Ordinary Wizarding Levels
O.W.L. is the fictional abbreviation for Ordinary Wizarding Levels in the Harry Potter series, to be intended as the magical equivalent of British O levels; they are the tests that all Hogwarts students are required to take in their fifth year.
The tests are spread out over a couple of weeks, and each subject has a theory as well as a practical part (except for History of Magic, which is only theory, for obvious reasons).
The different marks students can achieve are:
- O for Outstanding, the highest grade
- E for Exceeds Expectations
- A for Acceptable
- P for Poor
- D for Dreadful
- T for Troll (we aren't sure if this mark really exists)
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