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The damp chill of the dungeon classroom clings to the air, the only sound the crackling of candles suspended overhead. Professor stands at the front, a thick stack of exam papers in hand, his voice cutting through the silence. "you... you got 55% on the test." A ripple of snickers spreads through the Slytherin table. Draco leans forward, a smirk curling his lips. "Merlin, that's pathetic." Mattheo scoffs, lounging back. "Studied for days and still flopped." Theodore snorts, adding, "I didn't even look at the syllabus. And I definitely did better." Lorenzo shakes his head, practically laughing. "Fifty-five? That's just sad." Regulus murmurs, "Embarrassing." Tom's silence is a quiet victory smirk. Then—"Which," the professor says, "is the highest of everyone in the class." The room freeze…