[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-301":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},2250539,4210,"Chapter 301: Dreams and the Black Cat","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-301",301,"\u003Cp>When he returned to Ravenclaw Tower, the rain had not stopped; droplets slid slowly down the transparent windows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, only the faint crackling of the hearth remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having come in from the biting cold, Wizard Sean instinctively summoned a small fire lizard to curl at his feet, and within moments, his body warmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his chest, the Empty Rune glowed faintly; Wizard Sean knew he could enter the Threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Threshold—the world behind the Veil, the place beyond the Curtain of Death… no matter what it was called, it was one of the deepest, most mysterious realms in the magical world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its entry and exit naturally followed ancient laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The *Basic Introduction to the Empty Rune* recorded several different patterns governing these transitions, detailing how time, lunar phases, planetary positions, and connecting objects influenced passage to the Threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Wizard Sean reached only one conclusion: it depended entirely on the state of the Empty Rune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean vaguely suspected that overuse had left the rune unable to recover, causing the recent gap in access.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night sank deeper; a thin mist rose up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the entrance to the “Children’s Home,” a black cat, larger than an ordinary cat and with dense fur, set off down the dilapidated street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It slowly leapt into the deeper fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the bizarre, swirling mists, the black cat paused beside a misty cluster surrounded by faint strands of ink-black thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single meow, a red-haired little witch appeared in the mist, then hesitantly stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Merlin’s cat— it’s the Lucky Black Cat! Am I dreaming? Oh, I am dreaming!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginny’s eyes sparkled; her red hair flickered like flame as she reached out to touch it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat dodged left and right, then remembered dreams didn’t last long—its bright green eyes held a human-like sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ginny.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’s speaking? That voice… so familiar…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginny whirled around, scanning everywhere, finally locking her gaze on the black cat curled atop a patch of mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hannah didn’t lie—Hogwarts has the most magical black cat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginny’s eyes shone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How have you been lately? Have you been feeling dazed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginny retracted her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A talking cat… would it be impolite to pet its ears now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you know, Mr. Black Cat? Is this your dream?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginny asked in a small, childish voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Weasleys always had a strange intuition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this his dream?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, and no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Threshold—but only his own portion of it. The *Simple Introduction to the Empty Rune* said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The souls here are either cowardly or brave; very few wander. Only intruders appear as travelers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanderers wait, while travelers are waited for. Travelers bring change; wanderers are changed.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passage was vague, but Wizard Sean understood simply: wizards who entered the Threshold via the Empty Rune had the right to influence a small part of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These influences manifested in many ways:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Wizard Sean could see the Hollyse Orphanage; he could summon witches who did not resist him; and he could slowly strip away the dark lord’s soul corruption—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The principle was simple: Voldemort had never been invited here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In dark magic, Wizard Sean had to be extremely cautious with Voldemort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the Threshold, Voldemort—whose soul had been split many times—was no more dangerous than an infant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original text described Voldemort’s state thus:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thing (Voldemort) was the shape of a naked child, curled on the ground, its red skin rough, as if peeled, trembling beneath a seat, discarded and shoved there, gasping for breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I feel much lighter—was it because I had too many nightmares?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After nightmares, my robes are covered in chicken feathers; I don’t even know how they got there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginny had no reluctance speaking to the black cat; on the contrary, she was thrilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no one to confide in, and now that she’d spoken of it in the dream, she felt far happier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll feel better soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginny felt a little dazed with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her dream, she had met a black cat—the very cat she had dreamed of meeting… it was so strange:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes it wanted to lick its paws but held back, its whiskers trembling; sometimes when its tail brushed its body, it used its paw to push the tail back into place, as if the tail had its own will…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Black Cat, will I see you again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half-drowsy, Ginny whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If all goes well, our paths will never cross again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all… he would soon deal with the Basilisk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he obtained the Basilisk’s fang, the diary would be no concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a hundred ways to destroy it without touching it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if it doesn’t go well?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginny clearly felt disappointed; she spoke loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Things never go well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat’s final words faded from her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She grew more curious; the black cat seemed to be stretching its furry paw, tickling her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lucky Black Cat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginny woke with a shout, her hair a mess; her roommates stared at her in astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at the clock—still plenty of time before breakfast—and began vividly recounting her dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wizard Sean arrived in the Great Hall, he could still see groups of little witches huddled together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginny, especially, patiently retold the story again, then walked over to Luna at the Ravenclaw table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luna sat not far from Wizard Sean’s group, so they could clearly hear the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...That’s how it happened—the Black Cat came to help me… but Luna, was this really my dream?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginny’s face was filled with melancholy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luna rested her chin on her hand, as if not listening, then suddenly plucked a strand of black cat hair from the very tip of Ginny’s red hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s real.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry, Ron, and the others had gathered to listen; Minister Hannah gasped and insisted on writing it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Hermione couldn’t resist glancing skeptically at Wizard Sean, then moved closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Wizard Sean had already left the table; he climbed to the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the girls’ bathroom, Peeves paced back and forth, solemnly carrying something like a long rifle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get lost, brat! If you dare torment poor Moaning Myrtle again, I’ll eat you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peeves made a grotesque face, then snatched a little witch’s hat and hung it on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey! Ghost!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little witch, brave indeed, shouted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just started! I don’t even know who Moaning Myrtle is!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1084,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f610488b8dcea0800954efc8da47ed394c47d323646ae5e73b220235c6808521","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-302","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-300",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]