[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-187":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},2250425,4210,"Chapter 187: Childhood","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-187",187,"\u003Cp>In the dungeon, a cold wind swept through, rattling the glass with a clatter; Wizard Sean exhaled a puff of white breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the notebook with some surprise; it turned out that while he had been focused on brewing potions, Professor Snape had impatiently added some annotations to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they were all phrases like \"a fool's handling,\" \"a senile choice,\" and \"a timing node where only Merlin's blessing let you succeed,\" what lay behind them was the profound understanding of a Potions Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Libatius Borage's notes had appeared, Wizard Sean had sorrowfully discovered a fact: Advanced Potion-Making did not contain the three potions Wizard Sean had learned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fitting description would be—Master Libatius Borage had given Wizard Sean a key to open a golden treasure chest, but Wizard Sean held only a tattered wooden box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two did not correspond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Professor Snape's annotations had arrived at a most timely moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on the improved ritual and guidance method, combined with Professor Snape's detailed notes, Wizard Sean successfully brewed a batch of Swelling Solution at the [Expert] level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have brewed a batch of Swelling Solution at the Expert level; Proficiency +50]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A new potion title has been unlocked; please check]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean felt a slight surge of excitement; when the cold wind blew past, he shivered involuntarily, causing the Swelling Solution to spill directly onto the dried nettles on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Shrinking Solution Professor Snape had made him learn in advance proved immensely useful; Wizard Sean sprinkled the Shrinking Solution onto it, and the swollen areas subsided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his unhurried handling, Professor Snape let out a cold snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, Wizard Sean silently opened his panel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Title: Potion Novice]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Greatly increases perception of potions; slightly improves potion talent]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed \"greatly\"—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean continued reading with anticipation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wizard Wizard Sean, Potion Talent: Green (boosted by the Potion Novice title; original talent was White). Note: Average wizards are Green]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems the next title to be upgraded will be the talent itself...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean thought silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past two months, aside from reaching the threshold for herbology, Wizard Sean had already achieved certain results in every field through grinding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to his previous stats of one Purple and three Whites, it was a transformation of heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After quickly reviewing the panel, Wizard Sean picked up the notebook and recorded the thoughts that had not yet fully faded from his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guidance method was not comprehensive; the potions it targeted were currently only the Swelling Solution and the Shrinking Solution, and even regarding the Shrinking Solution, there were still many aspects worthy of improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Master Libatius Borage's previous methods, the guidance method added another step: the creation of a situational ritual. Like the initial improved ritual, it permeated the entire potion-brewing process, where countless tiny preparations and hints jointly ushered in the final transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wizard Sean's research deepened, the required details multiplied, making him realize that improving potion rituals was destined to be a long and arduous process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Libatius Borage had only perfected a few potions in his entire life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean knew his time was limited, so he had to choose his potions carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some potions—such as the Swelling Solution—Wizard Sean would not bother to perfect their rituals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corner of the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reminding Wizard Sean to check the notes, Professor Snape's anger also tended to subside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed more keenly that faint cold breeze and the fool's slight shiver, which the latter thought he had suppressed quite well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell silent, watching with a chilly gaze as Wizard Sean tidied the tabletop and prepared to leave the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop, Wizard Sean Green.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice sounded as if squeezed out from his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean silently halted his steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The parchment gripped tightly in Professor Snape's hand was slammed... onto the tabletop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was because Professor Snape had slammed it halfway down then gently set it down; seeming annoyed, he roared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you ever again believe those words that deviate from reality and develop a mistaken understanding of the noble art of Potions! I guarantee, Wizard Sean Green, I will make you pack your things and get out of this dungeon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least Professor Snape was willing to let him take his things with him, Wizard Sean thought inexplicably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently put away the parchment, his eyes widening at the annotations covering the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he was carefully observing and pondering, Professor Snape's sharp gaze caught, in a single glance, the obviously thin and ill-fitting collar of the single-layer shirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst those mocking voices, within the young wizard's slightly trembling body, inside that pilled and old single shirt—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memories rose like ripples on a Black Lake surface, reflecting the black-haired figure who had entered Hogwarts decades ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had walked under eaves thick with cobwebs wearing maternity clothes passed down from his mother, the fabric soaked through with years of filth that permeated the sour decay of a fallen pure-blood family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mocked \"Snivellus\"... those greasy, matted locks were less a result of neglect and more a silent testament to dirty sinks and cracked tile walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hogwarts robe became the first truly clean garment of his life. When the silver-threaded house crest embroidered upon it beat against his heart, a strange tremor crawled up his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get out...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard his own voice, hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean did not notice; he merely bowed slightly while holding the parchment, then left the dungeon lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving only Snape to silently watch it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sir Cadogan appeared once again at the end of the hallway; this time he was alone, clad in tattered armor—surely because he had gone off to another duel—and was trying to pull his sword out of the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew how he had stuck it in; the only thing certain was that the blade was embedded deeply in the grass, and despite using all his strength to tug and pull, he still could not extract it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he could only flop down onto the grass, push up his visor, and wipe his sweat-drenched face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One must have a stubborn heart; the hardest part is yet to come!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sir Cadogan shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the knight drenched in sweat, Wizard Sean silently placed a painting featuring a round stool and a campfire beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knight's eyes lit up, and he praised:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clearly another expedition, dear Green! We must find our target, and then die bravely in the charge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed never able to climb onto his horse, or even pull out his sword, yet he was always shouting, full of vigor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded silently; he knew knights could truly do such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, not necessarily...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Wizard Sean left, the knight added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Green, remember—singing loudly amidst suffering and twists is no easy feat, yet the weight of silence amidst suffering and twists is equally heavy. You will understand that not all lives will roar;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>some courage, ah, is wordless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild winds howled around the castle; the only thing identical in the corridor and the dungeon was two pairs of eyes that remained forever calm.\u003C\u002Fp>",1205,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","fb83ff92739c58fa75967711c645523a4843e95cf1fb467b69d214250adca9a7","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-188","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-186",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]