Chapter 427: Final Exams
After leaving the classroom, Kyle felt a rush of relief. Hearing Professor McGonagall's earlier comments, he had expected the assessment for the Most Promising Newcomer Award to be challenging, but it had turned out to be surprisingly easy.
When Kyle reached the classroom upstairs, the Charms exam had already begun. Professor Flitwick looked up, startled to see him.
"By Merlin's beard! What are you doing here? Hasn't Professor McGonagall found you yet?" Flitwick trotted over, pointing back toward the second floor. "Hurry to the room next to the library. Someone is waiting for you there..."
"I was just there, Professor," Kyle replied.
"What?" Professor Flitwick paused. "You've already met Professor Marchbanks?"
"Yes," Kyle confirmed, "and I passed. She told me to join the exam, and she said it would be fine if I came now."
"Well, it is fine," Professor Flitwick said with a smile, reassured. "In fact, the exam hasn't properly started yet. But you didn't actually have to come, you know..."
Kyle didn't reply. Though Professor McGonagall had said the same, everyone else was taking the exam, and with the castle empty, he'd be bored if he went back early.
Together, they entered the classroom, and Kyle smoothly completed the exam.