Summer 1996 // Chapter 5

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The next morning we were all sitting in the kitchen eating our breakfast when we heard an Owl screeching. Hermione jumped up and shrieked.

"They're here! Oh, our results are here!!!" Hermione turned into a complete basket case as she sprinted around the room, freaking out over her results. "I just know I messed up Ancient Runes," she muttered as her hands started running through her hair. 

"Mione calm down!" I said getting up.

"I definitely made at least one serious mistranslation. And the Defense Against the Dark Arts practical was no good at all. I thought Transfiguration went all right at the time, but looking back -"

"Hermione, will you shut up, you're not the only one who's nervous!" barked Ron, earning him a slap on the back of the head from Mum. "And when you've got your ten 'Outstanding' O.W.L.s ..."

"Don't, don't, don't!" said Hermione, flapping her hands hysterically. "I know I've failed everything!"

"What happens if we fail?" Harry asked.

"We discuss our options with Professor McGonagall. Mum got up and opened the window and in flew four owls, each holding a large square envelope addressed to each of us. I was the first one to get the results off of the owl followed by Harry, then Ron, and lastly Hermione managed to get her results off of her owl. 

"Well, go on! Open them!" Ginny pressed. We all rapidly tore open our O.W.L results and scanned them.

(Here is Lori's results)

"How'd you do, Lori?" Ron asked peeking over my shoulder

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"How'd you do, Lori?" Ron asked peeking over my shoulder. "How did you manage to get an E in Divination?!" 

"I don't know, Ronald." I sassed back. "You think I knew half the stuff I spouted out in the Practical exam?"

"Well, no."

"Then don't ask me," I said looking again at my results. I knew I was good at most of my subjects but like seven Outstandings and two Exceeds Expectations, making a grand total of nine O.W.L.s, I was in complete shock. Hermione then snatched my results and scanned them.

"Seven outstandings! Lori these are fantastic!"

"Seven?!" Mum rushed over and looked at them too. "Oh, Merlin! Nine O.W.L.s! Ron, how many do you have?"

"Seven, Mum."

"Sixteen O.W.L.s! Oh, this is brilliant! I must write your Father immediately!" Mum rushed out of the kitchen muttering happy things under her breath. 

"Guys, we have to send an Owl back about the classes we want to continue on with," Hermione said reading the second page included in our letters. 

"Well, I can continue with all of them if I wanted," I said scanning the list, "But I would rather not have so many N.E.W.T.s."

"What are you wanting to be?"

"A Charms Professor, either at Hogwarts or another wizarding school."

"Well, then you should continue Charms, obviously. Definitely Defense Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Potions, Herbology, and if you wanted you could probably continue Astronomy."

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