Dark Arts OWL

[Darcie Vane]

Darcie was a little anxious as she handed out the papers for this exam, she had thought of some of the questions herself, and she was glad that the students would at least get to see her face in the exam hall, if only so that they didnt feel so nervous. Hopefully they would find that if they had revised the paper would be a doddle to them, however, there was a niggling feeling that many of the students would not have revised enough for the detail of the paper.

As soon as all of the students had arrived she smiled softly and looked through the paper one last time befoure coughing to get the attention of the hall of students, them falling silent gradually as she did so.

"This paper represents 100% of your marks for this year, it is a series of 5 questions which you will have some muiltiple choice options, and some not, you may begin this paper, now."

Question One:

What are the most effective methods for countering dementors, pre-attack, and dealing with the after effects of an attack?

Question Two:

Which of the following is not an Unforgivable Spell?

A) Avada Kedavra
B) Crucio
C) Protego Horribilis
D) Imperio

Question Three:

Why is it that 'True Name Spells' are so powerful?

A) The caster of a True Name Spell can only be a powerful wizard
B) True Name Spells are connected to the victims identity, thus more powerful

Question Four:

Describe how you can tell if somebody is a werewolf. At least 5 lines.

Question Five:

How might one achieve immortality?

A) Through Horcruxes
B) Through a Philosophers Stone
C) Through vampirism
D) Through a time turner.

[Danita Wirth]

Danita was confident she would do well in this subject, she'd always found it easier than most of her others. She stared down at the exam paper and felt her frazzled nerves steady as she read over the questions. She knew the answer to these! A smile swept across her features before she furrowed her brow and started to scribble away.

Question One: The 'expecto patronum' spell is especially useful for keeping dementors at bay, with the use of positive thoughts. Afterwards, eating chocolate can help restore your strength and the chemicals in chocolate that mimic the ones your body releases when you're in love can often make a person happy once more after the traumatic experience. If one's soul has been taken during the attack, there is not much you can do to help them.

Question Two: C

Question Three: B

Question Four: The person who bares the werewolf curse often shows many signs of being a werewolf. For starters, they would have a tendency to like rawer meats, though lots of people may like their steaks rare/medium rare, so this is often a harder one to tell. If however they are eating just plain steak, it's quite obvious. They are frequently 'sick' at the same time as the full moon is around, and after it is gone they will look tired and be slightly withdrawn for a little while.

Question Five: B (possibly A as well though, if one kept the horcruxes well hidden)