[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-180":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},2250418,4210,"Chapter 180: Eyes in the Mirror","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-180",180,"\u003Cp>Marcus McGonagall is Professor McGonagall’s brother, and their entire family welcomed Wizard Sean warmly from the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the animals on the farm suffered greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon Wizard Sean had a private room, located in the very best spot of the entire villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life here was leisurely and comfortable; the farm was especially large, and the Marcus McGonagall family was quite well-off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dinners were always absurdly lavish, Marcus McGonagall’s enthusiasm never waned day after day, as if in the blink of an eye, Millicent McGonagall would be left utterly alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey! My dear little one! Want to try horseback riding?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marcus McGonagall had a naturally outgoing personality; though forty years older than Wizard Sean, he had not a trace of arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, by the way, he was a wizard, but his grandchildren were not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When mentioning this, the wizard’s eyes grew unusually deep and complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, several other middle-aged wizards (Wizard Sean guessed they were in their thirties) had arrived at the villa today; they were wildly excited upon seeing the professor. Yet Wizard Sean did not see Robert McGonagall Jr., the father in the photograph in the living room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warm and bright room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean waved his wand, and a shelled fire lizard emerged from the fireplace, bit onto a branch, then turned the branch to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You practiced Advanced Transfiguration to an expert standard. Proficiency +1000】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean had never ceased practicing Transfiguration; now his 【Expert】-level Transfiguration had reached:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Title: Master of Transfiguration】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Transfiguration: Expert Level (212000\u002F300000)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate, by the end of his first year, he would at least reach the threshold of Master level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the door, several heads huddled together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young McGonagalls watched the fire lizard emerge, then all chimed in unison: “Wow—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is he a wizard?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speaker was Sarah McGonagall, who was pressed against the top of the door crack, with her brother and sister below her: Bard McGonagall and Zoe McGonagall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think so. His eyes are so beautiful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoe McGonagall replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud meow came from afar; a pure white cat slipped through the door crack and landed before Wizard Sean’s desk, rubbing its head against his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean stroked the white cat, and it began to purr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s just like the wizard in fairy tales—I bet he can turn you into a cat, Sarah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bard seemed eager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can we come in? We want to give you a Christmas gift, Mr. Green.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knocked politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened by itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three tumbled in in a bundle, still leaning against the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several soft cushions caught them; Wizard Sean saw they still held their exquisitely wrapped gifts high even as they rolled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so the gift boxes floated upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow—oh, I mean, can you turn Sarah into a cat? She’s been looking forward to this forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bard asked shyly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded and exchanged gifts with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon they were outside, munching on biscuits, and before leaving, they politely closed the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon their voices echoed down the hallway:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good heavens! He really is a wizard—a kind, helpful wizard from fairy tales! Just like the stories I’ve read!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You turned into a cat, Sarah—wait, can you still talk? Don’t run, Sarah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the sound of thudding footsteps as the McGonagall children Chaonaozhe  ran downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night had truly arrived. Wizard Sean set down the gift boxes and noticed the night outside the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stars always shine brighter in the countryside; the beech trees rise and fall, forming a profound and silent night scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean tapped his wand above his head, and his figure dissolved like a shadow merging into darkness—the Disillusionment Charm. He was preparing to practice Transfiguration outside the villa. Then, he seemed to hear something unintentionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Millicenta, he… is he with you at Hogwarts? You know what I mean—the Hogwarts with Dumbledore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Marcus McGonagall’s voice; his usually cheerful tone had turned suddenly somber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall’s voice was soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then good. Will you come with me tomorrow to visit Robert’s grave…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…As you wish, Marcus.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Millicenta, the magical world is unstable. I have a house in Canary Wharf protected by the Fidelius Charm. If anything happens, bring him there. He’s a good boy—even Persia, my cat, adores him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hogwarts is the safest place in the world, Marcus.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I trust only myself. I know the Ministry’s people are already dead—you know, Robert already paid the price for us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I respect your choice, but please respect mine. Don’t dive too deep. That boy still needs you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Many children need me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I knew you’d say that, Millicenta.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came a long silence. Wizard Sean slowly remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall had two brothers; one died in a terrorist attack during Voldemort’s reign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time slipped away in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean stood by the tranquil Black Lake, watching its still surface, when suddenly a water snake shot out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You practiced Advanced Transfiguration to an expert standard. Proficiency +1000】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tucked away his wand. His gaze was as calm and deep as the Black Lake’s surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voldemort killed many, committed countless atrocities in the magical world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These atrocities seemed distant, but to those who died in the terrorist attacks and their grieving families, they were wounds that would never heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single grain of sand from an era, when it falls on one person’s head, becomes a mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The calm Black Lake surface resembled the enchanted mirror inside Hogwarts Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Dumbledore naturally omitted the Hogwarts Castle scene, but only Wizard Sean knew it was a distant prayer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape, Headmaster Dumbledore…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew what they faced, yet they did not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Lake’s surface churned again; flames erupted in its center, then hardened into the armored shell of a fire crab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean gazed at the crab, and the firelight illuminated him as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You practiced Advanced Transfiguration to a master standard. Proficiency +3000】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean wearily tucked away his wand again, but his gaze was no longer as calm as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gazed across at his reflection on the Black Lake, as if staring at himself before the mirror that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only one person knows the ending of the story. So even if only one person must hold on to the end, it will be me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stars glittered in the night sky; those who gaze upward know their own smallness—but sometimes, the small can forge greatness.\u003C\u002Fp>",1059,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a8f4dfc8f139652c56df89f9072d7eacf83a381ed0d276cc56c4b7f30cea296e","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-181","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-179",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]