[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-242":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},2250480,4210,"Chapter 242: Year-End Banquet","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-242",242,"\u003Cp>The Weasley twins received good news from En.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the entire duration before the year-end banquet, they hummed tunes and occasionally poked half their heads out from behind portraits, startling night-strolling students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The year-end banquet quickly became the most anticipated event among the young wizards, despite rampant rumors—such as the Alchemy Assembly, the lucky black cat, or Snape’s assassination of Quirrell…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as this academic year drew to a close, students still cared more about the final outcomes of the year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Personal honors were not worth discussing. After all, no one could surpass Mr. Green unless you scored 121 out of 120 on an exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But collective honor—the House Cup—became the most discussed topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day before the year-end banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The castle gradually grew lively as professors began decorating the Great Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Flitwick took the lead, with his most accomplished student, Wizard Sean Green, behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Hall had been newly decorated in Ravenclaw’s blue and bronze colors to celebrate their victory in the House Cup. Behind the head table hung a massive banner depicting a Ravenclaw eagle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Professor Flitwick was pulling Wizard Sean along to place some Ravenclaw decorations around the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dear Mr. Green, it’s been so difficult—Ravenclaw hasn’t won the House Cup in so long…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Flitwick spoke in a high-pitched voice, wiping away a tear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ravenclaws behind him felt slightly embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eagles didn’t care much for collective honor, so despite their solid strength, they always lost the cup to the more combative Gryffindors and the unscrupulous Slytherins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today’s Great Hall was quieter than ever; Slytherins deliberately stayed away from it, seething with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Gryffindor, their atmosphere was strangely odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the exams, Ron hadn’t stopped recounting the “great deeds” of himself, Harry, Hermione, and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Gryffindors led by Seamus had been happy to listen; after all, he told the stories with dramatic flair, and in a Hogwarts full of rumors, it was a decent tale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the Great Hall, Wizard Sean had just escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Flitwick was so delighted he even initiated conversation with Professor McGonagall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Minerva, you know we achieved an outstanding 511 points, don’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s truly heartening—even by Hogwarts’ historical standards, it’s an impressive score.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All thanks to dear Mr. Green…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would pause mid-sentence, realizing his longtime friend beside him was forcing a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before all this happened, Wizard Sean had already slipped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked out of the Great Hall, greeted by Ravenclaws everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, I always said you’re Ravenclaw’s savior.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael was always dramatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Green, thank you for your contribution.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prefect Penelope swept past Wizard Sean with a proud stride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded in greeting, glanced casually down the corridor, and saw Ron and others looking grim, surrounded by a group of equally glum Gryffindors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Weasley, stop lying! What ‘Forbidden Forest story’? What ‘trapdoor’? You’re lucky you weren’t caught and docked more points!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dean hissed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gryffindor only has 250 points! Merlin’s beard—we’ve never scored so low!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seamus glared at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think about it: Gryffindor should have had 550 points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they’d won the Quidditch match and hadn’t lost 150 points to Harry and his group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Ron was still babbling about trapdoors and other baseless nonsense—they couldn’t take it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s true…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron could only mutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t deny it—they’d lost many points and failed at Quidditch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry was so ashamed he wanted to crawl into a crack in the floor; even Hermione’s expression was no better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, she’d heard too many whispers already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though she’d earned over fifty points herself, the Gryffindors didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deductions always left a deeper impression than additions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean walked over from afar; Seamus and the others snorted and left, easing the tension slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry—there might still be a surprise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean comforted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of surprise could there be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron’s face fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The year-end banquet began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Harry and the others cautiously entered the Great Hall, they encountered the Slytherins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Slytherins had been irritable, but upon seeing Harry and his group, they burst into applause:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Potter, thank you for getting Gryffindor such a low score—perhaps the lowest ever? Hah—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In a few weeks, they’ll forget all about it. Fred and George have been losing points since they enrolled, and people still love them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron’s face was sour, but he still tried to reassure them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But they’ve never lost 150 points all at once, have they?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry said sadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm—no, they haven’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron admitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Hall was noisy, piled high with delicious food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting was sharing some secrets of magical cuisine with Wizard Sean, who listened intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Hermione and the others slipped into the Great Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing them seated at the Ravenclaw table, Gryffindors—who normally didn’t care—were unusually irritated today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, moments later, Dumbledore arrived, and the hall’s clamor gradually subsided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Another year has passed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore exclaimed cheerfully,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before you indulge in these delicious feasts, I must trouble you to listen to an old man’s rambling. What an extraordinary year it’s been! Your little brains must be fuller than ever before…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A whole summer awaits you, giving you time to digest all this before next term begins, clearing space in your minds…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, as I understand it, we must first present the House Cup. The final scores are as follows:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourth place, Gryffindor, 250 points; third place, Hufflepuff, 352 points; second place, Slytherin, 452 points; first place, Ravenclaw, 511 points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A restrained cheer and applause erupted from the Ravenclaw table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their noise was still less than that of the Hufflepuffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hufflepuffs didn’t care who won the House Cup—as long as it wasn’t Slytherin.\u003C\u002Fp>",952,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9007bd7698f4ef71493dc3001983746874bafb719144edcdfdae34dcfa8a3da5","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-243","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-241",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]