(July 19, 2020 – 3:24 PM)Madeleine Backus Wrote:  The ministry could do something like that - offer a test, or entrance exam for those wishing to apply for a ministry posting without NEWTs.  I would imagine the bar would be very high bar, and your scores would need to be considerably higher than would perhaps be needed for NEWTs. 

I used an AtO once to get a character in as an Obliviator based on merit/life experiences rather than academics. I would be comfortable considering things like that (not for Aurors, though, since they're choosy AF) for the AtO if it's threadded IC?