Hermione's advice to Ron was also applicable to Harry.
Unless Harry performed much better than the others, he would never be treated fairly by Snape.
Snape would not let go of any chance to give Harry a zero, especially considering his recent mood. Elwyn would not be surprised even if he gave all the Gryffindor students a zero.
After lunch, all the students hurried back to the common room.
They were not there to relax, but to study for the upcoming exams. The second years had Potions, Herbs, Spells, and Astronomy. The third years and above had additional courses such as Magical Creature Protection, Divination, and Muggle Research.
Elwyn saw Fred and George sitting in the corner, looking worried. They were studying the Quill used to cheat, hoping that it would work.
The next morning, Elwyn went to take the Spells exam, while Harry and the rest went to take the Magical Creature Protection exam, which was hosted by Hagrid. Everyone felt good.
Professor Flitwick was a nice person, and he would try his best to give high marks to all the young wizards.
As for Hagrid, his exam was to let everyone take care of the Flobber caterpillars. As long as they were still alive within an hour, they would pass.
If the Flobber caterpillars were left alone, they would multiply extremely quickly.
Therefore, this was the easiest exam among all the subjects.
However, in the afternoon's Potions class, the situation took a turn for the worse. For all the Gryffindor students, it was a disaster.
The second years had the Elementary Antidote, and the third years had the Chaos Potion. Snape did not care about the students from the other three academies. He kept wandering around Gryffindor.
Think about it, when you were brewing the potion and trying your best to recall the formula and brewing steps, Snape, who was wearing a black robe, stood at the side and looked at you with a cold smile on his face, as if he was rejoicing in your misfortune, as if the potion you brewed had failed.
He even wrote a few words in his notebook from time to time. They looked like zeros. What kind of feeling would that be? It could only be described as terrifying.
Except for Elwyn, Snape did not let go of any of Gryffindor's students.
He glanced at the potion that Elwyn had brewed. The potion was pale green and emitted a hazy mist. The color was perfect and impeccable.
Snape did not say anything. He turned his head to watch Corin.
Wednesday morning was Herbology. The test was about squeezing Mandrake Grass. Everyone performed well. As long as they were brave and moved fast enough, there would not be any problems.
It was not a good feeling to stay in the greenhouse under the scorching sun. When they came out, the back of everyone's neck was sunburned.
The Astronomy test at midnight was attended by all wizards below the fifth grade.
They put on their cloaks and climbed to the highest tower. They looked up at the night sky and marked their astrological charts.
Since last year, Mars had been very bright in the sky.
Although Elwyn could memorize everything about Mars, it did not mean much to the illusory Astrology.
Just like divination, the textbooks were of limited help. The essence of Astrology was the ability to summarize the past and understand the occult. Through thousands of years of observation, Astrologers endowed the stars with different meanings.
This meant that if you wanted to get a high score in this course, you would need to read more than half of the books in the library.
Moreover, you would need to have a strong understanding to understand the signs of the planets.
For Centaurs, this was easier.
But for human wizards, it was extremely difficult to achieve this.
Using Mars as an example for the past two years, this red planet had different meanings in different periods of history. Needless to say, you had to combine the positions of other planets, the changes in the astrological charts, and analyze the energy it emitted during the oscillation.
Elwyn did not know if other people had this ability. In any case, he could not do this. He could only hurriedly draw the positions of the planets on the astrological chart.
While they were observing the planets, the centaurs in the Forbidden Forest were also observing.
"A sign from Mars …" An old voice sounded from the depths of the mysterious temple. "War is coming. Will the centaurs be able to survive this time?"
In the spacious open-air room at the highest level of the temple, the centaur elder looked up at the starry sky quietly.
In front of him was the statue of a strange creature. Its enormous body was exceptionally majestic. Most of its body was hidden in the darkness, making it impossible to see its appearance clearly.
In the haze, one could vaguely make out that the enormous statue seemed to have split open from the middle.
No one knew what had happened here. At the very top of the statue, a red jewel was emitting a faint glow, resonating with the bright sparks in the distant night sky.
"Foolish centaurs, I'm about to return to the mortal world …" Just as the centaur elder finished speaking, a strange voice abruptly rang out, "Tremble and weep, you can't change anything, pride will only send you down the road to ruin."
The red glow on the statue flickered a few times, and the temple returned to silence.
Under the dim starlight, one could only see the wrinkles on the centaur elder's face becoming deeper and the sigh that echoed in the temple for a long time …
For students who did not participate in the normal Wizard rank exam or the advanced Wizard rank exam, as long as they endured Thursday's exam, their bitter days would be over.
For first and second year students, Thursday morning's Black Magic Defense Technique exam was the last one. Third year students and above still needed to prepare for divination and arithmetic divination.
Sirius's meticulous preparation had obviously left a deep impression on everyone. Unlike other courses, under Professor Lupin's suggestion, he conducted an obstacle course outdoors under the sun. He had prepared many dark creatures, including water monsters, red hats, Boggart and so on. The number was much higher than expected, and it was unclear where he had found them.
Depending on the age, the number of dark creatures the students had to face was also different.
Second year students had to wade through a pond with a Gridiron, walk through a series of potholes filled with red hats, and squeak through a swamp, ignoring the wrong instructions given by a Hinkpunk.
Finally, they had to face a box with a Boggart. Third year students and above had to participate, while first and second year Wizards could freely choose.
If they defeated the Boggart, then they could get bonus points.
"Very good, full marks …" When Elwyn climbed out of the box, he saw Sirius looking at him with a smile.
Elwyn did not leave immediately. He was prepared to see the performance of the others.
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