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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.]].]]
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'''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]].
  
   
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{{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}}
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==Entering N.E.W.T. Classes==
  
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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]] required an 'Outstanding' from his [[Potions (class)|Potions]] students.
  
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'''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]]'.
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==Advancing to N.E.W.T.-level==
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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.
   
 
==Other grades==
  
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==Known recipients of an E==
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*[[Harry Potter]]
  
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**[[Charms (class)|Charms]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
  
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**[[Herbology]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
  
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**[[Potions (class)|Potions]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
  
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**[[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
  
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**[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
  
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{{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 reviewing his O.W.L. results|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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*[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]
  
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**[[Potions (class)|Potions]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
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* [[Charms (class)|Charms]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
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**[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]. **[[Care of Magical Creatures]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]].
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* [[Herbology]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
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**[[Charms (class)|Charms]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
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* [[Potions (class)|Potions]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
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**[[Herbology]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
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* [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
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*[[Neville Longbottom]]
  
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**[[Charms (class)|Charms]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
  
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**[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
  
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|{{Quote|Oh, come off it. Yep — nine ‘Outstandings’ and one ‘Exceeds Expectations’ at Defence Against the Dark Arts. You're actually disappointed, aren't you?|Hermione's O.W.L. results|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
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* [[Charms (class)|Charms]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
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* [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
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* [[Herbology]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
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* [[Potions (class)|Potions]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
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* [[Transfiguration (class)|Transfiguration]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
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{{Quote|And you qualify for Defence Against the Dark Arts with 'Exceeds Expectations'... I see that you have an 'Exceeds Expectations' in charms, however — why not try for a N.E.W.T. in Charms?|Minerva McGonagall regarding Neville's O.W.L. result|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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* [[Charms (class)|Charms]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
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* [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]]
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==W.O.M.B.A.T. certificates==
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==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
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*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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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==
  
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Revision as of 18:46, 31 December 2015

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

Failing Grades

Known recipients of an E

Known students Subject Date
Harry Potter
"He ran his finger down his grades... he had passed well in Transfiguration and Herbology, he had even exceeded expectations at Potions!"
— Harry Potter reviewing his O.W.L. results[src]
 1996
Hermione Granger
"Oh, come off it. Yep — nine ‘Outstandings’ and one ‘Exceeds Expectations’ at Defence Against the Dark Arts. You're actually disappointed, aren't you?"
— Hermione's O.W.L. results[src]
Defence Against the Dark Arts O.W.L.
Ron Weasley
Neville Longbottom
"And you qualify for Defence Against the Dark Arts with 'Exceeds Expectations'... I see that you have an 'Exceeds Expectations' in charms, however — why not try for a N.E.W.T. in Charms?"
— Minerva McGonagall regarding Neville's O.W.L. result[src]

W.O.M.B.A.T. certificates

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.

Appearances

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