blood/Hermione'sOWLs/

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 157488

"Catlady:
>
> Some weeks ago, some listie (I'm sorry I forgot who) suggested that
> magic power is literally in the wizard's physical blood. Thus if it
> were possible to drain all the blood out of a wizard while keeping 
him
> alive (by putting in a synthetic blood substitute), and then fill 
him
> back up with blood from Muggles, he wouldn't have any magic power
> until his own blood grew back. And if one of us Muggles received a
> large blood transfusion from Wizards, that one Muggle would have 
some
> magic power until the transfused blood wore out.
> 
> And I realised the other night, during my usual tossing and 
turning,
> that perhaps that explains what it is about the Bloody Baron that
> makes him the only person Peeves fears. I have previously thought 
it
> might be because the Baron is the only ghost able to do magic, so 
he
> can properly curse Peeves, but I could never think of a good reason
> why the Baron would have retained his magic power after death if no
> one else does. Now the reason could be that he is the only ghost 
who
> still has blood -- the blood showing on his exterior. I think that
> works only if Sir Nick has no blood showing on the cut through his 
neck?

Finwitch:

Interesting thought. Still, I must wonder just *how* the Bloody 
Baron got to keep the blood while others did not. Anyway, Magic in 
the Blood can explain i.e. someone discovering Magic late in life. 
Voldy's Bone-Flesh-Blood also grants some credit for it as well as 
Dumbledore's Blood-protection. Also, there's a REASON why it had to 
be Harry. Because Voldy's powers were absorbed into Harry's blood 
instead of killing Harry -- So by getting *HARRY's* blood, Voldy got 
his old powers back with a bonus of Harry's magic. (which Trelawney 
noted as 'more powerful than ever before.'
 
As for the protection of the Mother's Loving Sacrifice - remember, 
Dumbledore said it was on Harry's very *skin*. So Voldy *thought* he 
got it from Harry's blood, but he didn't, because the protection was 
on Harry's skin... that's quite explanatory on Dumbledore's 
triumphant glance there...
--
> 
> I have often wondered about that. As you indicated, Hermione 
received
> her 11 OWLs in:
> 
> 1. Astronomy
> 2. Care Of Magical Creatures
> 3. Charms
> 4. DADA
> 5. Herbology
> 6. History of Magic
> 7. Potions
> 8. Transfiguration
> 9. Ancient Runes
> 10. Arithmancy
> 11. ?????  
> 

Some listies have suggested
> that she (and every other Muggle-born) could ace the Muggle Studies
> OWL without taking the class (altho' I think they'd fail for 
failing
> to give the erroneous answers taught in class). I suggested that 
the
> wizarding world is so different from the Muggle world that there 
could
> be an OWL exam that only prefects are allowed to take 

Finwitch:

Well, I'd think that Muggle Studies was Hermione's 11th OWL. She 
*did* study that for a while in order to get 'wizard's point of 
view'. And, as Ron pointed out, "Your parents are Muggles! You know 
all about them!". In addition, as the Ministry required A in Muggle 
Studies for the job - which Arthur probably has - passed, but not a 
decent grade - then yes, I'd say Hermione really *could* have gained 
an O in Muggle Studies. Really, all she'd need she certainly had:

1) W's point of wiew gained trough her third year study and all-
around socializing with Weasleys. (Just so she can explain Muggle 
World to the wizards who have never met a Muggle)

2) The knowledge of Muggle technology/medicine - which she has 
learned in her younger years at school, and no doubt from her 
parents and some books in her parents house&office. If she was lucky 
the exam had questions on Muggle dentistry, on which Hermione has 
explicit knowledge of trough her parents (who to me seem a bit over-
enthusiastic on the trade). Or there could have been an free essay 
where Hermione could have written on the subject. Enough to gain her 
a bonus like Harry's Patronus in DADA got Harry, anyway.

And considering Hermione's Boggart she probably did do something for 
bonus points in all her exams.

3)Her experience in using things like telephones, Muggle clothes, 
Matches etc.

As for the exam itself, I suppose there could have been a written 
part on the friday afternoon, and a practical part in Muggle World, 
taking place during the weekend (no other exams). Hermione could 
have introduced the examiner to her parents or something... That 
would have passed her in itself (you merely need to pass unnoticed 
by the Muggles for A, As a Muggle for E), but suppose her parents 
proudly showed Hermione's school records, Hermione acing in just 
about every subject in her previous Muggle school...

As for why Hermione would bother taking that exam? She'd ask why 
not. And maybe she wants that Ministry job -- the bureaucratic 
ministry *requiring* a pass grade on an exam which Muggleborns and 
half-bloods raised in Muggleworld who know more than any wizardborn 
having taken it, wouldn't usually take...

Finwitch