WOMBAT Grade 1 at HPfGU

[PenapartElf at aol.com]

Greetings and Salutations!
 
As many of you know, Grade 1 of the Wizards' Ordinary 
Magic and Basic Aptitude Test (WOMBAT) was recently 
administered at JKR's website and those who sat the test 
can access their scores.  If you haven't already, go to 
http://www.jkrowling.com/wombat/en/?lang=en 
or click on the WOMBAT student ID card at 
http://www.jkrowling.com and input your student ID.
 
Though the List Elves are still going to continue to ask 
that all non-canon-related questions and comments about 
this JKR site event be posted here at OTC, we would like 
to explore the *text* of the 25 questions of WOMBAT at 
the Main list:
 
~ Does the WOMBAT Grade 1 add to or muck up our 
current understanding and interpretations of canon? 
 
~ What can we infer from the text of the questions and 
answers?  What are the implications?
 
~ Could such extrapolations be considered canon?
 
Since the Wizarding Examinations Authority hasn't made 
the answer key to WOMBAT public, there's much fodder 
here for canon exploration in discussing the merits of 
the answers.  After all, this is not just another 
straightforward Harry Potter trivia test with canon-
obvious answers.  So bring along your inspired intuition 
as well as your copies of canon as we apply what we 
currently know/understand of the wizarding world, deduce 
the correct answers, and/or make intelligent guesses.
 
Normally, courtesy would have us use spoiler space, but 
seeing as the test is no longer being administered, no 
one is able to experience the test as intended by JKR any 
more.  There is no longer anything to spoil.  However, if 
reading the questions secondhand is not your cup of tea, 
please stop reading this post and be sure to avoid the 
posts at Main with the WOMBAT prefix.
 
Still here?  Please vote in the following 11 polls (they are 
now ready for voters):
 
* WOMBAT Grade 1 (April 2006): 
What classification were you awarded?
 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/surveys?id=2205704
  
* WOMBAT Grade 1: Magical Law
 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/surveys?id=2205720
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/surveys?id=2205728
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/surveys?id=2205734
  
* WOMBAT Grade 1: Magical Transport
 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/surveys?id=2205745
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/surveys?id=2205755
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/surveys?id=2205760
 
* WOMBAT Grade 1: Everyday Magic
  
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/surveys?id=2205767
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/surveys?id=2205788
 
* WOMBAT Grade 1: The Natural World
 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/surveys?id=2205791
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/surveys?id=2205799
  
If you are looking for a quick way to chime in, you need 
to look no further than our polls.  If you are a staunch 
lurker, here's a chance to join in without really leaving 
Lurkdom: go to the polls and let your votes do the talking.
  
In addition to letting us know which answers you thought 
to be the most likely by casting your votes, you can let 
us know *why* you chose said answers by replying to 
the onlist discussion posts, which are at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/151138
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/151142
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/151140
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/151141
 
Thanks and enjoy!
  
:) Penapart Elf
for the HPfGU List Elves