[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-216":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},2250454,4210,"Chapter 216","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-216",216,"\u003Cp>Whether it was Severus constantly using his wand to help the baby dragon hatch, or his innate affinity for magical creatures, the dragon’s affection for him grew rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gave Severus hope that he might produce dragon cookies before the International Alchemy Assembly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon grew quickly; it could not possibly stay in Hagrid’s hut much longer, and Severus had only three weeks to raise its affection by three thousand points—to reach “Familiar (Skilled).”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Severus freed up much of his time to visit Hagrid’s hut, studying the dragon’s habits and nurturing it according to the methods in the books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Hagrid fumbled about feeding the baby dragon dead mice, Severus had already asked Mr. Gert to send various meats; within just a few days, the tiny dragon had grown twice its original size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This filled Harry and the others with deep worry, especially now that Malfoy seemed to have spied on what they were doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In another two weeks, Norbert will be as long as Hagrid’s house.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And Malfoy could go to Dumbledore at any moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry suddenly turned to Ron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Charlie.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve gone addled,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Ron—remember that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No—Charlie—your brother Charlie. In Romania, the one who studies dragons. We should send Norbert to him. Charlie can care for it and release it back into the wild.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brilliant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron and Hermione’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to their mounting distress, Severus—who knew the outcome—remained calm and composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate, in another week, Norbert’s affection would reach “Familiar,” and Severus relaxed his mind, preparing to turn to other projects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The proficiency of his Plan Map had reached Expert, and Severus needed only two mid-rank alchemy creations to unlock the Expert Alchemy Title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Severus had just begun sipping pumpkin sweet milk when a commotion erupted overhead. Hundreds of owls burst into the Great Hall, circling and dropping letters and packages among the chatting students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large, bulging package landed on Neville’s head; he pulled out its contents and found an automatic curling wand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a note:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Don’t forget to tidy up your changed clothes.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Neville seemed to have forgotten how to use the curling wand; when he touched the handle, it began spinning wildly behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Hall erupted in laughter; finally, Hermione and Jia Jia Siting had to hold down Neville, whose arms flailed wildly, while the other forcibly yanked the wand away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Severus watched quietly, his mind already forming new ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Caretaker’s Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though a strange, oppressive aura still lingered, the room was now much brighter and cleaner; the windows automatically mimicked Hogwarts’ weather, soft white clouds drifting lazily, with birds occasionally flitting past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Filch was watering the flowers; on the windowsill sat a violet—Mrs. Norris’s favorite. Without sunlight, flowers could not survive in the Caretaker’s Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Filch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Severus knocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come in, Green.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The biting doorknob gnashed and tugged wildly; Severus tapped it with his wand, and it fell still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Severus’s new discovery: due to his familiarity with alchemy creations’ structures and his strong perception of internal magical flow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he could use minute magical energy to halt or even directly disrupt their magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Severus pushed open the door, holding a broom; Mr. Filch immediately noticed the strange broom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the Cleaning Broom, sir. It can help you clean the castle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Severus’s eyes sparkled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inspiration for the Cleaning Broom came from automatic tools in wizarding households—like the self-cleaning dish basin and self-mending needles at the Weasleys’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Severus had crafted an automated sweeping broom, imbued with will through Transfiguration and inscribed with the Cleaning Charm and the Disillusionment Charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This way, Mr. Filch wouldn’t be so furious about the messes wizarding students brought in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consider this: a single student returning from a rainy day could leave enough mud to keep Mr. Filch cleaning for an hour—and just the Gryffindor Quidditch team alone could keep him busy all night in the rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the entrance to the Caretaker’s Office, Mr. Filch always stood frozen in such moments; he never managed to thank Severus before he left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, Mrs. Norris, Mrs. Norris…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he just hugged Mrs. Norris and retreated into the Caretaker’s Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cleaning Broom also tidied up the Hope Hut, and it was known to the hut’s residents even before the Plan Map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another week passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Hagrid’s hut, Norbert was now as large as a big cardboard box; Severus directed a barrel of meat to feed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You have gained the affection of the Norwegian Ridgeback (Norbert) at a Skilled level. Proficiency +10.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, Norbert finally showed affection toward Severus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And today, Norbert was to be sent away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Severus had anticipated, Ron had contacted his brother Charlie, who would send someone to retrieve Norbert from the Astronomy Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be careful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Severus watched Hagrid try to pick up Norbert and couldn’t help warning him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh—he’s fine. He only bit my boot—he’s just playing—he’s still just a little baby, after all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The baby dragon thumped its tail against the wall, making the windows rattle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Severus now reasonably suspected that Hagrid believed magical creatures liked him partly because they simply couldn’t do anything about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, a dark, stormy night descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five in the Hope Hut were all tense and excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were going on a nighttime excursion—and transporting a dragon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norbert was now packed inside a large cardboard box; Severus cast the Levitation Charm to lift it, otherwise Harry and the others had no idea how to move it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking through the dark outside the castle, Severus once again obediently broke school rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Invisibility Cloak, Harry and the others could almost hear their own loud heartbeats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Severus and Jia Jia Siting cast the Disillusionment Charm; the once-ancient castle now looked like a monstrous beast devouring the night. Aside from Severus, who remained calm, the other students in the hut couldn’t help but imagine worst-case scenarios.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry worried that Malfoy might have already reported them to Headmaster Dumbledore, and they were now just waiting to be caught and expelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione feared Mrs. Norris might appear at any moment—would they be discovered by the caretaker?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron, nervous and half-starved from skipping dinner, wondered whether they could sneak to the kitchens after delivering Norbert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they climbed the marble steps of the Entrance Hall, walked through the pitch-black corridors, ascended one floor, then another…\u003C\u002Fp>",1068,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","293f78e69a7922dee24f5991f6cb96f01b9500cfc09522cf4c6a206cb03abf41","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-217","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-215",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]