Krum, Quidditch, NEWTs, Fleur, and More

[abigailnus <abigailnus@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49678

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve <bboy_mn at y...>" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bluesqueak <pipdowns at e...>"
> <pipdowns at e...> wrote:
> 
> Pip!Squeak
> > 
> > ...edited... in GoF it's  stated that Champions were exempt from end
> > of year tests anyway. In the British WW, this would have meant 
> > Cedric didn't have to take his  NEWTS. 
> > 
> > ... edited... This implies that having been School Champion is more 
> > prestigious on your job application forms than even the highest 
> > grade NEWTS. 
> > -end this part-
> 
> bboy_mn:
> I never thought about N.E.W.T.s. Thinking about test like this,
> qualifications test, in the Muggle world, they are usually give at the
> school and by the school, but they are not actually part of the
> school. They are a national standard test. 
> 
> What am I getting at? Well, I don't think you can get out of OWLs and
> NEWTs. They are your qualifications and certifications, and they are
> administered by a higher authority than the school. So I would guess
> the getting out of year end tests meant that you got out of your
> various class exams, but not the separate national qualifications
> exams. 

Where I live (Israel) we have a system similar to the O/A-Level system 
in which a standardized, nation-wide test is given in every subject at 
the end of the school year, and the grades you get in those tests are 
used for university application.  You're expected to complete a certain 
number of these matriculation exams, in a variety of subjects and 
levels of difficulty.  There are some subjects that every student has to 
be tested in, at least at the most basic level, subjects including Bible.  
The reason I'm mentioning this is that every year, Israel hosts the 
International Bible Quiz.  The winner, if they are Israeli, automatically 
receives a grade of 100 on his or her Bible exam, which only makes sense 
because if they know enough to win the Bible Quiz they could ace the 
exam in their sleep (just for some perspective, I wouldn't even make the 
qualifying round of the Bible Quiz, and I got a 96 in my Bible exam).  I'm 
wondering if the same might not apply to the TWT/NEWT situation.  
Presumably, anyone qualified to be a Triwizard champion could ace his 
NEWTs - after all, the NEWTS test wizarding skills, and so do the TWT tasks.  
What if the champions who were due to take their NEWTs in the year of 
the TWT got automatic high marks?

Abigail