The.fifth‐years.entered.the.Great.Hall.at.two.o.clock.and.took.their.places.in.front.of.their.face‐down.examination.papers..Harry.felt.exhausted..He.just.wanted.this.to.be.over,.so.that.he.could.go.and.sleep;.then.tomorrow,.he.and.Ron.were.going.to.go.down.to.the.Quidditch.pitch.‐.he.was.going.to.have.a.fly.on.Rons.broom.‐
.and.savour.their.freedom.from.revision..
Turn.over.your.papers,..said.Professor.Marchbanks.from.the.front.of.the.Hall,
.flicking.over.the.giant.hour‐glass...You.may.begin...
Harry.stared.fixedly.at.the.first.question..It.was.several.seconds.before.it.occurred.to.him.that.he.had.not.taken.in.a.word.of.it;.there.was.a.wasp.buzzing.distractingly.against.one.of.the.high.windows..Slowly,.tortuously,.he.at.last.began.to.write.an.answer..
He.was.finding.it.very.difficult.to.remember.names.and.kept.confusing.dates..He.simply.skipped.question.four.(In.your.opinion,.did.wand.legislation.contribute.to,.or.lead.to.better.control.of,.goblin.riots.of.the.eighteenth.century?),.thinking.that.he.would.go.back.to.it.if.he.had.time.at.the.end..He.had.a.stab.at.question.five.(How.was.the.Statute.of.Secrecy.breached.in.1749.and.what.measures.were.introduced.to.prevent.a.recurrence?).but.had.a.nagging.suspicion.that.he.had.missed.several.important.points;.he.had.a.feeling.vampires.had.come.into.the.story.somewhere..
He.looked.ahead.for.a.question.he.could.definitely.answer.and.his.eyes.alighted.upon.number.ten:.Describe.the.circumstances.that.led.to.the.formation.of.the.International.Confederation.of.Wizards.and.explain.why.the.warlock.of.Liechtenstein.refused.to.join..
I.know.this,.Harry.thought,.though.his.brain.felt.torpid.and.slack..He.could.visualise.a.heading,.in.Hermione.s.handwriting:.The.formation.of.the.International.Confederation.of.Wizards.….he.had.read.those.notes.only.this.morning..
He.began.to.write,.looking.up.now.and.again.to.check.the.large.hour‐glass.on.the.desk.beside.Professor.Marchbanks..He.was.sitting.right.behind.Parvati.Patil,
.whose.long.dark.hair.fell.below.the.back.of.her.chair..Once.or.twice.he.found.himself.staring.at.the.tiny.golden.lights.that.glistened.in.it.when.she.moved.her.head.slightly,.and.had.to.give.his.own.head.a.little.shake.to.clear.it..
….the.first.Supreme.Mugwump.of.the.International.Confederation.of.Wizards.was.Pierre.Bonaccord,.but.his.appointment.was.contested.by.the.wizarding.community.of.Liechtenstein,.because.‐
All.around.Harry.quills.were.scratching.on.parchment.like.scurrying,.burrowing.rats..The.sun.was.very.hot.on.the.back.of.his.head..What.was.it.that.Bonaccord.had.done.to.offend.the.wizards.of.Liechtenstein?.Harry.had.a.feeling.it.had.something.to.do.with.trolls….he.gazed.blankly.at.the.back.of.Parvati.s.head.again..If.he.could.only.perform.Legilimency.and.open.a.window.in.the.back.of.her.head.and.see.what.it.was.about.trolls.that.had.cause.the.breach.between.Pierre.Bonaccord.and.Liechtenstein….
Harry.closed.his.eyes.and.buried.his.face.in.his.hands,.so.that.the.glowing.red.of.his.eyelids.grew.dark.and.cool..Bonaccord.had.wanted.to.stop.troll‐hunting.and.give.the.trolls.rights….but.Liechtenstein.was.having.problems.with.a.tribe.of.particularly.vicious.mountain.trolls….that.was.it..