OWLS question (was Re: Hermione Aging via Time turner and an owls question)

[corinthum]

No: HPFGUIDX 53556

Ginger asked:

> If I understand the OWLs correctly, one can get an OWL for each 
> subject.  This would mean that she would be able to get 10 OWLs at 
> the most.  How did Percy (in CoS) and Barty Jr. (mentioned in GoF) 
> manage to get 12 OWLs?  (I think it is mentioned that Bill did too, 
> but I can't find it offhand.)  Were they given time-turners or did 
> they have to really juggle their schedules, or am I just 
> understanding OWLs wrong? 


I don't believe one has to be currently taking a class in order to
take an OWL.  So if Percy and Barty, Jr. had taken different electives
each
year, they could easily test in all these subjects, not just those
they were taking their fifth year.  Of course, this is purely
hypothetical because I'm not familiar with whatever the British
equivalent to OWLS is.  Please correct me if I'm wrong.

-Corinth, who thinks perhaps the US should look into tests such as
these and eliminate horrid pointless standardized test like Florida's
FCAT.