathered into a water ball in mid-air.

The examiner's eyes widened, then a satisfied smile appeared on his face. "Very good, perfect."

"Next, the color-changing spell, turn it into color."

Aaron looked at the chameleon in front of him and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

This professor is really... quite creative to cast a color-changing spell on a chameleon.

"If you find it too difficult, just give up and turn this apple red."

Provocation, Chi Guoguo's provocation.

Aaron muttered to himself, then defiantly raised his wand.

A flash of red light appeared, and the chameleon's skin turned multicolored, creating a comical scene.

"Are you satisfied?"

"Perfect score," the examiner exclaimed, then placed a potted plant on the table. "Demonstrate the growth spell."

"Okay," Aaron said irritably, waving his wand and causing the plant to swell to twice its original size.

"Not bad." The examiner clapped his hands. "But compared to your mother, she's a bit lacking. She once made the man-eating plant in my office several times larger, almost killing me."

Aaron: ......

The case is solved! The son has to pay for the mother's debts!

Aaron immediately suppressed his malice towards the examiner, and his performance in the subsequent spell practice was not amazing, but it was still decent.

The first exam seemed to severely impact the fifth-year wizards; many stayed up all night studying their Transfiguration textbooks.

The theory exam for the second day of the transformation class proceeded as normal, but many unexpected things happened during the practical exam. For example, Abbot turned a weasel into a flock of flamingos, and it took them ten minutes to get those animals out of the auditorium.

Wednesday was the exam for Herbalism, and Neville Longbottom excelled in the course, performing impeccably in both theory and practice.

Thursday came, and it was time for the Defense Against the Dark Arts exam.

Umbridge seemed particularly nervous; this was an exam to prove her teaching ability, but she knew perfectly well how she taught.

While students might be able to pass the theory exams by cheating, the practical exams are not very successful for most people, except for those who have received special training at DA. It is estimated that very few people will be able to get an O.

As Aaron exited the exam hall, he saw Harry with a smug smile on his face, looking extremely happy. "What's wrong with you?"

“This course is definitely in the bag,” Harry said confidently. “I conjured a Patronus and got extra points.”

Umbridge was watching from the doorway. Her face darkened considerably after hearing the examiner's praise of me. She'd been hoping I'd fail the Defense Against the Dark Arts exam, but it seemed she wouldn't have that chance now.

"Congratulations! But our headmistress is not only a bit of a psychopath, she's also very vindictive. If she's in a bad mood, she'll try to make others feel bad too, so you'd better be prepared."

Harry's expression changed slightly, his good mood instantly ruined.

Based on his understanding of Umbridge, this was no exaggeration.

Friday is the ancient runes exam. This elective course is quite popular among students, but it is also quite difficult.

However, it was exceptionally easy for Aaron. He used ancient runic magic to enchant bullets, and the maintenance of firearms and the alchemy that his ancestor Alger required him to learn were all related to runic magic.

Therefore, his practical training far surpassed that of others, allowing him to finish the exam in no time and earn the amazement of all the examiners.

There were no exams on Saturday and Sunday, but the fifth-year wizards didn't dare to relax at all and were actively preparing for next week's exams.

"How many courses are left to take the exam?" Inside the Divine Palace, the thought entity looked at its original body with a meaningful expression, its eyes full of schadenfreude.

"If you look at me like that again, I'll make you take the exam for me."