[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-145":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},2250383,4210,"Chapter 145: Ritual Magic","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-145",145,"\u003Cp>Alchemy was more astonishing and fascinating than Wizard Sean had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor said she’d give him an afternoon, yet she was so meticulous that even class time was woven into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She led Wizard Sean into the classroom, where no one had a moment to notice the extra young wizard—everyone was already overwhelmed just trying to finish their assignments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Wizard Sean have a chance to observe the place: a classroom filled with all manner of instruments, and few people inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most were Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs, with occasional Gryffindors and Slytherins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she taught, the professor had Wizard Sean observe them from the very beginning—processing materials—all the way through engraving magical runes and infusing magical energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the entire class, only a few managed to produce howling letters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor’s expression was no better than those who had sent out the howling letters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before learning, witnessing the full process of alchemy is like setting the course for a sailboat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor ignored the departing upperclassmen and turned, hands behind her back, speaking with solemn gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the confused, limited upperclassmen who struggled to learn—Professor Tera held Wizard Sean to stricter standards:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alchemy, as a noble and ancient art, has always kept secret its pursuit of infinite wealth and perfect souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On those true wizards with innate talent, these secrets will eventually be unlocked.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Tera held a notebook, blank and empty, nothing written in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have one week to record the material choices for howling letters. Remember, Mr. Green—slow is fast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanying the professor’s task were several books, clearly chosen with great care; some of their contents were obscured by confusion charms, leaving only the most precise parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed Professor Tera was well aware of the dreamlike notes left by alchemists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not that alchemists must make their content obscure—remember that. Just as you remember the three stages of alchemy: selection and melting of materials, transformation and sublimation of metals, engraving and metamorphosis of magical runes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor seemed to read his thoughts and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Throughout magical history, alchemists have sought to turn base metals into gleaming gold; to them, the world is alive, infused with spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the right knowledge and proper tools, one can harness these forces. Through this noble and ancient art, metals can be born, die, and be reborn from death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean quietly left the classroom, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He roughly understood the three stages of alchemy in practice—selection, transformation, and sublimation through magical rune engraving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the professor’s task lay in the “blackening” stage: selecting materials and purging impurities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor forbade him from looking up the materials used in howling letters, only telling him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Think deeply before choosing, Mr. Green. Think deeply.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus Wizard Sean focused all his attention on the books the professor had provided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They described dozens of materials, mentioning nothing about the four elements, seven planets, or the Philosopher’s Stone—just straightforward listings of possible materials, enough to keep Wizard Sean exploring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alchemy truly was vast, especially after the professor urged him not to stay on the surface, but to feel, through intuition, what alchemy meant to a wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For several days, when the wizards of Hope Cottage saw Wizard Sean, he was always studying the differences between materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He read every page of the professor’s books, and soon he found his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another Monday arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold wind howled as Professor Tera sat in her chair, studying Wizard Sean with quiet curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five days, Mr. Green—have you gained any insight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The book ‘Development of Alchemy’ states that wizards have studied alchemy nearly as long as Muggles—so why have only wizards created the Philosopher’s Stone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean spoke as if to himself, yet also as if declaring:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because alchemy, like potion-making, shares a root thread. This root thread belongs solely to magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Correct knowledge and proper tools are merely the essentials for a wizard performing ritual magic; the true test remains the wizard’s spiritual power—history, knowledge, and the metaphors of materials all reinforce the wizard’s will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As ‘The Fifth Element: Exploration’ states, the success of alchemy is the success of the wizard’s magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is the wizard’s belief that the alchemical creation will work—not the creation itself that moves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean’s eyes gleamed; if these ideas were right, he could forge the same path as potion-brewing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Tera’s expression changed slightly; she rose quickly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Child, three days a week, I expect you in my alchemy office.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just five days, Wizard Sean understood why the professor found Muggle science merely interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because alchemy inherently carries mystical effects; destroy that mysticism, and alchemy struggles to succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think: if a wizard believed the world had gravity and was certain feathers couldn’t fly, could feathers still fly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor’s task seemed unfinished—and yet, it was finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she taught Wizard Sean a remarkable spell, one that made his material search effortless—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarpin’s Revela Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a spell developed by Scarpin to correctly identify the components of a given potion; naturally, it could also be applied to alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Slughorn introduced this spell in his sixth-year Potions class, though only Hermione was the sole student who truly understood it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A few small tools, Mr. Green—necessary tools.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Tera’s gaze toward Wizard Sean was now filled with unmistakable admiration; she naturally assumed he’d master the spell quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality, however, made her frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her student—the one naturally suited for alchemy—was baffled by this simple spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Same time tomorrow, Mr. Green—I’ll give you the whole afternoon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor said this, then entered her office, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving Wizard Sean standing there, dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow afternoon… he had to go to the dungeons to brew potions…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Joy Potion was just ten proficiency points away from reaching beginner level—he could unlock a new potion talent and officially open the door to alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now these two doors collided; if he opened only one, he dared not imagine what would burst out of the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wizard Sean wandered absentmindedly down the corridor, Michael and Terry, his hair a wild tangle, happened to pass by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh—Wizard Sean, I knew you’d be here! Just returning your Spellcraft notes—huh? Scarpin’s Revela Spell? You’re not going to count windows too, are you?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael suddenly exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Windows are important!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terry retorted, his face flushed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1047,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5570be0861a1308defd14911d663aa3d879ae8fbfca4e0c9de8933b624408ee2","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-146","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-144",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]