Changes: Exceeds Expectations

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Exceeds Expectations WOMBAT — An 'Exceeds Expectations'-graded W.O.M.B.A.T.

Hermione Granger: "So top grade's O for ‘Outstanding,’ and then there's A —"

George Weasley: "No, E. E for ‘Exceeds Expectations.’ And I've always thought Fred and I should've got E in everything, because we exceeded expectations just by turning up for the exams."

— Discussing the O.W.L. marks^[src]

Exceeds Expectations is one of the three passing grades, and one of six grades overall, in the Ordinary Wizarding Levels, Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests, and Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Tests. It is the second highest mark, immediately below 'Outstanding' and immediately above 'Acceptable'.

Advancing to N.E.W.T.-level

Most professors at Hogwarts set their N.E.W.T. classes entrance standards at 'Exceeds Expectations', meaning that the students must acquire such a grade in their O.W.L. in order to continue. Snape however, required an 'Outstanding' from his Potions students.

Other grades

Passing Grades

O - Outstanding
E - Exceeds Expectations
A - Acceptable

Failing Grades

P - Poor
D - Dreadful
T - Troll

Known recipients of an E

"He ran his finger down his grades... he had passed well in Transfiguration and Herbology, he had even exceeded expectations at Potions!"

— Harry Potter receives an E in Transfiguration, Herbology, and Potions^[src]

Known students	Subject	Date
Harry Potter	Care of Magical Creatures O.W.L. Charms O.W.L. Herbology O.W.L. Potions O.W.L. Transfiguration O.W.L.	1996
Hermione Granger	Defence Against the Dark Arts O.W.L.	1996
Ron Weasley	Charms O.W.L. Defence Against the Dark Arts O.W.L. Herbology O.W.L. Potions O.W.L. Transfiguration O.W.L.	1996
Neville Longbottom	Charms O.W.L. Defence Against the Dark Arts O.W.L.	1996

Behind the scenes

In 1995, Fred and George Weasley joked that they should have earned "E's" in all of their O.W.L.s, since they exceeded expectations just by showing up for the exams.

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-[[File:Exceeds Expectations WOMBAT.jpg|thumb|250px|right|An Exceeds Expectations-graded [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T.]].]]
+[[File:Exceeds Expectations WOMBAT.jpg|thumb|289x289px|An 'Exceeds Expectations'-graded [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T.]]]]
-{{Quote|''[...]'' he had passed well in [[Transfiguration]] and [[Herbology]], he had even exceeded expectations at [[Potions]]!|[[Harry Potter]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
+{{Dialogue a-b|Hermione Granger|So top grade's O for ‘Outstanding,’ and then there's A —|George Weasley|No, E. E for ‘Exceeds Expectations.’ And I've always thought Fred and I should've got E in everything, because we exceeded expectations just by turning up for the exams.|Discussing the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] marks|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
-'''Exceeds Expectations''' is one of the three passing grades, and one of six grades overall, in the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]]s, [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test]]s and [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test]]s. It is the second highest mark, immediately below 'Outstanding' and immediately above '[[Acceptable]]'.
+'''Exceeds Expectations''' is one of the three passing grades, and one of six grades overall, in the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]]s, [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test]]s, and [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test]]s. It is the second highest mark, immediately below 'Outstanding' and immediately above '[[Acceptable]]'.
-==Entering N.E.W.T. classes==
+==Advancing to N.E.W.T.-level==
 Most professors at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] set their N.E.W.T. classes entrance standards at 'Exceeds Expectations', meaning that the students must acquire such a grade in their O.W.L. in order to continue. [[Severus Snape|Snape]] however, required an 'Outstanding' from his [[Potions (class)|Potions]] students.
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 *T - [[Troll (grade)|Troll]]
-==Known recipients==
+==Known recipients of an E==
+{{Quote|He ran his finger down his grades... he had passed well in Transfiguration and Herbology, he had even exceeded expectations at Potions!|[[Harry Potter]] receives an E in [[Transfiguration]], [[Herbology]], and [[Potions]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
-*[[Harry Potter]]
+{| class="article-table article-table-selected" style="width: 600px;" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
-**[[Care of Magical Creatures]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+|-
-**[[Charms (class)|Charms]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+! scope="col" |Known students
-**[[Herbology]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+! scope="col" |Subject
-**[[Potions (class)|Potions]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+! scope="col" |Date
-**[[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+|-
-*[[Hermione Granger]]
+|[[Harry Potter]]
-**[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+|
-*[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]
-**[[Potions (class)|Potions]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+* [[Care of Magical Creatures]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
-**[[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+* [[Charms (class)|Charms]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
-**[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+* [[Herbology]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
-**[[Charms (class)|Charms]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+* [[Potions (class)|Potions]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
-**[[Herbology]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+* [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+|[[1996]]
-*[[Neville Longbottom]]
+|-
-**[[Charms (class)|Charms]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+|[[Hermione Granger]]
-**[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+|[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+|1996
+|-
+|[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]
+|
+* [[Charms (class)|Charms]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+* [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+* [[Herbology]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+* [[Potions (class)|Potions]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+* [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+|1996
+|-
+|[[Neville Longbottom]]
+|
+* [[Charms (class)|Charms]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+* [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
+|1996
+|}
 ==Behind the scenes==
-*In [[1995]], [[Fred and George Weasley]] joked that they should have earned "E's" in all of their O.W.L.s, since they exceeded expectations just by showing up for the exams.
+In [[1995]], [[Fred and George Weasley]] joked that they should have earned "E's" in all of their O.W.L.s, since they exceeded expectations just by showing up for the exams.
 ==Appearances==