Chapter 26
“Grim rise and shine, today we have exams” Roxana said.
It’s so weird to do exams again, ah this is my life.
Grim woke up and yawned.
“Are you ready for the exams ?” She asked.
Grim nodded. “I just have to read the notes again, and make sure”
Roxana nodded and passed him her notes.
Grim continued to read them even while eating, he only stopped once he entered the classroom.
*Classroom*
“The test is over, whelps. Put your pens away and hand over your answer sheets like good little dogs. And with that, I do believe exams have come to a close.”
Everyone cheered. “YEAAAH!”
Crewel frowned at them. “Down! SIT! Don't start celebrating yet. Any bad boys who fare poorly in their exams......will be given mandatory remedial lessons over the winter holidays. Consider yourself warned. Class dismissed.”
“Whew, FINALLY. It's over!” Ace smiled.
“I gave it my absolute best. All that's left now is to wait for our scores to come back.” Deuce grinned.
“Myah haha! No lousy test is a match for my brilliant mind.” Grim said.
“Come on admit it” Roxana said.
“You helped !” Grim said.
“Really? You usually look like your life just flashed before your eyes after written exams even tho you get a good mark. Now you're changing your tune? Roxana obviously helped you more than usual” Ace said.
“I forced him to sit and told him that if he gets another 50 I will punish him, I won’t accept just passing, I want him to have higher notes” Roxana said.
“Says miss 100” Ace said.
“May you never go through O.W.Ls or N.E.W.Ts you will cry other ways” Roxana said under her breath.
Hogwarts exams are much harder than this School’s exam seriously.
Grim grinned. “Heheh. You bet your bottom thaumark I am. Today marks the dawn of a new and improved me! You better be ready, 'cause soon you'll all be calling' me "Galaxy Brain Grim" and begging for scraps of my knowledge.”
Deuce looked at him. “That's a bold claim, but I'm pretty confident in my performance this time myself. No offense, but I'm definitely gonna outscore you.”
“Says the guy who's perpetually biting his lip and barely staying above a falling grade. Of course, this test was a piece of cake for me, so I'm pretty sure I'm gonna come out on top.” Ace said.
Roxana frowned at their attitude.
Something is wrong…
“Anyway, exams are done and dusted. I'm gonna hit up the Track Club.” Deuce said.
“Y'know, I could stand to get in some exercise at the Basketball Club myself. Let's break this huddle for today, guys.” Ace said.
Both of them walked away leaving, Roxana and Grim to walk alone to the Quidditch Club.
That club won a lot of students in a short while, the students were curious, and the game won their interest, so all those that couldn’t enter in Spelldrive were able to get in Quidditch.
And Roxana let them add magic to the game, and Quidditch became more dangerous than it was before, but thankfully the stadium was charmed and warded, so even if someone fell from their broom they will bounce from the floor that was charmed with a Trampoline Charm.
“Ne, ne Roxana !” Grim pawned her cheek gently. “Ace and Deuce are acting weird; I don’t like it”
“I can feel it too” Roxana said.
The witch walked in the middle of the Quidditch Stadium and clapped her hands to get the attention of the students from different dorms.
“Alright guys, we will start with a simple warm up before we start the game, for today the team matches will be the Zouwus vs Thunderbirds, the Dragons vs the Phoenixes, the Horned Snakes vs Nekomatas and the Nundus vs the Griffins ”
It didn’t matter what dorm you are in, you take a paper with the name of a team, and you get in, so the teams are a mix from every dorm, it also forces them to learn teamwork with each other’s.
*One Week Later*
“Hold it right there, Grim! You're not getting' off easy today, you hear me?!” Ace screamed at Grim.
“Myeh hehehe! Maybe you shoulda put your name on it if you wanted it that bad!” Grim smirked.
“Why, you...!”
“What is it now ?” Roxana raised her eyebrow.
“Seriously, don't they ever get tired of this?” Deuce sighed.
“Hey, Roxana ! You're the prefect, so do some prefect-ing! This lousy furball swiped the doughnut I bought and ate it! AGAIN.” Ace said in frustration.
“I didn't steal nothin' I just saw a snack left abandoned on a desk and gave it a home outta the goodness of my heart.” Grim said.
“It's not abandoned if it's on somebody's desk! If you're gonna keep runnin', I've got some wind magic up my sleeve with your name on it.” Ace glared at him.
“Oh YEAH? Try me! I've got fire magic ready to—"
Ace paused. “Y'know what? I think I'll skip the magic today. I don't wanna get sent to wash even MORE windows.”
Grim looked at him. “Hah ? ARE YOU LOOKING DOWN ON ME ??? GRIM SPECIAL FLAME TORNADO !!”
“WAIT NOT !” Ace run away from the fire.
Roxana frowned. Ace didn’t use his magic…this isn’t normal.
“Wow. It's not every day I see you Ace trying to de-escalate one of their fights without outside intervention. Normally, they go at it until the classroom’s blasted to bits and the headmage comes storming in.” Deuce said.
Hmm, you’re one to talk, Ace and Deuce both stopped using magic in fight this few days, something is horribly wrong. Roxana though as she continued to read the news on her phone. I will know soon enough; some secrets are just like wood they don’t stay underwater for long even if you sink them with rocks.
*Classroom*
“It's time for class to start, whelps. Get to yours seats. First, I'll pass back your tests.” Crewel said.
“This is it—the moment of truth.” Deuce said.
“Myah hah! Gimme! Gimme! I want that test, Prof!” Grim jumped in his seat.
“Settle down, Grim. Stay. STAY!” Crewel said. “I'll call you by your class number. Number one! Roxana perfect score like always”
“Thank you professor” Roxana smiled.
Ace jumped in happiness. “SWEET! I got a 92!”
“I got an 88! I never thought I'd see the day I scored over 80.” Deuce said.
“MIYAHAA !!! Check it out, Roxana ! I got a 90!” Grim said.
“And what do we say ?” Roxana smiled at the chimera.
“Thank you for helping me to study !” He replied.
“Good boy, I will make you a tuna cake”
“YEEY !!”
“You appear to have studied a great deal for this exam. Yes... A great deal indeed, compared to your quiz scores.” Crewel said. “In fact, the class average has gone up to a degree one might call...unusual.”
Ace gulped. “And what's that supposed to mean?”
Why is he nervous ? Roxana narrowed her eyes.
“The average test scores across every level of potionology are over 90 with the exception of Roxana of course, Professor Trein has remarked upon similarly positive trends in his magic history classes.” Crewel said.
“Say what?!” Deuce said shocked.
Grim looked at Ace and Deuce. “Why are you two acting like that ? You got good grades so what if others got them too ?”
“You don’t get it !” Deuce said.
“Uh-oh. I don't like where this is going...” Ace said under his breath.
“The school's fifty highest achievers will be posted in the hall. You can look forward to seeing that shortly.” Crewel said. “Now, let us begin today's lesson. Open your textbooks.”
I guess I don’t have to wait for long to find out.