xxxASTRONOMY ~ Axxx
- ■ Brook wasn’t horrible at Astronomy, she did enjoy looking to the sky and seeing the weather patterns, but that wasn’t astronomy, that was meteorology. Oh well, all the same field... kind of? She particularly enjoyed Jupiter, and was able to write quite a bit about that planet and it’s moons. However, she probably spent too much time on the one planet, why would she know something about Saturn? About Mars? Comets? That was all dumb. Weather was where it was at - and with Jupiter having that giant storm all the time it was the best planet by far.
xxxCHARMS ~ EExxx
- ■ Brook had been doing well at Charms, she had Gus tutor her some, and had her brother help her. However, she lost herself when they were asked about a cheer charm. Stupid things, they didn’t work. There was no happiness to be found, she had tried. When time was almost up she realized she hadn’t gotten very far, and rushed through her exam, accidentally missing a few, preventing her from doing outstanding, she criticized herself harshly on this. Thankfully, the practical was easy, just a Wingardium Leviosa, swish and flick, it was fine. She could move on.
xxxDEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS ~ EExxx
- ■ Brook knew the written portion of the examination, it was a breeze. All of her extra studying during quidditch and food paid off. However, when it came to the practical portion she froze, a boggart..turned into a kitten. How terrifying. She eventually got it to turn into a cat wearing a human costume and burst out laughing - sort of a bit disturbed but hey it worked?
xxxHERBOLOGY ~ Pxxx
- ■ Brook wasn’t great at Herbology, but she tried keeping up with it. She had taken Aldrick’s notes to study with - and apparently they were wrong. She managed to get a poor - but probably only by her practical portion being okay. She did better than Aldrick though, so not a complete failure.
xxxHISTORY OF MAGIC ~ Pxxx
- ■ History didn’t make sense. There were too many dates to memorize, not enough patterns, and it was all silly really. Of course she knew about some of the facts, she was in Ravenclaw, they were basically quizzed on it everyday. Why would she need to know history? She didn’t, it was fine. She didn’t pass history, but she didn’t get a dreadful, so it was fine indeed, she wouldn’t need it for her career
xxxPOTIONS ~ Oxxx
- ■ Brook put a lot of time in studying for potions - the start of any good magical chef was being good at potions. She knew the theory behind it, and studied hard for it. Thankfully she was much better at potions than she was at cooking, probably because the potion never had to go into the oven. Overall, she did outstanding, maybe one day she would be outstanding at actually cooking food too.
xxxTRANSFIGURATION ~ EExxx
- ■ Brook was fine, she loved Transfiguration. She went through her written portion with ease, answering the questions and double checking them before turning them in. Everything changed when she went to her practical though. There was a KITTEN in the room. Sure it was just to vanish the cat and move on, but did they see how evil the little beast was? The needles it had for toes? She eventually calmed enough to cast the spell, incorrectly. She just couldn’t focus enough to get the kitten to vanish, which docked her points a bit.
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xxxCARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES ~ Oxxx
- ■ Brook had always loved creatures, even the non magical ones. Even after the death of Deepak, she found comfort in the creatures. They spoke to her in a way that humans didn’t, so she didn’t let her studies fall any. She wanted to be able to understand them, and know what they wanted, what she could do for them. Somehow, she managed to get through the OWL with an outstanding.
xxxHEALING ~ Txxx
- ■ What was the point of healing, if you couldn’t save someone who was dying. Her brother had been killed, and no one could heal him from that. No one could heal her broken family. She didn’t show up for her exam and was not surprised by her obvious Troll grade, couldn’t pass if you didn’t show up.
xxxMUSIC ~ Txxx
- ■ After Deepak died, Brook gave up on music. She tried to keep pushing through the classes, the endless theory and history and lessons, but she couldn’t take it in anymore. She decided she wouldn’t show up for the exam - it would only be hours upon hours of torture for her.
xxxMYTHOLOGY ~ Axxx
- ■ The beasts were wonderful, even if they were only creatures of the past. Stories were wonderful, and what joy it was that these mythical things happened or may not have happened, but parts stayed around for future generations to enjoy. It wasn’t the same as history, no mythology had more of an imaginative aspect to it, and to this portion was where Brook enjoyed herself with. She didn’t do great at Mythology, but she did better than she did at history for sure
xxxWANDLESS MAGIC ~ EExxx
- ■ Brook had been doing great at Wandless Magic, focusing on it and getting done what needed to happen. Wandless was important, it was more convenient to summon food to her, especially when her wand wasn’t nearby. However, when it came time for the exam, she couldn’t quite perform the spell work in the practical portion, even with having done wonderful at the theoretical portions. She just couldn’t have as great focus as she had before.