Chapter 31: Tests

The year was coming to an end and the exams were near, one of the concerns that was certainly less important for William, either because he had complete knowledge of all the first year subjects and some of the second year and even a little of the third year books, or well it could be because for his attention the most important thing was Pruna and Norberta.

Because of the danger to Norberta after being exposed to Malfoy, Hagrid decided that it was best for William to carry her around his waist for a while, until at least the situation was secure and there was no danger of her being sent away.

"What are you going to do during the vacations William?" asked Cho Chang who was sitting across from William and next to him was Marietta Edgecombe, the trio had several books on the table with many sheets full of notes. In truth it was William who was teaching the two girls.

"I have plans for the whole vacation" Willian mentioned with a bored tone as he jotted down some details about potions on his sheets.

"I see you have everything planned out, you really are a very organized boy."

"Are you going on a trip?" asked Marietta snapping out of her reading to look at the white-haired boy.

"Something like that."

"Where are you going?"

"It's a secret"

"hmmm.... Family trip?"

"No."

"Are you going alone?"

"something like that"

"A purification trip?"

"you could say it's something like that"

"why don't you tell us the details, Cho and I are dying of curiosity" Marietta tugged on William's sleeve as she moved the young man's notes.

"Mari!" exclaimed Cho Chang to stop her friend "William is concentrating, besides it's not polite to interfere in someone else's private life."

"But he's our friend, we've known him for several months now."

"but that doesn't give you the right to interfere in his life."

"but William doesn't care, just look at him, he's not paying attention" Marietta pointed to William who was simply concentrating on his studies.

"Still you shouldn't interfere, William doesn't mean anything" Cho chang made it clear to her friend Marietta who closed her mouth and went back to her studies reluctantly.

A few hours later William was alone in the library, all the students who had been studying had left but the white-haired man didn't care, he continued studying silently in his corner. The progress of his magics was low, he had some theories about progress but there was no time to put his theories into practice, he needed to gain the favor of the headmaster for his vacation plans and he had the ultimate way to achieve it.

The days passed and the exams arrived at Hogwarts, the first exam was finally on the table in front of William but there was nothing to fear.

The first exam belonged to Professor Flitwick's incantation class, it basically consists of making a pineapple dance on the professor's desk, nothing difficult for William who used the dancing feet charm, Tarantallegra.

The second exam was not part of William's forte, Professor McGonagall's transformations class was not simple, of course William was one of the best students but he himself did not feel satisfied since he had to give double the normal effort. Transforming a mouse into a snuff box was easy.

But the third exam was simple or well it was perfect as it was in his end zone. Since William had entered Hogwarts he had spent over seventy percent of his free time in the library, his main assignment was to study charms but before he knew it he was working on potions and after a short time his area of greatest impact was potions. William could not only understand potions and their properties but he could also create new formulas.

The third exam corresponded to the brewing of the forgetfulness potion, one of the first potions in William's repertoire, it did not have many improvements unlike other potions but he was able to formulate a process to optimize the brewing of the potion. Snape couldn't say anything against William, most were afraid for not forgetting the process but the white haired boy was different, all his exams were perfect.

The fourth and last exam was in charge of Professor Cuthbert Binns in the history of magic class, questions about the wizard who invented the self stirring cauldrons, William's time was a record as if the answers had always been in his mind, it was so fast that Professor Binns had to congratulate William before he left the classroom, for the ghost it only took one look to know that everything was correct.

"Finally free" said William stretching himself slightly happy, there were other exams but they were also simple, Professor Quirrell's exam was even simpler, the stuttering professor made the simplest exam among all the student branches.

Now in William's mind there was only one thing left, Quirrell and Voldemort. He did not want to get into trouble and draw Voldemort's attention but for his future plans it was necessary to act and help in the rescue of the philosopher's stone.