[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-141":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Hogwarts Learning Panel",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2250379,4210,"Chapter 141: The Smokescreen Spell","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-141",141,"\u003Cp>Outside the corridor, raindrops the size of bullets had been hammering away for several days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minerva McGonagall keenly sensed a wave of hostility, though she remained unclear as to its cause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her stern expression flickered with a hint of confusion before she precisely spotted the half-exposed potion within those voluminous robes—it was precisely a Pepperup Potion for treating colds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if realizing something, she shifted slightly to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that gaze, Snape knew immediately what the other had discovered; he swept past Professor McGonagall with an expressionless face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said—I will take responsibility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his voluminous black robes billowed as he moved with elegant urgency straight toward the Great Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the young wizards along the way, who had been playing and watching the rain, shrank their necks and made way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Great Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting steadily supported Xiang Xiang Xien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione had just entered the Great Hall and, before even managing to eat, hurriedly cleared a path ahead, simultaneously scolding both of them indiscriminately:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Merlin's beard! So hot—Xiang Xiang Xien! When it comes to being stubborn, you truly are...\" \"And another idiot actually needs a sick person to tell him what to do!\" \"Professor Snape was right; the two of you should be hung on the wall!\" while also muttering in self-reproach, \"...It's also my fault; I should have noticed sooner; his complexion was already very bad yesterday...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expression on Jia Jia Siting's usually gentle face was unreadable as he lowly answered, \"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, they reached the entrance of the Great Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud footsteps approached, and a figure clad in black robes slowly drew nearer to them. Jia Jia Siting looked up, only then realizing it was Professor Snape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting felt neither fear nor nervousness; along with Hermione, he stepped to the right and lowered his head, intending to pass by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, a shadow once again enveloped them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give him to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling voice sounded simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting lifted his head, stepping to the right again as if triggered by a reflex; at this moment, only \"go to the hospital wing\" echoed repeatedly in his mind, to the point where he could no longer comprehend even the professor's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He should go to the hospital wing, Professor Snape.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione stated bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh—clever Miss Granger,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape's cold sneer made a group of young wizards nearby tremble,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"then you ought to know what potion wizards should consume when they have a cold in the hospital wing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Snape spoke these latter words, his complexion darkened completely; he had noticed that the young wizard being supported seemed to hear nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His emerald eyes were slightly open yet devoid of spirit, and every tremor of his lips was accompanied by exhaled hot breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make him drink it, now! Immediately!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bottle of potion landed in Hermione's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione froze, her eyes widening, then without wasting a single second, she made Xiang Xiang Xien consume it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pepperup Potion produced immediate results; smoke billowed out of Xiang Xiang Xien's ears—it looked just like the steam rising into the clouds from the Hogwarts Express.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he gradually regained consciousness; he saw the small McGonagall before him transform into a large Hermione, and then saw something resembling a black bat fly away,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>oh right, that large black bat had also dropped a bottle of Pepperup Potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the practice room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having recovered some of his spirit, Xiang Xiang Xien nervously opened the door from the inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the owl Mr.'s peculiar tone of \"Filius, it's you again, for the sake of Ravenclaw, hurry up and go in—\", a short professor with a smile overflowing on his face entered through the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So glad—Mr. Green, to see you much better—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Flitwick naturally stood upon the rough-hewn wooden table; upon seeing his arrival, the squirrels in the room panicked and fled out the window,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"but my dear Mr. Green, sometimes rest is also for the sake of greater progress; are you certain you wish to study now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien pondered for a few seconds, recalling the description in *Dark Forces: A Making Guide to Self-Protection*:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I advocate that young wizards should at least learn the following spells to cope with the darkest aspects of magical power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green Sparks;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Sparks, red sparks;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knockback Jinx;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smokescreen Spell;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lumos]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these practical spells, he had only the Smokescreen Spell and the Knockback Jinx left to learn;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his notes for Defense Against the Dark Arts were sufficient for the theoretical portion, but he still lacked the spells required for the practical portion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two spells were the final pieces of the puzzle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only two days remaining until Friday, he had to grind them to the introductory level, so he nodded firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he had expected this, Professor Flitwick sighed, then immediately regained his enthusiasm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, Mr. Green, I will not lower my standards because of this, especially for those children with outstanding talent—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Smokescreen Spell, a typical defensive spell for wizards, functions by releasing a cloud of smoke to obscure vision; this spell is quite useful in duels as it makes it difficult for the opponent to aim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garrick Ollivander was an excellent practitioner of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Xiang Xiang Xien discovered that this cloud of smoke seemed... to be subjective smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fumos!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You practiced the Smokescreen Spell once to the introductory standard; Proficiency +3]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien waved his wand, and dark smoke that obscured everything generated around his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, it obscured everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xiang Xiang Xien desired it, not only could no sound escape from the smoke, but light itself would be swallowed up as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its utility far exceeded Xiang Xiang Xien's expectations, much like Lumos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lumos appeared in the Defense Against the Dark Arts textbook; at first glance, this seemed unreasonable, but the book provided an explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides being used for illumination, Lumos could be employed to repel ghosts and other spectral enemies, such as the Gytrash, a dark creature resembling a dog with a forked tail and pale skin and fur, which is fast and dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This creature inhabits the forests of Great Britain; in fact, Gytrashes are distributed within Hogwarts' Forbidden Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien suddenly recalled a sentence by Madam Miranda Goshawk from *Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1*:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[When a wizard has a need, the spell will appear; those spells that seem impractical have greatly aided wizards throughout magical history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, I sincerely remind every wizard learning spells—there are no useless spells, only useless wizards]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Professor Flitwick left satisfied, an ice pack was still applied to Xiang Xiang Xien’s head; indeed, the lack of energy hindered spellcasting, and after an entire afternoon, Xiang Xiang Xien had barely mastered the Smokescreen Spell, and—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proficiency]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Smokescreen Spell: Apprentice Level (150\u002F300)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with a bit more effort, he would reach the introductory level by evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Friday, Friday...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien had always been looking forward to this time of harvest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through Xiang Xiang Xien's persistent efforts, time flew by in the blink of an eye until Thursday morning arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his illness, Jia Jia Siting and Hermione became even more concerned about Xiang Xiang Xien's condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon, they discovered a fact that was not difficult to guess.\u003C\u002Fp>",1214,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3e286b804efd8ccb4c891b074215ce71a457ebe275054bf4f493a23e66561907","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-142","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-140",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]