[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-240":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},2250478,4210,"Chapter 240: Elaboration","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-240",240,"\u003Cp>\"One month, one month—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Terra's expressionless face softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What year are you in, child?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First year, Professor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh! Of course—otherwise it wouldn't have...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor froze, pausing for a few seconds; then, seeming to harbor not the slightest doubt about the truth of his words, she merely narrowed her eyes slightly, unable to suppress the curve of her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Show me your diagram for crafting the Floating Quill... You improved the process, didn't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, the final step wouldn't fit so perfectly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Professor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean was somewhat surprised; could this really be seen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While crafting the Floating Quill, he had noticed that the sample provided by the twins could be optimized; the Weasleys seemed unable to directly sense the fine flow of magic with their wills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caused the Floating Quills they made to appear rough. But Wizard Sean was different; he could always detect the subtle magic within, just as he had felt while on the flying broomstick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he had naturally proceeded with the optimization, and only after finishing did he realize the danger inherent in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excellent alchemists can perceive the profound changes within their crafted objects; it is precisely this that re-grades alchemists.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Terra's voice grew even kinder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean had read this sentence in books before, but now spoken by the professor, it felt even more familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sounds familiar; it seems you have read 'The Fifth Element: Exploration'... That is very good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Terra looked even more gratified; what she did not tell Wizard Sean was that on the title page were several large characters: By Flora Terra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Among all branches of magic, alchemy is the one most dependent on talent; great alchemists link to Truth through 'Aether' and reshape the world;\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"while mediocre alchemists deserve only to be lowly clerks in the Ministry of Magic, or producers of mundane creations, never glimpsing Truth in their entire lives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So spoke Professor Terra; then she waved her hand, and a stool hopped out of her office; she slowly sat down upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then tell me, child, why do you wish to study alchemy? Or rather, how do you view alchemy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean paused briefly, recalling the various inventions of Senior Weasley; though they were merely simple combinations, they could produce tremendous effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alchemy, perhaps, still holds many blanks... Transfiguration spells and trigger charms waiting to be activated could create Canary Cookies; Copying Charms and Duration Charms could create Eternal Ink... Magic, to some extent, completely disregards science.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there can be Canary Cookies, then there can be Falcon Cookies and Shark Pies;\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"if there can be infinite ink, then there should be infinite quills and infinite clothing;\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"if greenhouses can be cast with Temperature-Stabilizing Charms, then teapots, clothing, and boots should be able to possess them as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is merely the portion of alchemy explored by predecessors; many parts remain completely blank... Wizards can boil a kettle with a single Flame Charm, yet do not know the principles of steam operation; wizards can replicate and pressurize, yet do not know the principles of pressure pumps...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he elaborated, the more Wizard Sean's eyes sparkled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why must we necessarily study the mysteries of the alchemical field?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because... it is there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a long while, the corridor fell into a deep silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Professor Terra thought of many things; she recalled the alchemists from the previous Alchemy Convention who had transferred from Muggle Studies, possessing mind-boggling ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although limited by talent, they could only think and serve as advisory consultants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you a half-blood wizard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor asked softly, her tone impartial, containing only pure curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am a Muggle-born wizard, Professor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have heard many interesting concepts from that Weasley; his flying car was also quite excellent... Every Monday and Wednesday, I will set aside an afternoon for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Terra said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Child, tell me your name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wizard Sean Green, Professor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Flora Terra. I am very glad to have met you today. Tell those two Weasleys that I will be in that corridor from now on—and also, stop pretending to fall every time; no wizard can fall in the same spot seven times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Professor Terra gazed for a long time at the notebook Wizard Sean had placed atop the pile of books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You haven't given me your quill crafting diagram yet, Mr. Green.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slightly stunned, Wizard Sean finally realized he had momentarily forgotten this matter, so he hastily handed over the notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corridor, Sir Cadogan had recently been dozing off noticeably more often; perhaps due to the cold weather, the knight drank until midnight every time, sleeping through the entire day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean walked briskly; he was preparing to go to the Transfiguration office to practice Transfiguration when suddenly two bursts of fiery red darted out from a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You came out too soon! How did it go?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Fred removed the helmet's visor, revealing his face hidden inside the armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't tell us you failed—that means next time, we'll be charging Galleons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George was hiding behind the armor and was now forcefully pulling Fred out from inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean waved his wand, and the armor moved on its own, piece by piece detaching and then reassembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cool—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fred whispered in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The professor asked me to find her after class.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean's words carried gratitude; after a moment's thought, he added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, right, the professor said she'll always be in that corridor—and don't pretend to fall every time; no wizard can fall in the same spot seven times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fred and George's faces turned red; muttering things like \"How can a wizard's business be called falling?\" and \"It's clearly that the floor was too slippery,\" they vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean had anticipated both the reliability and unreliability of the Weasleys; he quickly left the corridor. With two days remaining until Wednesday, he needed to familiarize himself with the framework of alchemy as much as possible in the intervening time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the Alchemy office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Terra sat in her chair, watching the notebook in her hand with great interest; her expression deepened the moment her eyes reached the first sentence: [Potions and Alchemy should share a single source line].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subsequent elaborations on the three stages of alchemy and their correspondence to Potions made her nod slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Wizard Sean had not written down methods like Will Strengthening, unconsciously these theories had already influenced Wizard Sean's view of magic, causing his notes to always possess a depth of contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Terra became even more satisfied; she turned to Wizard Sean's structural diagram of the Floating Quill—though still immature, the control over details was excellent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However... what did these two days refer to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time spent engraving magical runes on the quill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spent two days, barely managing to create a Floating Quill...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Terra stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>",1151,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1cb8b885987d66644bbf9dfb06606ecc7e13fb6a5e6c9c50f2cac17e44973191","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-241","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-239",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]