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[alt_hydra]

It's been a long week, but I'm glad it's over. It was nice to get to Hogsmeade today. It almost didn't rain, even.

You all might as well know that I cheated on any of the OWL exams where I was able. This didn't work for some of the written parts, but for spell-casting... well, all I did was try to get a feel for what the Examiner was looking for, or who they'd been most impressed by so far, and then I did my best to top it.

I did study, and quite a lot, actually. I know I will need to be skilled at these things to be the best witch I can be, after all, but I don't see why I should care about giving the Examiners a fair representation of what I can do, when we're more or less encouraged to not play fair at every turn.

So in that regard, it was a fair representation of what I can do.

Comments

[alt_justin]

Hydra,

You cheated? Deliberately? I say, I can understand it happening accidentally, what, but purposefully?

-Justin

[alt_hydra]

Yes, deliberately. There seemed no good reason not to.

[alt_ron]

You're right. They mean to test your magical abilities on the practicals, and that's part of your magic, right?

I'm not sure, but I might've done the same--if I could have done. If I were a Legilimens like you, I expect I'd use it wherever it gave me an advantage. Whenever it really mattered, anywiz.

Do you think your mother did the same on her OWLs?

[alt_hydra]

I'm sure she did, but she was probably coy about having done so, rather than owing up to it.