[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-220":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},2250458,4210,"Chapter 220: The Discarded Note","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-220",220,"\u003Cp>\"You should go and see...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Jia Jia Siting could finish his sentence, Professor Snape was already heading toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is my book!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione looked both anxious and angry; she stamped her foot, her eyes flashing with frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shouldn't have lent the book to Harry and the others!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Professor Snape slowly walk away, Harry and Ron were startled to realize he was actually heading in Wizard Sean's direction, and they began whispering to each other:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're done for. Did you see that, Harry? Wizard Sean has a copy of Quidditch Through the Ages too...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron was referring to the copy Wizard Sean had borrowed from the library; Mrs. Pince had let Wizard Sean keep it so she wouldn't be bothered by other eager young wizards, something she had long wanted to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have to go warn them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry frowned, a flicker of worry crossing his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the cold courtyard, the blue flames seemed to offer little warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean took Quidditch Through the Ages out of his bag and handed it to Hermione. With the Quidditch season underway, Hermione had been somewhat affected, especially since her friends were all showing interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had recently been very fond of reading books related to Quidditch, and only lent out Quidditch Through the Ages in light of Harry and the others' heroic deeds earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it was gone, confiscated by Professor Snape—no one dared approach Professor Snape to ask for the book back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick! Quick! Hide it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Professor Snape drawing nearer, Hermione looked extremely flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean was staring at the professor's injured leg; behind the robes, a gory wound was faintly visible. As Professor Snape drew closer, Hermione's complexion worsened to an alarming degree, and even Jia Jia Siting trembled slightly, though it was unclear whether this was due to the biting cold wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph—idiot books for idiots—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corner of Professor Snape's mouth curled into a sneer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quite fitting for someone like you... hmph—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped short before finishing the sentence, merely shooting Wizard Sean a vicious glare before forcing himself to walk away with a normal gait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our book wasn't confiscated?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is—oh no, I mean, this is truly incredible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron's face was filled with utter disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He must absolutely hate me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry muttered to himself again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Wizard Sean kept his gaze fixed on Professor Snape's injured leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his memory, although Professor Snape was injured, he had not gone to Madam Pomfrey for treatment; instead, he had merely obtained a roll of bandages from Mr. Filch's office and treated himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The advantage of Madam Pomfrey was that if you told her what kind of wound you had, she would treat it as such without probing the true cause of the injury. The disadvantage was that anyone could get information out of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the professor had chosen not to go to the hospital wing, as his own identity was sensitive enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wizard Sean had no such concerns; no one would pay attention to him, a first-year wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is severely injured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting suddenly blurted out these words, his eyes likewise filled with worry, before stealing a glance at Wizard Sean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the entrance to the caretaker's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large package floated beside Wizard Sean; Mrs. Norris purred on his shoulder one moment, then ran beneath the stained-glass window the next, chasing patches of light that flickered due to the passing clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After playing for a while, she jumped onto the large package, becoming a cat floating in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Wizard Sean gently knocked on the door, only to be met with Mr. Filch's mocking voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Another idiot—do you think knocking is some kind of secret? Get out of here before your hand gets bitten off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean naturally ignored the taunt, a faint smile playing on his lips—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The biting doorknob seemed quite useful...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's me, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Wizard Sean could finish speaking, a loud crash came from behind the door, followed by hurried footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door swung open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dim, filthy, windowless room became much brighter thanks to several candles floating in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside a jar on the desk lay a letter, weighed down by a quill and numerous crumpled balls of paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Wizard Sean's crumpled scarf, the caretaker was suddenly rendered speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meow—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Mrs. Norris who placed her paw on the letter, revealing unfinished handwriting:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Happy Halloween...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with the letter lay a brand-new scarf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that due to his hesitation, he had failed to deliver it throughout the entire Halloween day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Happy Halloween, Mr. Filch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Mrs. Norris had been trying to lead him here since noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The caretaker's office was always permeated with a faint smell of dried salted fish, yet Mr. Filch disliked fish; often, his room would be filled with the simmering aroma of a large bone soup, and whenever that happened, Mrs. Norris would go outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All in all, even though they understood each other perfectly, they were still making concessions for one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean remained full of energy; he set down the potions and gauze he had brought from Madam Pomfrey, then waved his wand, causing the items in the package to fly out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an enchanted window capable of displaying any type of weather, obtained with great effort by Senior Wei Wei Silai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had once been used in the Ministry of Magic, since the Ministry was located underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Employees of the Department of Magical Maintenance had once caused that window to display a hurricane for two months in an attempt to secure a pay raise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many strange incidents at the Ministry of Magic—such as sending messages via paper airplanes, or officials flushing themselves through toilets to enter the Ministry during Voldemort's reign...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All made this organization, which was supposed to control the magical world, resemble nothing more than a makeshift troupe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in certain aspects, it was surprisingly effective; for instance, when Fudge ordered the Aurors to arrest Dumbledore, they actually went:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in the original story, Fudge sneered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"you intend to take on Dawlish, Shacklebolt, Dolores, and me all by yourself, is that it, Dumbledore?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean sometimes felt that wizards indeed possessed an ill-timed recklessness, the result being that within a few breaths, Fudge, Umbridge, Kingsley, and Dawlish were all lying motionless on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were braver than Voldemort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By November, Hogwarts had gradually begun to see falling snow; when Mr. Filch came to his senses, he discovered that the area outside the castle was covered in a thin layer of snow, and the Black Lake surface had begun to freeze with a thin sheet of ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was not something that should be visible in this windowless room.\u003C\u002Fp>",1125,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b10efa5a87a8d9cdb56a7d0d689d2ff917c99086fce97c6643cd53e1bc83c6f4","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-221","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-219",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]