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             <p>"You realize if Mum finds out, she's going to kill the two of you. That's a lot of blackmail material, right there," Harry said with a crooked grin.</p>
             <p>The twins looked at each other. "Won't work Harry," Fred informed him. "Not only are you far too decent a bloke to stoop to our level&#8230;"</p>
             <p>"But even if you did tell her," George agreed, "we'll just mention that you slipped and called her 'Mum' and she'll forget why she was mad."</p>
-            <p>Harry shook his head and started laughing. <em>Trust the twins to be highly skilled in a subject taught by the Professor they despise,</em> he mused. <em>Veritaserum is a NEWT-level potion.</em></p>
+            <p>Harry shook his head and started laughing. <em>Trust the twins to be highly skilled in a subject taught by the Professor they despise,</em> he mused. <em>Veritaserum is a N.E.W.T.-level potion.</em></p>
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             <p>Harry quickly grabbed it before it could get away, but a shocked silence descended around him.</p>
             <p>"What's happening over here?" Professor McGonagall asked, walking toward him. She'd been circulating around the classroom, offering help to those struggling, and ensuring that the students already finished didn't start acting up.</p>
             <p>"P-Professor, Harry animated his ornament," Hermione said in an awed tone.</p>
-            <p>Harry resisted the urge to hit himself in the forehead. Animating solid objects was a topic in his NEWT-level transfiguration seminar. <em>Damn, I better just try to dumb it out.</em></p>
+            <p>Harry resisted the urge to hit himself in the forehead. Animating solid objects was a topic in his N.E.W.T.-level transfiguration seminar. <em>Damn, I better just try to dumb it out.</em></p>
             <p>"Mr. Potter, what did you do to your ornament?" McGonagall looked slightly impressed in spite of herself.</p>
             <p>"Er, I'm not completely sure. I was trying to visualize a Snitch, and you know, I never see one when it isn't flapping its wings like mad &#8211; it must have just &#8211; come out that way." Harry tried to make himself sound as confused as possible. <em>Crabbe and Goyle would be proud,</em> he thought happily.</p>
             <p>"I &#8211; see &#8211; Mr. Potter," McGonagall said in a profoundly disapproving voice. She did not sound happy at the idea that Harry just bumbled into creating what originally appeared to be a nice bit of advanced transfiguration.</p>

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             <p>"Well, he wanted us to abandon searching for Ginny so I could go back to his quarters with him and that reporter, and tell them what a brilliant teacher he is," Harry replied rolling his eyes. "I said that I didn't have time to waste on a complete fraud. He Obliviated Ms. Skeeter and her photographer as soon as they heard it. He was about to do the same to us when I threw up a shield."</p>
             <p>Professor McGonagall frowned. "A shield created those marks on the stones? What shield charm did you use?" she asked.</p>
             <p>"Um, Protego Maximus," Harry answered. "I was in a bit of a panic, so I pushed it as hard as I could."</p>
-            <p>"Mr. Potter!" Professor McGonagall exclaimed, "How on earth did you learn a NEWT-level defensive spell?"</p>
+            <p>"Mr. Potter!" Professor McGonagall exclaimed, "How on earth did you learn a N.E.W.T.-level defensive spell?"</p>
             <p>"I read it in the seventh year Defence Against the Dark Arts textbook," Harry replied truthfully. In the future, Hermione had insisted the three of them continue training and learning spells to aid them in their hunt for the remaining Horcruxes. "It's not like those aren't for sale to anyone with the galleons," he added. "At the time, I just wanted to see what the most powerful shield I could cast would do. It worked pretty well today, but it reflected Professor Lockhart's spell right back in his face when he cast it."</p>
             <p>"I see," Professor Dumbledore murmured. "Well," he continued in a louder voice, "Ms. Skeeter and her assistant are recovering nicely, though they don't recall anything that happened since they entered Hogwarts today. Professor Lockhart was a bit harder hit, and he will probably require some time at St. Mungo's before he recovers."</p>
             <p>"I'm sorry to hear that, sir," Harry said with a straight face. He thought he heard Ron mutter something quite different beside him.</p>
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             <p>Eventually, everyone settled down and drifted back to their rooms to get ready for dinner. Percy announced that the curfew would be lifted soon and the Great Hall opened for the evening meal. After a final word with Harry and each of his sons, Arthur left to be with his wife and daughter in the hospital wing.</p>
             <p>By the time they filed into the Great Hall for dinner, the nervous energy that had sustained Harry since he awoke in the hospital wing was exhausted. And so was he. Harry found he could barely summon up the energy to chew his steak and kidney pie, and he was actually beginning to doze in his seat between dinner and pudding when Professor Dumbledore announced that Gryffindor had been awarded two hundred points for the incidents that occurred earlier that day &#8211; after a good bit had been deducted for being out of bounds, leaving the hospital wing without being formally discharged, and a host of minor offences.</p>
             <p>Harry was a little dazed at this news; he hadn't thought they'd break even, after the punishments had been assessed. The more distant relationship he'd been establishing with this Dumbledore couldn't have helped, either. But if Harry was shocked by that news, it was nothing compared to what came next.</p>
-            <p>"I also have the sad duty to report that Professor Snape is leaving Hogwarts to pursue opportunities abroad. While he will be sorely missed, Professor Sinistra will be temporarily serving as head of the Slytherin House, while I myself will attempt to take his place in the Potions lab. Fortunately, as it is only two weeks until exams, that should not unduly affect the OWL and NEWT preparations," Dumbledore announced.</p>
+            <p>"I also have the sad duty to report that Professor Snape is leaving Hogwarts to pursue opportunities abroad. While he will be sorely missed, Professor Sinistra will be temporarily serving as head of the Slytherin House, while I myself will attempt to take his place in the Potions lab. Fortunately, as it is only two weeks until exams, that should not unduly affect the O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. preparations," Dumbledore announced.</p>
             <p>The Headmaster seemed somewhat taken aback by the reaction to this news. The Slytherin table, of course, seemed somewhat shocked and upset. The other three tables, however, erupted into a standing ovation. Soon students were standing on their seats and cheering at the tops of their lungs. Professor Dumbledore looked around, somewhat bemused, but Harry noticed him darting a quick glance in Professor McGonagall's direction, who responded with what could only be described as a smug "I told you so" expression.</p>
             <p>As the applause continued for several minutes, with no sign of diminishing, the Slytherin students began to mutter and exchange dark looks. Fortunately, Professor Dumbledore raised his hands for silence before things got out of hand. "I'm pleased to note how excited Professor Snape's students are that he will have a chance to devote his talents to new research opportunities. I'm sure we will hear great things from him in the future," he concluded with a perfectly straight face. His act seemed to confuse the Slytherins and defuse a potentially nasty situation.</p>
             <p>"Where is Draco?" a voice called out from the Slytherin table, one that sounded like Pansy Parkinson.</p>

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             <p>Harry sighed. "Well, after a smart remark about me being famous, he started firing questions at me, asking about all kinds of potions ingredients. Every question I answered just made him angrier. Finally after a while he blew up and accused me of using a memory potion. When I explained that I'd read ahead during the summer, and it was a lot like my aunt's cookbooks, he just exploded again. He screamed at me, ordered everyone out of the potions laboratory, and docked Gryffindor one hundred points."</p>
             <p>The transfiguration teacher couldn't hide the appalled expression on her face.</p>
             <p>Harry shook his head. "The man is a professional educator, and yet he lost it &#8211; completely lost it &#8211; in front of a room full of eleven year olds. That doesn't sound right to me."</p>
-            <p>Minerva sighed. "No, I suppose it doesn't. Mr. Potter. Harry. I don't agree with what he did, but I'm not sure he can be easily replaced. There are not many Potions masters who are willing to teach younger students who are not apprenticed directly to them. Professor Snape does have a lot to teach, at least to those who can deal with his&#8230; personal issues. It would cause a major disruption for many students, some of whom are preparing to take their OWL and NEWT examinations, if he was to be fired at the beginning of the term and no immediate replacement was available."</p>
+            <p>Minerva sighed. "No, I suppose it doesn't. Mr. Potter. Harry. I don't agree with what he did, but I'm not sure he can be easily replaced. There are not many Potions masters who are willing to teach younger students who are not apprenticed directly to them. Professor Snape does have a lot to teach, at least to those who can deal with his&#8230; personal issues. It would cause a major disruption for many students, some of whom are preparing to take their O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. examinations, if he was to be fired at the beginning of the term and no immediate replacement was available."</p>
             <p>Harry frowned. "I don't want to hurt other students. I'm just worried about how much damage a man like that can do if he's left where he is."</p>
             <p>"If you wish, I can make some inquiries and see if there is someone available to replace him."</p>
             <p>"I'd appreciate that professor," Harry said, cracking his first genuine smile of the morning.</p>

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             <p>"Ah yes, your study group," Rita said. "Quite a bit of luck, having a Hogwarts professor teach you over the summer, isn't it?"</p>
             <p>Harry shrugged. The Ministry records were, of course, open to the public, and Rita was displaying an unnerving tendency for having done her homework on him this time around. "He was a good friend to my parents, so I suppose I had an in there. Of course, the underage magic laws not really fair to the Muggle-born students, since they don't really have access to tutors who can train them over the summer."</p>
             <p>"Perhaps," Rita agreed, "but it is the law. On the other hand, do you think it will be hard for him to mark you fairly during the coming term?"</p>
-            <p>Harry sighed. "Remus Lupin is what I would call a 'tough but fair' teacher. If anything, I'm afraid he's going to expect more from us than he will from the other students. In the end though, what will really matter is what I get on my Defence OWL and NEWT."</p>
-            <p>"You're already worrying about those?" Rita asked. "Your OWL exams are not for almost three years, correct?"</p>
+            <p>Harry sighed. "Remus Lupin is what I would call a 'tough but fair' teacher. If anything, I'm afraid he's going to expect more from us than he will from the other students. In the end though, what will really matter is what I get on my Defence O.W.L. and N.E.W.T.."</p>
+            <p>"You're already worrying about those?" Rita asked. "Your O.W.L. exams are not for almost three years, correct?"</p>
             <p>Harry nodded. "Perhaps, but I'm always looking forward."</p>
             <p>"Is that why you started a&#8230; Duelling Association, I think it was, at Hogwarts?"</p>
             <p>"I didn't really create it," Harry said diffidently. "Professor McGonagall is the faculty sponsor, and she established most of the curriculum."</p>
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             <p>"Can you elaborate, Harry?" Rita asked.</p>
             <p>Harry shrugged. "One of the first things I looked up was what happened to Voldemort's followers. Naturally, I was wondering who I needed to keep an eye out for. I noticed something rather odd&#8230; All of Voldemort's followers who were captured before he disappeared went to Azkaban and, with very few exceptions, never repudiated him. But after his disappearance, practically every captured Death Eater claimed to have been placed under the Imperius Curse, and most were released by the Ministry. That's quite a statistical anomaly, isn't it?" He pretended to ignore the start Rita gave when he used the Dark Lord's name.</p>
             <p>"So you maintain that those claims were false? And that they were willing followers of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named?" Rita asked.</p>
-            <p>"It's awfully fishy, isn't it?" Harry observed. "Besides that, I looked up some old articles in <em>Forensic Thaumaturgy</em> regarding the Dark Mark. The terminology is pretty dense, but it implies that it's a modified version of the Protean Charm, and according to my NEWT study guide, the Protean Charm is awfully fussy. Casting it on an unwilling magical subject or one already subjected to powerful magic like an Unforgivable Curse would be nearly impossible."</p>
+            <p>"It's awfully fishy, isn't it?" Harry observed. "Besides that, I looked up some old articles in <em>Forensic Thaumaturgy</em> regarding the Dark Mark. The terminology is pretty dense, but it implies that it's a modified version of the Protean Charm, and according to my N.E.W.T. study guide, the Protean Charm is awfully fussy. Casting it on an unwilling magical subject or one already subjected to powerful magic like an Unforgivable Curse would be nearly impossible."</p>
             <p>Rita's eyes were wide as the quill continued taking down Harry's words. "And so with respect to the Ministry&#8230;?"</p>
             <p>"Well, it's obvious, isn't it?" Harry said. "Those forgiven Death Eaters were all from wealthy and influential families, or were closely allied with them. Money and/or favours had to change hands for that many people to drop the ball and let them go free. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Look at my godfather, and the Ministry's complete failure to give him a trial while he rotted in Azkaban &#8211; for a crime he never committed. Look at the goblins, treated as second-class citizens, despite the vital role they play in the Wizarding economy. Look at house-elves, who are treated even worse. Sometimes I wonder if the Statute of Secrecy isn't maintained more to prevent the Ministry from being scrutinized too closely by the Muggle governments. By Muggle standards, I'm afraid the Wizarding world would be considered hopelessly backward and barbaric."</p>
             <p>Rita's eyes were bulging now, though Harry couldn't blame her. She'd just watched the Boy Who Lived declare war on half of the Wizarding world.</p>

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             <p>Harry tried not to think too much about the 'some measures' Remus had mentioned in passing. He had a feeling he'd find out all too soon.</p>
             <p>Instead he tried to read ahead for his lessons, which was easier said than done. <em>Ancient Runes Made Easy</em> seemed anything but, and <em>Numerology and Gramatica</em> wasn't exactly light reading either.</p>
             <p>All the same, it was the first time he'd been exposed to something he didn't at least half-remember from his older self's memories. Learning something completely new would be a challenge, which was part of the reason why he'd been so interested in signing up for different electives this time around.</p>
-            <p>The other part was a little more practical. When they'd embarked on the ill-fated Horcrux Hunt, Hermione insisted on bringing a couple of her NEWT-level textbooks. He and Ron acquiesced, more out of deference to their friend's bookish nature than anything else. It wasn't until she began creating customized versions of different charms and spells that they realized that her wishes were rooted in wholly practical ground.</p>
+            <p>The other part was a little more practical. When they'd embarked on the ill-fated Horcrux Hunt, Hermione insisted on bringing a couple of her N.E.W.T.-level textbooks. He and Ron acquiesced, more out of deference to their friend's bookish nature than anything else. It wasn't until she began creating customized versions of different charms and spells that they realized that her wishes were rooted in wholly practical ground.</p>
             <p>Being able to retrieve a Horcrux <em>without</em> losing a limb was more than enough to make a believer out of Harry.</p>
             <p>Hermione was just a trifle smug as she explained how she used what she learned in two of her favourite classes to calculate the wand motions, incantations, and other configurations necessary to change a simple cutting charm into a spray of razor-sharp shards of magical energy. Her new version, though far more destructive, was also much more draining. But that was the trade-off, she'd explained to them. The real science of spell creation was to get the maximum effect for the least energy and effort. Harry thought it sounded more like an art, the way she described it, but he wasn't about to argue with the smartest person he knew.</p>
             <p>They still had a little time while Voldemort didn't have a body&#8230; a little longer before the second war truly started. Harry hoped that he and the others, working with Hermione, might give them more of an edge before things came to a head.</p>

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             <p>Harry opened his mouth to speak, but Remus actually beat him to it. "Headmaster, I taught Harry and his friends that spell weeks ago. He has a&#8230; very strong reaction to the presence of Dementors. I discovered this on the Hogwarts Express at the beginning of the term."</p>
             <p>Harry felt several sets of eyes turn toward him. The Weasleys looked especially concerned, with good reason, given what they knew of his memories. "I, er, hear my mum and dad&#8230; shouting and screaming on the night they were murdered," he said quietly, looking down.</p>
             <p>He could have sworn he heard a choked noise come from McGonagall's direction. Of course, it wasn't too surprising &#8211; she'd known both his mother and his father as students. He looked up again, right into Dumbledore's eyes. "I've put quite a bit of practice into that spell," he said evenly. "We've worked on it almost every day so far this term."</p>
-            <p>"I see," Dumbledore said, leaning back in his chair, his eyes twinkling. "That's still quite an impressive achievement, Harry, mastering a NEWT-level defensive charm. Not to mention producing such a&#8230; substantial Patronus."</p>
+            <p>"I see," Dumbledore said, leaning back in his chair, his eyes twinkling. "That's still quite an impressive achievement, Harry, mastering a N.E.W.T.-level defensive charm. Not to mention producing such a&#8230; substantial Patronus."</p>
             <p>"Harry's achievements aside," Arthur spoke up, "it shouldn't be required for him to master such magics in order to attend school functions unmolested."</p>
             <p>"Arthur's right," Molly added. "It's ridiculous the way he's been attacked! And what will that poor girl's parents say?"</p>
             <p>"I've already spoken to Mr. Bulstrode," Dumbledore said in a weary tone. "He has&#8230; declined to pursue any sort of investigation." The old man let out a troubled sigh. Harry couldn't recall seeing him look quite so old since he'd come back in time. "He appears to be afraid of reprisals, especially if they might be aimed at his remaining child."</p>