Part - Vampire at Hogwarts

OWLs

Riana's POV

It's time for our OWLs, and we are writing down our exam schedule. "As you can see," Professor McGonagall tells us. "Your OWLs are spread over two successful weeks. You will set theory papers in the mornings and the practicals in the afternoons. Your practical astronomy examination will, pf course, take place at night.

Now, I must warn you that the most stringent anti-cheating charms have been applied to your examination papers. Auto-answer quills are banned from the examination hall, as are remembralls, detachable cribbing cuffs, and self-correcting ink. Every year, I am afraid to say, it seems to harbour at least one student who thinks that he or she can get around the wizarding examinations authority's rules. I can only hope that it is nobody in Gryffindor.

Our new headmistress has asked the heads of house to tell their students that cheat will be punished most severely. Because,  of course, your examination results will reflect upon the headmistress's new regime at the school. However,  that is no reason not to do your very best. You have your own futures to think about, " she tells us.

Hermione raises her hand. "Please, Professor,  when will we get our results?" she asks her.

"You will receive an owl with your results sometime in July," McGonagall answers. After class we studied before dinner. Harry agreed to help Hermione revise for charms, as it was our first exam. But instantly regretted it. As she kept snatching the book from himmto see if he was telling the truth about her answering correctly.

Dinner was a subdued affair that night. Harry and Ron did not talk much, but ate with gasto, having studied hard all day. Hermione, on the other hand, kept putting down her knife and fork and diving under the table for her bag. From which she would seize a book to check some fact or figure. I just ate normally, trying to think about how to get more blood. So that I'd have a clear head for exams.

Ron was just telling Hermione that she ought to eat a decent meal or she would not sleep that night. When her fork slid from her limp fingers and landed with a loud tinkle on her plate. "Oh my goodness! Is that them. Is that the examiners?" Hermione asks us.

We all look at doors to the entrance hall. To see Umbridge talking to a group of ancient looking witches and wizards. "That's them, I recognise Professor Marchbanks," I state.

Ron suggests we get closer. So we leave our  table and head over. We hear Umbridge and Professor Marchbanks talking about Dumbledore. "I doubt it. Not if Dumbledore doesn't want to be found. I should know, examed him personally in Transfiguration and Charms when he did NEWTs. Did things with a wand I'd never seen before, " Marchbanks states.

"Yes, well..." Umbridge starts to say, and Marchbanks sees us.

"Riana dear, is that you?" She asks.

"Hello, Madame Marchbanks," I say, bowing my head slightly.

"None of that dear, how is your grandfather?" She asks me.

"He is well," I assure her.

"I take it you plan on following in his footsteps," she states.

"I do, I've already begun," I tell her.

"Well, I look forward to examining you," she states.

"Of course, anyway, I shouldn't keep my friends waiting. We need a good night rest for our exams, " I tell her. She agrees and waves as she leaves with the others for tea in the staff room. My friends looked at me shocked. "What?" I ask as I lead the way to the common room.

"You know one of the examiners?" Ron asks.

"Old family friend," I say with a shrug. We reach our common room. "Good night," I say and call it a night.

(Time skip)

I don't know how. But I've managed to make it to my last exam without being caught by Umbridge. Though Marchbanks helped with getting me more blood bags. Which was transfigured into something else. Until I untransfigured it.

I believe I've passed all of my exams. But I won't know until I get the results over summer break. In the meantime, after today. I can focus on wandlire and wand making and helping my grandfather at Diagon Alley. Marchbanks did most of my practical exams, and I can she is very impressed, so that's a good sign.

Anyway, our final exam is history. Professor Tofty is overseeing it with Marchbanks. Which is good as Harry fainted when there was 30 minutes left of the exam. Tofty took Harry to see Madame Pomfrey while Marchbanks oversees the rest of us. After the exam officially ended, Hermione,  Ron, and I went to search for Harry.

A/N

Picture above of Professor Marchbanks.

Planned future chapters:

Escaping Umbridge

Dumbledore's Army VS Deatheaters

Death Chamber

Second War Begins