it is not a well known fact, but there is a werewolf waiting for you at the end of DADA exam

As soon as you said “Weaselton,” I immediately thought “It’s pronounced WESTLETON.”

I’m guessing dumbledore is like “…snape let me see the memory.” Watches it in his pensieve. “Ok that’s a 65, come on now.”

I think the Buckbeak subplot is important because it shows the value of magical and other creatures.  Our main characters care about saving him.  This is another thing Voldy would overlook.

Hagrid's normally ruddy face refers to his flushed look, often indicating someone who drinks quite a lot. You would see high color on his cheeks (assuming they weren't covered in hair) and nose. The parchment look is the equivalent of someone turning as white as a ghost.

This episode give me an interesting thought about Trewlaney. Her ancestor is named Cassandra, and in the greek mythology it's a woman who see the truth but no one believes her. It's funny because professor Trewlaney is exactly that, a woman that see things but no one believes her.

It's always good as a British person listening to you discuss British topics for a long time that British people understand straight away. This time it was listening to you discussing exams and what they equate to.

OWLs are GCSEs which British students do at that age. They used to be known as O-Levels (ordinary levels) which is no doubt where JK Rowling got the influence from. You typically do about 9 subjects with English, Maths and Science being compulsory. Education is compulsory to this point or at least it used to be.

NEWTs are A-Levels (advanced levels), which students will study 3 or 4 topics depending on what they're good at and what they might want to study at university. Grades in A-Levels determines acceptance into university. Not everyone does A-Levels, other options are available, especially if you don't intend on going to university.

I'm honestly ok with how the final parings ended, cuz not only do we actually see most of these develop, but with this Harry, Ron and Hermone actually ends up being family at the end. Had Harry married Hermione that wouldn't have happened, and I think it's nice that Harry, who has no family (other then hus aunt, uncle and cousin) ends up as part of a big family, with his two best friends.

On Draco: His grudge isn't against Buckbeak or even Hagrid in general, it's the idea of Hagrid.  Hagrid is obviously not what Draco was raised to view as "a proper wizard" and so by getting any victory against him is for his ideals - however it's more than that. It's literally just to bother Harry. He's doing something Harry cannot stop, in his eyes, and he's obviously bothered. It's an attack on Harry in a political way, the same way Lucious acts, but on such a small scale.  And Lucious helping is the grooming education of hate, he's probably proud of Draco for it.

Snape writes something that looks suspiciously like a 0.  Little did Harry know, it was actually an O for Outstanding.

Re: ‘ruddy’, it just means he usually has a good amount of colour in his face. A ‘ruddy complexion’ is a common descriptor for people who spend a lot of time outdoors

Ah yes, my weekly sleep device and serotonins. Thank you to you both for everything you guys and your whole team who produces these do

I'm from Germany and the names of the exams aren't the same in our books. The "OWLs" are "ZAG" (ZAubererGrad), which means " Wizards degree", like a 3ed degree black belt. The "NEWTs" are "UTZs" (Unheimlich Toller Zauberer), which means "really/amazingly good wizard" and can be read with an ironic undernote 😂

When it comes to Buckbeak being cooped up, I’m pretty sure the ministry ordered Hargrid to separate him from the other Hippogriffs, since he was considered to be dangerous.

“What If Draco Was in Gryffindor?” Draco goes camping.

As someone from the UK, it's funny that they're discussing with interest and intrigue renamed versions  of GCSEs and A-Levels.

I always thought Arthur would be a mix of Charlie and Ron. A good caring person but wanting to go into a field he’s enthusiastic about.

I am pretty sure the Exams take a long time because they are doing what Trelawney and Lupin are shown doing: Testing each student one at a time, so it isn't three hours of testing for each student, it is a three hour block of time where the teacher is testing each student individually. The OWLs and NEWTs seem to be the kind of three hour tests you guys are alluding to.

I think the problem with Hermione's schedule is that no other GRYFFINDORS were taking the other electives. They could have put Hermione into, say, the Hufflepuff Transfiguration, which could affect her Potions, and she'd have to be in the Ravenclaw Charms which could affect blah blah blah. Or they could have made the Arithmancy class at a later time in the day, but maybe more 5th year students needed that. So because Hermione is only ONE student, they just gave her a time turner.

My bully in elementary laughed as he told me him and his mom ran over my families missing cat. You guys are naive about how evil people like malfoy are.