The Wizarding Council's Official Examiners
July 23, 2010 2:30 PM
Ridiculously Anal Testing of Skills by The Wizarding Council's Official Examiners
Ridiculously Anal Testing of Skills, were two weeks of torture for the Seventh Years of Sonora. Of course two weeks of examinations would be torture for anyone, and yet with the name like Ridiculously Anal Testing of Skills it made it all the worse. The examination timetables had been handed out, and posted in the common rooms a fortnight before, so no one could claim to be caught unaware of when their exam was. As with the CATs, the hall had been rearranged for the exams and the waterfalls silenced. At the front of the room the examiners sent by the council conferred quietly while waiting for the students to arrive and settle into their appointed seats.
Two of the examiners required no introduction. David Weatherby and Roland Ashburn were still familiar to the seventh years from when they'd taken their own CATS. Nothing much had changed since the week past, although Roland’s smiled seemed somewhat brighter. Alongside the two wizards, the final examiner, Aurora Septentrion, looked far more feminine. It helped that she was a witch. A little below average height, her blonde hair fell loose down her back, although with such order that it was almost certain that there was a crafty charm at work keeping it neat and untangled. A pair of elliptical spectacles was perched on her nose, framing her light blue eyes. She didn't smile, at least not in this environment; Septentrion took her work and responsibilities seriously.
The specially designed examination quills were handed out once the students had found their seats, and papers and examination booklets were charmed to go to the desks quickly by Septentrion. Ashburn and Weatherby watched the students hoping none would try to cheat. It was always a rather messy situation that included lots of paper work on their part when a student cheated.
"This," Weatherby said only after charming his voice so he knew it would be heard easily by all. "is the first of your RATS examinations. We expect you to take them seriously and not to do anything dishonest. That means no cheating. No distracting others taking examinations. And no cheating." In the tradtion of the now retired Bernard Starsky, Ashburn engorgio'd his clock and charmed it to stick to the front wall. "You will start when the second hand reaches the top, and you have two hours and thirty minutes to complete the paper. Begin."
This was, of course, only the beginning. Written examinations were being held of a morning and after a generous hour and a half break for lunch - and, undoubtedly, practice. And cramming - practicals for the same subject took place in the afternoon, although in a one-on-one format with the examiners. This would continue over the next two weeks while every subject taught at Sonora was covered. It was long and grueling, but at least once it was done there was the summer - and life as an adult - to look forward to.
OOC: Same as with the CATS, pick your examiner - from those mentioned in the post - for the practicals. Good luck.
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