[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-230":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},2250468,4210,"Chapter 230: Obstacles Galore","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-230",230,"\u003Cp>Impedimenta.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a Dark Charm, yet an exceedingly practical one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rapidly casting the Impediment Jinx can delay an opponent for a moment, or halt a magical creature in its tracks; this spell is a vital component of wizarding duels.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Thus wrote Madam Miranda Goshawk in *The Standard Book of Spells*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spell lasts for roughly a dozen seconds, temporarily slowing an opponent's speed. It can also suspend a wasp mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape's test subject was precisely such a wasp, and he said with a sinister sneer:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you fail, Wizard Sean Green—perhaps some pain will sharpen your wits!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded, failing to notice the wand clenched tightly beneath Professor Snape's robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impedimenta! (Obstacle Upon Obstacle!)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue-white sparks erupted from the tip of Wizard Sean's wand, and the wasp, which had been charging at high speed, froze instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You practiced the Impediment Jinx to an Expert standard; Proficiency +50]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You practiced the Impediment Jinx to an Expert standard; Proficiency +50]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Impediment Jinx: Skilled (110\u002F3000)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A new title in the field of Dark Magic has been unlocked]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to his progress in other branches of magic, Wizard Sean always managed to achieve breakthroughs in Dark Magic within a much shorter time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hour of Dark Magic practice could take him from Apprentice to Skilled...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes Wizard Sean felt he wasn't casting Dark Magic at all, but that the Dark Magic was flowing out through his wand on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, his heart held no intense \"malice,\" yet the power of his Dark Magic remained undiminished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph—consider yourself lucky, Green—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Wizard Sean looking somewhat exhausted, Professor Snape flicked his wand, and the wasp, which had been about to attack again, vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take this—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape tossed over a booklet; Wizard Sean turned around only then to see his letter placed on a shelf within a glass storage cabinet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in the blink of an eye, both the letter and that small jar disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was his vision playing tricks on him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you waiting for?! For the potion ingredients to prepare themselves and then jump into the cauldron?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape's fury surged once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cauldron, like a train's exhaust vent, emitted billowing white steam that drifted into a few snowflakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instruction manual in Wizard Sean's hand was filled with notes; rarely, Professor Snape added no mockery, simply making precise improvements to the content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he had added a new potion: the Draught of Peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It appeared in Libatius Borage's *Advanced Potion-Making*, content theoretically reserved for fifth-year students, presenting a significant difficulty for Wizard Sean at his current level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wizard Sean keenly noticed one thing: this potion recipe included the refined ritual and instruction method perfected by Master Libatius Borage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, while Professor Snape seemed to have set an impossible task, he had actually preserved a considerable amount of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you satisfied with brewing potions that even a troll could concoct?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape remarked sarcastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Draught of Peace was an advanced potion; its difficulty was unquestionable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fortunately, the refined ritual and instruction method still firmly paved a way forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You brewed a full cauldron of Draught of Peace to an Apprentice standard; Proficiency +1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Draught of Peace: Unlocked (1\u002F30)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What have you done?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape's voice rang out simultaneously with the panel's notification sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, his sinister gaze swept over Wizard Sean, only to subside on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get—out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean seemed to understand something; just moments ago, he had instinctively added a tiny sprig of peppermint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his will was intensely focused, his actions were almost entirely instinctive; only after adding it did he recall the story behind that sprig of peppermint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Professor Snape's original creation found in the Half-Blood Prince's notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tidied the desk as usual, then wrapped his scarf tightly and left the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he had even walked out, he discovered ten Jin Jin Jialong had somehow appeared in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gloomy, cold laugh echoed from the depths of the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape silently watched Wizard Sean walk away, strangely falling into a trance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His talent for Potions was gradually revealing itself; Snape was certain this idiot did not possess his own notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if recalling something, his complex gaze took on a hint of nostalgia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean's quick-quill wrote incessantly with a scratching sound:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The core pursuit of Alchemy may be more complex and less materialistic than it initially appears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It consists of three stages: the Black Stage, the White Stage, and the Red Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first step of Alchemy is dissolution, commonly called the Black Stage;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second step, the transformation of lead into gold, is the White Stage;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third and final step is the Red Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the fire intensifies, a sacred red light casts a beautiful, vivid crimson hue upon the white stone... the whitening of matter turning red is often metaphorically compared to being stained with blood]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about Potions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his will sank into the misty cauldron, Wizard Sean felt the old substances vanish, transform, and finally metamorphose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a strong intuition that, even within Alchemy, this intuition absolutely applied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he effortlessly found this section in *The Allegory of Alchemy: The Four Elements*:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Alchemy—that is, the search for the Philosopher's Stone, turning base metals into gold and granting the owner eternal youth—was once believed to be possible and real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One interpretation of the \"instructions\" left by alchemists is that they symbolize a spiritual journey, guiding the alchemist from ignorance (base metal) to enlightenment (gold)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was brewing potions not also a journey from ignorance (ordinary ingredients) to enlightenment (magical potions)?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean finally understood the fundamental thread connecting Potions and Alchemy; after grasping this point, his progress in Alchemy was nothing short of rapid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took him only two days to create a floating quill according to his notes.\u003C\u002Fp>",978,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8855ee4f91d6c2a446db8127c6e31c862aca7c8de6c9471abc66cdb9055f5a14","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-231","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-229",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]