[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-191":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},2250429,4210,"Chapter 191","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-191",191,"\u003Cp>“I can’t say that? Huh—just assume you and your bunch...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy paused, still not uttering the names that followed. Lately he found Snape’s intentions harder to fathom, but that didn’t stop him from mocking this Gryffindor coward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Test that spell for me, Longbottom! Locomotor Mortis!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy swung his wand. Neville’s eyes widened instantly; his legs snapped shut, and he crashed to the floor with a thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold smirk curled on Malfoy’s lips as he raised an eyebrow at the two behind him; Goyle and Crabbe burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corridor was dim. In the adjacent room, the black cat that had been pressing its head against the door crack yanked it back swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tilted its head, whiskers trembling, locking its gaze on the direction of the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the black cat looked up, it met the gaze of a tabby cat whose whiskers also trembled—its eyes burned with suppressed, human-like fury as it stepped out calmly in front of Wizard Sean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conflict in the corridor wasn’t over. Neville, trembling, picked up his wand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finite! (Spell Stop!)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville cast the spell instinctively, then shut his eyes. When he opened them, the Leg-Locker Curse had been lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I... I can do it... just as Wizard Sean said...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at his wand, a brief smile tugging at his lips, then pushed himself upright against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up to see Malfoy charging toward him, furious, flanked by Goyle and Crabbe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grab his arms!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville heard Malfoy roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrified by the two closing in, Neville froze—then Justin’s words flashed through his mind: the words Justin had spoken when he saw Neville, Ron, and Malfoy fighting in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good job, Neville. My father says—when dealing with people who have no morals or character, fists work wonders.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Goyle seized Neville’s left arm, Neville, knowing what was coming, punched Crabbe square in the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crabbe, utterly unprepared for resistance, screamed and collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville stared at his own fist, unable to believe he’d done it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I-I’m sorry...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He apologized automatically, trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hold him down, teach him a lesson!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard Malfoy bellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the corridor, the noise of young wizards erupted, and two dark shadows vanished in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the black cat reached the corridor’s end, it saw Malfoy and the others advancing on Neville, cornering him, raising their wands with malicious intent, muttering curses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat’s ink-black fur bristled involuntarily; its white-tipped ears flattened backward and disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tabby cat stared, stunned for more than a moment—this child... had bristled for the first time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead of the black cat’s gaze, Neville had nowhere left to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I only wanted you to test one spell—but now you’ll help me with more!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy drew his wand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rictusempra! (Laughing Jinx!)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finite! (Spell Stop!)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville’s hand moved faster than his mind—he cast the Finite he’d learned privately from Wizard Sean, and to his surprise, it worked perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instantly he knew he was doomed—if he resisted, Malfoy would only rage further—oh god, he was finished!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, a voice choked with fury rang out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you challenging me to a duel, Longbottom?! Then let’s duel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy, clearly enraged, unleashed a barrage of minor curses—but Neville reacted swiftly, countering most with Finite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t even begun to smile when Goyle and Crabbe lunged forward, disarming him in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corridor, stripped of flickering spells, plunged into darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville stared numbly as his new wand fell to the floor. He felt his swallow take a hundred times longer than usual; his body stiffened, his heart pounded wildly, and his courage vanished with the wand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corridor fell silent for several seconds before Malfoy let out a sneering laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Locomotor Mortis!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville’s legs snapped shut, pinned against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve only learned one spell from that Wizard Sean Green. Look at yourself—a big, clumsy coward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He burst into loud laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not a coward...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounded by the three, Neville watched helplessly as they toyed with his wand—his new wand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt tears must be streaming down—he couldn’t even see his beloved wand clearly anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not a coward...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He murmured to himself, but his body offered him no strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re a complete coward!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard someone shout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not a coward...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice grew fainter. He remembered the hopeful, encouraging eyes in the Room of Requirement...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean, who’d spoken more in one day than he had all week...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart wasn’t stone—how could it feel nothing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Neville, there is only one kind of hero: one who fears, and overcomes fear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Neville Longbottom, you are no less than anyone else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard someone speaking. When he looked up, he saw a black cat hurtling toward him like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that... Wizard Sean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his weakest moment, that name was the first to come to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Wizard Sean said I’m no less than anyone else...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wand—smooth, sharp, sleek—snapped out from his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville gripped it, and in the astonished gazes of Malfoy and the others, roared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Flipendo! (Repel Three Feet!)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh—!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goyle screamed, flew high into the air, then crashed onto his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crabbe, startled and reaching for Neville, saw a fist suddenly loom before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh—!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He too collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville couldn’t believe what he’d done—he stared at his fist—could it really be this strong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked again at the wand that had just sprung forth—his tears must have started flowing again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy stood frozen on the stone floor; Goyle and Crabbe lay sprawled everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville’s sudden outburst made Wizard Sean freeze mid-paw. He silently reverted to human form in a corner, and saw Professor McGonagall, also reverted, giving a slight nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corridor, Neville picked up his new wand and tucked his father’s wand back into his waistband.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he trembled as he walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean watched from the corner, knowing—the dead wand had been given life by a father.\u003C\u002Fp>",988,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","da2faf18dd2f8f67ae94e15316e855c6888dd5cbc4b0e579132a6fda5127a58a","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-192","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-190",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]