Fifth Years

[vlngrrl]

No: HPFGUIDX 134043

Melissa wrote:
Yes the current 5th years did take their OWLS.

Melissa later quoted:

The White Tomb

"Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny were spending all of their time 
together. The beautiful weather seemed to mock them; Harry could imagine how it would have been if Durnbledore had not died, and they had had this time together at the very end of the year, Ginny's 
examinations finished, the pressure of homework lifted ..." 

vlngrrl:

The wording, I think, is too unclear to draw a definate conclusion.  
Harry was imagining what things would have been like at this time if 
Dumbledore had not died...Ginny's examinations WOULD have been 
finished, the pressure of homework (and exams) WOULD have been 
lifted.  This gives no indication that these things occured anyway, 
even in light of Dumbledore's death. It's possible that exams would 
have taken place, but it is also possible that they were cancelled 
after Dumbledore's death.  Remember...the heads of houses were 
discussing whether or not the students should stay for Dumbledore's 
funeral...and it was decided that they should.  I, personally, 
cannot see the teachers carrying on with classes if their only 
reason for letting the students stay in the first place was the 
funeral...not end of term activities.

vlngrrl