[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-173":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},2250411,4210,"Chapter 173: Three Questions","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-173",173,"\u003Cp>An Animagus is a landmark presence even throughout the entire history of Transfiguration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a wizard believes that merely good luck is enough to complete the ritual, he is profoundly mistaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, when silently reciting the incantation and visualizing the transformation steps, if the wizard’s will to transform is insufficient, he may suffer a magical backlash during training and be unable to return to his human form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, at the final stage, the wizard will feel intense pain and two fierce heartbeats; images of the creature he is about to become will surface in his mind. If he cannot remain fearless, it will already be too late to escape the promised transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, it is a long ritual magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its duration and severity make it unsuitable for a wizard to complete alone, for even the most resolute wizard will inevitably falter at times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, James and his companions helped one another complete it;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>for example, Professor McGonagall was guided by Headmaster Dumbledore to achieve her Animagus transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when leaving the Transfiguration office, Professor McGonagall told him they must gather all materials and choose a cautious time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, the professor gave him her personal notes, instructing him to read them through as quickly as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Wizard Sean became busy again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed not only to select materials for intermediate alchemy, study more difficult runes, but also memorize this notebook thoroughly to ensure no mistakes in his future Animagus transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Room of Requirement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean rarely found himself in such a difficult situation; only after unlocking Mrs. Norris’s affection did he truly realize how arduous it was for a wizard to transform into a magical creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, previous materials could not bear such a burden; many runes could not produce sufficient effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, beyond these basic issues, the wizard’s own magic and the magic of magical creatures are in conflict—nearly irreconcilable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This may well be the true reason why wizards cannot become magical creatures as Animagi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly, to date, no magic in Transfiguration has ever succeeded in turning a wizard into a magical creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the owl Wizard Sean conjured was merely an owl stripped of the title “magical creature.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, there is the issue of the wizard’s will failing to hold—insufficient base materials, magical conflict, and lack of will; these three problems made Wizard Sean realize his current research seemed to be something never before existed in wizarding history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was walking a path never trodden by ancient wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more so, the fire in the hearth seemed to burn fiercer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Wizard Sean had long held many ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic, after all, should be connected by a single thread of origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the potion realm could produce Polyjuice Potion—a potion that preserves sanity and allows wizards to use magic—why could alchemy not do the same?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean slowly pulled out a slip of paper:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Miranda Goshawk, that old fool (struck through), once wrote in The Book of Spells:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a wizard has a need, a spell arises; if none exists, it is merely because the spell has not yet been discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now I assert: when a wizard has a need, a potion arises; if none exists, it is merely because the potion recipe has not yet been discovered.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Wizard Sean silently thought—when a wizard has a need, an alchemical creation arises; if none exists, it is merely because the alchemical creation has not yet been discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic is, after all, a mind-based power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Wizard Sean set aside his doubts and prepared to seek out Professor Terra to study obscure ancient runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In recent days, more Hufflepuffs had been seen peering around corners; Wizard Sean quietly set down the biscuit in his hand and hurried down the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the corridor, a wizard in a long robe, headless, suddenly ran out from beneath a portrait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fred.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean politely greeted them and moved to pass by toward the Alchemy office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Incredible! I’ve put on the Headless Hat and haven’t even spoken! How did you still recognize me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fred removed the hat, and his head immediately reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I bet even Mum wouldn’t recognize me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George took over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Headless Hats in their hands were their own invention—a prank item shaped like a pointed hat adorned with pink feathers, causing the wearer’s head (and the hat itself) to vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean glanced at his sweater for a second: a bright yellow “F” loomed large on the blue fabric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, we were talking about… Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time it was George speaking, his eyes gleaming as he produced a brief letter signed in bold letters: GREEN.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you going to ask how many Galleons we need?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fred exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A thousand—no, eight hundred! You see… we want to go to Diagon Alley.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George looked slightly embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twins shouted in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You agree?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They spoke in perfect unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean felt puzzled: the Weasleys had previously pestered him relentlessly, yet now that he agreed, they seemed unable to accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We know Galleons are hard to come by…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George said, eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even though we’re practically brothers, even though you’re the great Green… we’ve only known each other one semester!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fred tried to explain, but no explanation made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I agree.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean repeated it—he had known them longer than one semester.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… believe us? Am I crying, George?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fred felt something cold on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Touch your own face, I can’t see, Fred.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George had hidden himself under the Headless Hat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You truly believe us? Even though we’ve never run a shop, our products are still scarce, and we might waste your Galleons?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twins asked together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Always.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean stared ahead; a bag floated out of his pocket and left the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The great Green—your friend Fred offers you his most loyal reverence!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard someone shout behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The great Green—your friend George forever follows your will!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean quickened his pace, pretending not to hear, and stepped lightly out of the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dinner could be eaten carelessly, but words like these couldn’t be!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep in the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the black cat statue, the most Hufflepuffs gathered; beyond the stained-glass window, sunlight fell upon the portrait of a quiet girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wizard with long, white beard stood beneath the portrait, his eyes holding deep amusement and a fleeting surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He admitted—he had misjudged more than once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucky black cat, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you to Xie Xie Qiu Chan and Mao, Naiwei Oupa Tang, Feitian Fen Hong Da Xiang, Bi Li Qian Ren Wu Yu Wei Gang, Ping Guo Fan Shu, Wo Ren Mei La, Zang Jian De Tian’s donations!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you to Guang Xing Zhe Mo’s patronage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you for your support—the patron bonus chapter will be posted later, together with the final chapter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Readers may check tomorrow morning.\u003C\u002Fp>",1155,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2cf93dcdb87ad0ed7573572554bf667b45abe9a5f778855f9d938f6340296bab","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-174","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-172",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]