Excellent chapter, glad to see you've come full circle with the story. Harry managed to slither his way out of trouble again. I have faith that you won't use Harry's Hogwarts return to turn him into a redeemed Ravenclaw or Hermione worshiper, due to his necessity of OWLs.

I found a few errors:

The structure seems weird. It could be ''and his toes were beginning to prick painfully'' or some other way, but that doesn't seem correct.

The adverb/adjective usage here. It should be grave voice, otherwise it seems as if you are comparing it to a cemetery.

I am being a little picky here, but since OWL stands for Ordinary Wizarding Levels, OWL's would be Ordinary Wizarding Level's. Perhaps OWLs would be correct here.

Inconsistency.

It should be ''barely noticing the trickles of sweat that were beading down his forehead''

or

''barely noticing the trickle of sweat that was beading down his forehead''

That was all I could find, I am sure World will point out all the rest. Great job, as usual.

 

They'll kill him if he doesn't do his homework......that kicks ass! It's certainly an incentive to stay in school. Work or die. I would love for Harry to meet Sirus and Remus. Put a little guilt trip on them. Harry is partially a Denarian because of them Sirus's vengeance overrode his responsibility as a godfather and left Harry with people he should'nt have.

Read or die....ha!

 

Masteful, Shezza. I like the way you lay out these things logically.

 

So. Harry has to take OWLs or have his head lopped off. Nice way to get him into Hogwarts. It was believable enough to me. Though I wonder why he could not just take them right now? I don't think they are all that demanding? I would expect Harry to pass them easily. Especially with Meciel in his head giving all the answers.

Should be interesting to see what Dumbledore will ask in return for his assistance. Or will he help Harry for free in the hopes of gaining Harrys trust. Looking forward to tomorrow and the next chapter.

 

The OWLs test on knowledge from all 5 years. Hay was only there for one, and Harry's wand-magic is limited to battle magic, not something the OWL's tend to test on.

 

But Harry has been practising his transfigurations hard since Meciel has insisted on it (a fact that Shezza has mentioned several times). Also I don't know exactly what "charms" would include but I would expect Harry to be atleast proficient enough to get through the OWLs.

Then there are theorethical subjects such as history where Meciels ability to recall information perfectly would allow Harry to pass with ease.

Hmm. Does anyone have a full list of possible canon subjects in OWLs?

 

As far as I know, it's the 'core' courses (DADA, Potions, Charms, Transfiguration, Herbology, Astronomy, History of Magic) plus two out of a possible five electives (Care of Magical Creatures, Divination, Ancient Runes, Muggle Studies, Arithmancy).

 

Well, Meciel might be able to help him with Ancient Runes and Arithmancy, but he is hopeless at Care of Magical Creatures or Divination.

OWL Examiner: Mr. Potter, what are the proper procedures to deal with a Blast-Ended Skrewt?
Harry Potter/Meciel: An Avada Kedavra between the eyes.

Shocked OWL examiner fails him and calls the Aurors.

 

How many courses must you pass to get through?

I could see Harry/Meciel combo managing to get through:
DADA (duh)
Charms (These could be usefull in combat so I figure Harry has practised)
Transfiguration (Meciel has made Harry practise this a lot)
Astronomy (Meciel has had a long time to gaze at the stars )
History of Magic (Just have Meciel speedread through the history books once)
Ancient runes (I seem to recall Meciel saying she knows this stuff)
Muggle studies (Harry has spent a lot of time in the muggle world)

And maybe getting through:
Potions (Meciel will be able to remember all the instructions. Just needs a little practise)
Arithmancy (Meciel might know this stuff)

Surely that would be enough to get through? I suppose the reason I was wondering this is that on it depends how Harry might be expected to act in Hogwarts. I mean if he really NEEDS to study to get through then he could not afford to be as difficult as he was in the year before.

On the other hand if he can easily pass the OWLs right now then he can just spend his time in Hogwarts spreading chaos and doing what he wants the way he did before.

 

From what I remember, one is sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban in case of casting an unforgivable on a human being... you could say that Blast-Ended Skrewt is an abomination to be put down... then why call aurors?

 

Just joking really. But I am sure that neither Harry nor Meciel have any skills whatsoever in Care of Magical Creatures. Other than putting them down, obviously.

Honestly, can you imagine Meciel fawning over an unicorn?

 

Well. Harry could demonstrate to the examiner a unique form of magical creature that went extinct 30 million years ago. Thats got to be worth a few extra points. Assuming ofcourse that said creature does not "accidentally" step on the examiner and crush him.

 

You are a Fucking Robot a Cyberman or something. Ok I have a plot bunny now Cyberman!harry or Dalek!harry "Exterminate." maybe Face Of Boe!harry.

 

Why? Of course I can... if unicorn blood can save your life on the brink of death... imagine just what kind of rituals must Maciel know... now, that knowledge might be a reason to call aurors... anyway... she wouldn't be fawning over unicorns in "what a cute animal" way rather in "I've always wanted to do that ritual" way...

 

IN HBP Hermione says that if you fail all your OWLs you talk with your Head of House about your options. Ron got 7 OWLs and according to Mrs. Weasley that's "more than Fred and George got combined." So I would say 3 is the minimum number of OWLs needed to stay at Hogwarts for NEWTs.

 

We know however that you need a sufficiently satisfactory mark for the teacher to allow you in his NEWT level course. The four main studies of the curriculum are Defence Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Charms and Potions.

We know it is not a big deal if you don't get into one of the NEWT level main courses, since Harry nearly failed Potions, but one must assume that at least some are required to be able to stay. Say you pass Divination, Care of Magical Creatures and Muggle Studies, but fail all the main ones. They couldn't possibly let you stay in school studying electives only.

 

Well if they fail to get into the NEWT course (remember Snape accepts only O students) I'm sure they have regular classes, maybe like year 6 spread into two years. As for all those that said Harry could breeze through the OWLs, with a year to study and Meciel's help sure, but if the White Council plopped a desk and the exam down in front of him, he'd fail (even with Meciel's help) because he doesn't KNOW the curriculum.

 

Harry will no doubt be regretting being an asshole to Mcgonagall now that his life depends on his marks

 

Maybe Meciel's punishment for getting caught is Harry learning for OWLs without her help?

 

Remember that Harry has lived in his own appartment, on his own, for a while now so no doubt he has picked up some of the non-combat related Charms to do with day-to-day life in this time. He certainly strikes me as the kind of person who would rather cast a spell to do the washing up rather than washing up by hand (i.e. Harry is lazy, and magic is easier than doing it yourself).