O.W.L.s

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 132608

Jo:
> I suspect JKR has chosen the Scottish approach because it allows 
> Harry to continue more subject classes, and thus expand his (our) 
> exposure to magic in his last two years at school. And of course, 
> Hogwarts is in Scotland!

Finwitch:

Well, of course she has. She *does* have a teacher's decree in 
Scotland, after all - she was still writing the first Harry Potter as 
a hobby when she was doing her studies -- you bet it influenced 
something...

But - it appears to me that 12 is the number of subjects we know 
of... And yes, makes me wonder if Percy also had a Timeturner, but 
Hermione, by dropping two classes, Muggle Studies and Divination, was 
able to have a normal time-table again. Even so, Hermione *could* ace 
Muggle Studies... and possibly even Divination. But she was not 
taking either OWL or was she? Not Divination, anyway.

They could well have done the exam during the weekend between the 
other exams - by spending a day in the Muggle World and if no Muggle 
notices anything, you pass. Something Percy would of heard from his 
Dad, I suppose -- as much as we find his lack of knowledge, I think 
he did make a pass for that OWL. If there even WAS one to gain when 
he was attending Hogwarts...

Finwitch