[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-28":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},2250266,4210,"Chapter 28: Trickster Spirit","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>Hogwarts’ classes were very light; first-year students had no more than three lessons per day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Thursdays, Ravenclaw students had three different classes: Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Transfiguration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For magic that offers immediate positive feedback,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>within just a few days of enrollment, the students showed varying levels of progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most first-years could cast Lumos, but only produced faint glimmers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some still waved their wands clumsily, pausing between each motion, shouting the incantation loudly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet still failed to make their wand tips glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Wizard Sean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Lumos practice had already reached the [Skilled] level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light he produced was not only brighter than the others’, but also far more stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The logic of learning magic always follows this pattern:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You cannot cast a spell if you do not understand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, all else being equal, the more spells a wizard knows, the stronger they are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once you understand a spell, you must practice it repeatedly to grow more proficient,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>which is the second principle of a wizard’s strength—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the more proficient you are with a spell, the stronger you become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are many examples of this, such as next year’s new professor, Gilderoy Lockhart,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>whose specialized Forgetfulness Charm can even bring down powerful wizards unafraid of vampires, werewolves, or trolls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So constant practice is surely the path to the essence of magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reaching the beginner level with Lumos, Wizard Sean clearly felt his understanding of the spell deepen:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his previously stiff gestures became fluid, his pronunciation no longer fuzzy but clear and forceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean speculated that when his proficiency with spells reached a certain point,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he might no longer need to speak the incantation aloud,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but could simply whisper it silently in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Standard Book of Spells: Level One mentioned this was the silent spell commonly used by advanced wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the principle,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magical Theory provided a clear explanation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Since incantations are specific words or phrases used to trigger or invoke magic,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>silently uttering them is equally effective, allowing their use without sound】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This point would also be mentioned in Professor Snape’s sixth-year Defense Against the Dark Arts class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excellent! Excellent! Remarkable progress—many of you have learned Lumos,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and for first-years just mastering the spell, continuous practice is vital,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but for a few special little ones…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Flitwick’s voice was high-pitched; as he spoke, he winked at Wizard Sean, Hermione, and a few others,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll teach them another spell ahead of time—those who’ve already mastered Lumos, come over here,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and those who haven’t, don’t rush—remember my words: one flick, one pause, yearn for light…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Flitwick was easy to underestimate, but when he cast spells, he was never careless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A handful of standout students began practicing another spell under his guidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That spell was Levitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until class ended, Wizard Sean’s Levitation spell gained exactly thirty proficiency points under the professor’s instruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It reached (34\u002F300).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean walked out contentedly from the long corridor of the Charms classroom; the students had ten minutes to reach the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time was not long, so everyone hurried forward in a rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until they encountered an unwelcome guest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aha! First-years!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the students were about to open a door, a ghost suddenly burst out from behind it, startling them all,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it dropped a trash bin over Seamus’s head, and Seamus screamed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My head! Oh no! My eyes! Is it dark already?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the ghost’s mischief didn’t stop there—it yanked the carpet out from under the students’ feet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even Michael fell, and as he tried to rise, his nose was suddenly tugged tight—it was the ghost,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>gripping Michael’s nose and shrieking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve got your nose!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony and Terry instinctively stepped back, then forced themselves to move closer toward Michael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean moved fastest—he shouted loudly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Peeves! The Bloody Baron’s coming!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ghost let out a piercing scream and vanished in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean and the other two immediately helped the shaken Michael to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding students looked at Wizard Sean with admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, thank you so much, Wizard Sean—you saved me, and you too…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael’s face flushed as he glanced around, confirming Peeves was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He subtly edged closer to Wizard Sean,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, how did you know Peeves fears the Bloody Baron?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Percy Weasley, the Gryffindor prefect, said so.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean didn’t lie—Percy had indeed said that—but how Wizard Sean knew it was another matter entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the turning staircase, the frightened students quickened their pace to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when torchlight appeared down the corridor did they finally breathe easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peeves was named perfectly—he was mischievous, always shrieking as he zoomed through Hogwarts’ corridors, pulling all kinds of pranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had no physical form, could pass through walls, and was translucent like a ghost,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was not actually a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean learned this while reading The Dark Forces: A Making Guide to Self-Protection in Defense Against the Dark Arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At Hogwarts, Peeves is noisy, but he is not a ghost—he is a poltergeist, also called a trickster spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trickster spirits are forms of psychic energy, not echoes left by the dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of Hogwarts’ ghosts acknowledge that Peeves is not one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theorists generally believe trickster spirits arise from subconscious behavior—particularly the subconscious behavior of the oppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For centuries, Hogwarts students have endured immense pressure; it is no surprise a spirit like Peeves emerged from it】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean read this explanation for the first time and pondered as he turned the page:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I advocate that every first-year should learn at least these spells to defend against the darkest aspects of magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green Sparks,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Sparks,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knockback Jinx,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smokescreen Spell,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wand-Lighting Charm】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean read this section carefully and memorized the first four spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mastering these four would ensure an excellent grade in Defense Against the Dark Arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for how to learn them, Wizard Sean glanced at Professor Quirrell, who stammered and mumbled his words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and sighed deeply, temporarily setting his plan aside in his notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now had to face the question that stirred his heart yet filled him with dread—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>practicing potion-making,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in that forbidden dungeon guarded by Professor Snape.\u003C\u002Fp>",1029,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2b41d496f73ab9e8d8267f7d85a6a69f36fa6dfb5497daba87749ffc91845128","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-29","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-27",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]