The Year of the Revolution VIII. The Return to Innocence

21. Obliviate

Transfiguration, last OWL practical exam. Ten out of ten exercises were correct for everyone, three Slys and three Gryffs, who were opting to take Defense. Those who were in possession of the powers of the Ancestral Magic thanks to the talent transmitted by Dumbledore, and those who were not, which were Sirius and James, due to their extreme skill in the subject thanks to having been able to become Animagi on their own, only through self-study for four years.

Court again amazed at the number of students who had achieved excellence that year, as it was by far the most difficult subject taught at Hogwarts, and all six of them did it all wandless, NEWT level.

Theoretical exam in the afternoon, of much less importance than the practical one, since Transfiguration was an eminently practical subject and the theoretical questions were very easy to answer, like those on Charms. Within an hour everyone had finished the exam. Those who could bond did so, compared and corrected and then began to chat.

Six in the afternoon, finally free. The five-year effort summarized in two weeks, now they only had to wait for the results for one more month. They had arranged to celebrate in Sev's clearing, the four Gryffs arrived first, Remus and Cecile waited for Lily and Sirius at the exit of the exam and went directly. The four Slys later, as Sev and Anthony stopped by the house to look for Heather and Fiona and attack the party's supply of butterbeers again.

"These snakes... stealing from their own home," said Sirius. "You could have brought something stronger."

"They haven't bought anything stronger yet, they are going to go to London tomorrow for strong drinks," Sev explained. "They are going to buy everything Muggle, which is much cheaper. They got these for the little kids, the first, second and third years."

"Do first and second graders drink too?" very amazed.

"Of course, we are Slys, we like to party and break the rules," very proud.

"More and more I regret not having been a snake," Black lamented.

"You still have time. If you want, I can ask the old man to move you of House. There's plenty of room, you'll sleep in my room."

"Booff... If it were up to me I would do it, but I don't want to abandon Remus and James."

"Everyone change Houses, there are enough beds," Sev proposed.

"We'll think about it."

"Those who laughed at me because I wanted to go to Sly."

Sirius laughed. "Don't remind me, please."

"Gryffindor, a lot of brawn and little brain."

They all laughed.

"What I do want is to go to the party," Black said.

"Take that! And I..." Cecile said.

"Come, who is stopping you?" Sev asked.

"Hide in front of the rat, Sev," Sirius told him.

"Forget the rat, there is nothing to do with him, we will Obliviate him."

"Sure, Padfoot, don't worry," Lily told him. "What time does it start, Sev?"

"After dinner, so that the drink doesn't make us feel bad."

"I know how we're going to do it, because it's not just Pettigrew, it's also Mary and Bethany."

"Sure. How are you going to do it?" Sev asked.

"We'll meet in the Common Room when everyone falls asleep, say one o'clock. We'll go out, into an empty classroom on the seventh floor, turn on the Time Turner five hours back and go to the Rave house."