[HPforGrownups] Re: Fifth Years

[JodyE50 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 134153

In a message dated 7/22/2005 7:14:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
gbannister10 at aol.com writes:

> 
> We have been told that lessons were suspended, examinations 
> postponed...
> 
> Pupils were obviously leaving early and the Hogwarts Express was 
> scheduled to leave an hour after the funeral. Dumbledore's funeral 
> would be held fairly soon after his death so there was no time to 
> reinstate the examinations.
> 
> 

Also, we learned in OOTP that OWL exams take two weeks. I think that DD's 
death happened before the exams were to have begun, and the students only 
remained for a few more days until the funeral. The year ended early. It would have 
been nice though if JKR had thrown in a few words about the OWLs specifically. 
For example, "all exams were canceled. The fifth year students didn't know 
whether to be relieved or disappointed that their OWLs were postponed." One 
sentence would have ended the confusion. 

JodyE50