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 Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2022 12:04 pm
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xxxASTRONOMY ~ Dxxx
■ She was easily on track for a T in this class like many of the others she found boring or overall pointless but she managed to scrape a D with minimal studying and attention in class thanks to her brother's girlfriend and her friend, Calliope Whitethorne.
xxxCHARMS ~ Pxxx
■ Mattie is naturally talented in charms but not studying is a great way to not get a passing grade. She was too focused on her fluctuating moods and attempting to appear "normal" that she didn't find the energy to study for this class like all of her other OWLs.
xxxDEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS ~ Axxx
■ DADA was always Mattie's strongest class. Even without proper studying she got a strong Average. Obviously she could have done much better even O level if she had focused harder.
xxxHERBOLOGY ~ Txxx
■ "Boring as watching grass grow" is a saying for a reason. Even if Mattie found the time to study she doubted she would have spent much time on the subject. It also didn't help she set the testing plant on fire. (That was an accident, she swears!)
xxxHISTORY OF MAGIC ~ Txxx
■ Mattie preferred to see herself as a woman of action. Pouring over a history text book to learn a bunch about people who had been there and done that seemed like torture. Truthfully this was her lowest score even out of her Trolls.
xxxPOTIONS ~ Txxx
■ Patience was never Mattie's strong suit. This fact combined with her lack of studying and memorization of many of the most basic potions earned her a Troll.
xxxTRANSFIGURATION ~ Dxxx
■ While Mattie was not as naturally talented in transfiguration as charms she could have done well if she had studied and not gotten lost in what she almost felt was her own madness of fluctuating moods and the demands she felt from clubs. At least she didn't get a Troll? Truthfully she was close to getting a Poor. It would be still failing but less failing.
xxxE L E C T I V E Sxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxHEALING ~ Pxxx
■ Having a mother as a military nurse and wanting to work as a mediwizard, Mattie paid sharp attention in Healing Class. Unfortunately for Mattie taking notes in class but not studying them or the textbook was a recipe for disaster. Considering she barely passed two of her OWLs, she has hopes that a calmer year will give her the ability to shine in such an important subject.
xxxMUSIC ~ EExxx
■ Mattie was a leader among the music club, a member since her first year, and sunk a great deal of energy into music. Music kept her sane she rationalized and a year of ups and downs caused her to throw herself into music all the more. She knew enough about music to know she was never going to be a prodigy but she was confident she was talented and it showed.
xxxWANDLESS ~ Dxxx
■ In class Mattie would say she was better at wandless than many of her peers even if she was far from the best in the class. Between not studying for the written portion of the exam and a melt down 3 minutes before the exam was it a wonder she failed the exam with a Dreadful?
xxxCURSEBREAKING ~ Dxxx
■ Mattie has a love/hate relationship with cursebreaking. Staying still and solving puzzles was annoying but she did like being right and solving something others couldn't solve. Still, her habit of not studying during her fifth year mostly due to the inability to focus earned her another Dreadful.
xxxWIZARD LAW ~ Txxx
■ In theory Wizard Law should be simple. Rules and regulations that were mostly common sense. But remembering the names of everything and dates, no thanks. Besides, Mattie swore she would have flashbacks of Sir or Ma'am (or both) lecturing her on some infraction she may have caused. Having your overbearing military parents in the back of your already cluttered mind whenever you opened your Wizard Law book to study was a good way to end up with a headache and the book shoved in her bag five minutes later. Unfortunately that form of "studying" is a good way to fail an exam.
*NOTE: Due to Mattie's fragile mental health and over ambition in various clubs (even after her professors required her to lower the number of clubs she led), Mattie found time to study for her exams something she struggled to balance. As a result she failed most of her exams and did worse even in the couple exams she did pass. She will need to retake her 5th year due to this but thankfully her parents will get her the psychiatry help she needed even if it is 2 years late.
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 3:25 am
Astronomy ~ DCharms ~ PDefense Against the Dark Arts ~ AHerbology ~ THistory of Magic ~ TPotions ~ TTransfiguration ~ DCursebreaking ~ DHealing ~ PMusic ~ EWandless ~ DWizard Law ~ T
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:11 am
Repeat OWLs xxxC O R Exxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxASTRONOMY ~ Axxx
■ Being a pen pal with Calliope was always a good way to boost your Astronomy grade even if you found the class a bit boring. Still, even if Mattie did not love the class she was not happy with her Dreadful and did the studying and work required to boost her OWL score to a passing grade.
xxxCHARMS ~ Oxxx
■ Beyond Defense Against the Dark Arts, Mattie is gifted in Charms. Of course her grade last year failed to show this but Mattie studied and practiced till she was easily able to get an Outstanding. It was one of her many testimonies that with the right foundation anything was possible.
xxxDEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS ~ Oxxx
■ With a little extra studying, actually doing her homework and readings, and taking notes in class Mattie's natural gift in the Defense Against the Dark Arts actually shown. Mattie easily boosted her Acceptable to Outstanding.
xxxHERBOLOGY ~ Pxxx
■ Mattie might have still failed Herbology (the most boring class ever!) but she wants to point out that her repeated fifth year helped her fail not as bad as last year. That counts right?
xxxHISTORY OF MAGIC ~ Axxx
■ Mattie might have scored lowest on History of Magic last year but she found it was one of her easiest failing scores to get to at least a passing level of Acceptable. It is amazing what a calmed mind and stabilized mood did for her when she opened up her history books to study. It could have been a better score Mattie supposed but the leap of her OWL score in this was worth praise in her book.
xxxPOTIONS ~ Pxxx
■ Potions had always been one of Mattie's weakest subjects. The discipline and structure drove her nuts with boredom. Sure she studied this time and didn't get a Troll, but she didn't do much better. At least it was improvement even if it was still failing.
xxxTRANSFIGURATION ~ EExxx
■ Mattie was moderately talented in transfiguration. She did not quite have the gift she had in Charms but she was confident in her work once she could calm her mind enough to properly study. Would Mattie have been happier to get an Outstanding like Charms (or even DADA)? Of course. Was she embarrassed by her grade and unable to continue her studies in Transfiguration for her NEWTs? No.
xxxE L E C T I V E Sxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxHEALING ~ Oxxx
■ Mattie valued healing as she came from a family (her mother) with a medical background. Mattie did pay attention the year prior but forgot couldn't focus on taking notes. Due to the complexity of the subject it dropped her grade like a sinking ship. Thankfully, this year Mattie was far more focused and was able to show that she was gifted in the healing arts. This would be great for a career as a healer as she strives for but between her other grades (even with her at her best) and other personal interests it will be a dream that is best abandoned. It is not like Mattie is willing to repeat her fifth year a third time at some last ditch effort to boost her potions and herbology scores.
xxxMUSIC ~ EExxx
■ Mattie chose to carry over her score in Music from the previous year though she felt she likely could have gotten an O this year. It was more important to her to focus on more difficult subjects.
xxxWANDLESS ~ EExxx
■ Mattie prides herself at thinking outside the box and her creativity. Perhaps this is why she was talented at wandless which made her even more of a dangerous dueler. Or maybe Mattie is just good at wandless. Mattie did not struggle with wandless like many of her classmates did even though she hardly considered her a protégé in wandless. She is excellent but not brilliant (outstanding).
xxxCURSEBREAKING ~ EExxx
■ Mattie loves a challenge even if sitting around pouring over puzzles could be a bit dry. Still, Mattie's natural cleverness and actually studying (this time around) snagged her an excellent which she felt was more than satisfactory considering she was over striving for the perfection her parents had taught her she had to be.
xxxWIZARD LAW ~ Axxx
■ She tried her best or at least tried decently in Wizard Law but it was just as boring as it had been in the years prior. She didn't care if some Goblin Protection Law happened in 1620 or 1625. Shouldn't what matter is that the law exists? And don't get her started on her annoyance at the names. Properly studying this year boosted her grade but her lack of passion for the subject earned her a lackluster Average.
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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2022 6:04 pm
Astronomy ~ ACharms ~ ODefense Against the Dark Arts ~ OHerbology ~ PHistory of Magic ~ APotions ~ PTransfiguration ~ ECursebreaking ~ EHealing ~ OMusic ~ EWandless ~ EWizard Law ~ A
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2023 5:46 am
NEWTs xxxC O R ExxxxxxxxxxxxxxxCHARMS ~ Oxxx■ The practicality and (her perceived) simplicity of charms made learning and studying charms a breeze. Her greatest talents were Music and DADA but Charms was a close third. With her appropriate level of studying and taking care of herself she got an O easily enough.
xxxDEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS ~ Oxxx■ Between being naturally gifted in DADA and leading the dueling club, it was only natural Mattie would do well on her DADA NEWT. Considering her ambition of being a hit wizard she was all the more determined to shine on this exam above all. She did. She studied hard and earned her Outstanding.
xxxTRANSFIGURATION ~ EExxx■ Transfiguration continued to be Mattie's kryptonite. Not that an EE is a bad grade, it is not, but she wanted better. Something about the exactness of transfiguration made the course more of a struggle for Mattie than she cares to admit. She studied and thought she should have gotten an O because she studied hard. Alas, the rigidity of the subject matter tangled her up bringing her to an EE just like her second OWLs.
xxxE L E C T I V E Sxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxHEALING ~ EExxx
■ Mattie came from a family of medics from her muggle mother in nursing corp. of the military to her brother. She knew how important healing was especially as a hit wizard. She studied hard and had a natural tact for healing. Not great enough to be a mediwizard or healer but enough to hold her own she reckoned.
xxxMUSIC ~ Oxxx
■ Mattie is a talented musician and has been for years. Not only is she a performer she is a composer writing her own music. Showing her talent on the piano, guitar, and even a bit of violin most of the testers enjoyed their time with her and wish they could have done more than just an O for her.
xxxWANDLESS ~ EExxx
■ While some are able to perform any and all spells wandlessly, Mattie wasn't one of them. She was able to fight in a wandless duel though and win more times than she would lose. Definitely better than average performance.
xxxCURSEBREAKING ~ EExxx
■ Mattie reasoned that being able to solve a few curses would never hurt. She had too much impatience and energy to be a master in the field but she had a sharp mind and dedication to get a solid EE.
xxxWIZARD LAW ~ Axxx
■ Mattie had been surprised she could take Wizard Law with only an Average OWL but knowing she could she decided to take the class and do her best. She still didn't care if some Goblin Protection Law happened in 1620 or 1625 but she did learn the laws in existence even if the exact names also eluded her. It wasn't like she planned to be a lawyer. She just needed to know as a hit wizard what she could or couldn't do. Mattie was confident she got that much down.
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 8:07 pm
Charms ~ ODefense Against the Dark Arts ~ OTransfiguration ~ ECursebreaking ~ EHealing ~ EMusic ~ OWandless ~ EWizard Law ~ A
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