[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-156":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},2250394,4210,"Chapter 156: Owl Biscuits","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-156",156,"\u003Cp>Outside the Headmaster’s office at Hogwarts, Professor Snape vanished without a trace after obtaining the necessary document.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the garbage-strewn streets of Croydon, Minerva McGonagall clutched a yellowed letter, observing once again the Victorian semi-detached house nestled in the impoverished southern suburbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people here acted as if they didn’t see her, letting her stare at the warped floorboards and drafty single-pane windows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The letter in her hand revealed its words through the tight grip of her knuckles:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Dear Madam:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I truly learned this news, I knew that years of hardship were finally behind me. Madam, forgive my outburst—I wept all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>May you see this, dear Madam. Forgive his foolishness. Be patient. Be even more patient.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she did not know was that more than one wizard walked this street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Christmas drew nearer, Wizard Sean created owl biscuits; the moment they appeared, everyone in Hope House gathered around to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Wizard Sean had produced many strange phenomena while baking—such as the biscuits suddenly turning into owls on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This filled them with extraordinary wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, they assumed it was merely some form of Transfiguration—until they overheard the Weasleys discussing a share agreement with Wizard Sean in the corridor, and realized something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew—the Weasleys were masters of bizarre inventions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, what is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting leaned in curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Owl biscuits,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean replied. Seeing Jia Jia Siting’s confusion, he added softly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A biscuit that transforms a wizard into an owl.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Merlin—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting stared at Wizard Sean. After Wizard Sean gave a slight nod, he picked up the biscuit and examined it thoroughly, still unable to detect any magic within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione also rushed over and picked up a biscuit to inspect it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alchemy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry and Ron were already bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alchemy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t that taught only in sixth year?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I bet Wizard Sean will become the next Percy—oh no, stronger than Percy by three, five, even ten times!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron declared confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry sometimes felt that, aside from his fame, he was inferior to his friends in every way… he suddenly felt a faint pang of inferiority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just passed the trial.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean remembered how eagerly the Weasleys had volunteered to test it. The outcome was fine—except they ended up stuck in a pine tree, and Wizard Sean had to use a snowman to retrieve them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the shock of being grabbed by a giant snowman the moment they woke up, the entire process went smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, be careful. One at a time. After transformation, you’ll briefly lose your reason.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean guessed this loss of reason matched what was described in *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Later wizards transformed themselves into bats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was proven foolish: though they could fly freely,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their bat brains caused them to forget where they intended to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Floating aimlessly in the air became common.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the vastness of magic lay in this: when you mastered one mystery, you discovered it had long been recorded by others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Owl biscuits could only be used safely—but Wizard Sean, guided by a strange intuition, speculated:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wizard possesses a second self; when the wizard’s “self” aligns with a living creature’s second self, transformation becomes far simpler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Professor McGonagall ate an “owl biscuit,” would she retain her reason?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was merely a simple hypothesis—but solving the problem of losing consciousness was actually straightforward: master the advanced Transfiguration of transforming the “self” into a “living creature.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krum was proof: he transformed into a shark’s head yet retained full reason, proving this path was viable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Hope House, everyone sat quietly together, waiting for the arrival of this miraculous product.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, let me try first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting, seeing the mixture of excitement and concern in their eyes, picked up an owl biscuit himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression twisted the moment he took the first bite, but he finished it without comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How does it taste?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s amazing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting didn’t blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be honest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s disgusting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting’s face twisted in disgust; he had never eaten anything so vile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jia Jia Siting transformed into an owl and flapped wildly, Wizard Sean encountered a strange problem—his biscuits tasted awful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following days, Hope House saw wave after wave of young wizards grimacing as they swallowed the biscuits, then transforming into owls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before seeking Professor Tera, Wizard Sean knew he faced his greatest challenge yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the books he had studied taught him cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wizard Sean searched his books, Jia Jia Siting wandered around beside him;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when Wizard Sean borrowed magical cookbooks from the library, Jia Jia Siting sighed beside him;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as Wizard Sean pored over *A Feast to Appear!*, Jia Jia Siting’s voice blended with the sound of falling snow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother said, half of a person’s life must be lived among friends…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean, can I help with something…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes sparkled with sincerity and generosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hours passed quickly. When the biscuits emerged fresh from the Hogwarts kitchen, Jia Jia Siting’s smile refused to fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Flour, sugar, eggs, baking powder, butter, milk… their proportions are…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting recited the recipe one final time. Wizard Sean recorded every word without omission. At that moment, the owl biscuit was truly complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean waved his wand, and all the biscuits floated into Jia Jia Siting’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“See you tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bid Jia Jia Siting farewell and headed toward the Alchemy office with the samples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Howler and the owl biscuits were his first trials in Alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corridor, Wizard Sean walked swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since receiving the letter from London, he had deliberately kept himself busy—so he wouldn’t have time to dwell on the thrilling, hopeful, anxious, sorrowful thoughts that haunted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind often returned to the professor’s gentle blue eyes—calm and soft as a clear Black Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether in his past life or this one, Professor McGonagall was old enough to be his grandmother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he still didn’t know how to face any of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This winter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind howled past his shoulders, brushing past him, blowing from the past toward the future,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>above the wind,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>stars glittered, deep and unfathomable.\u003C\u002Fp>",1036,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5e8a9ac8cba40c4a5b5ef498a38694446a0955e329a11896c821bdcb423bebd9","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-157","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-155",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]