[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-306":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},2250544,4210,"Chapter 306","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-306",306,"\u003Cp>The corridor was dark and dim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean’s appearance wasn’t much better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His robe had been torn by shards of stone, and dust from falling debris clung to his clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the moonlight, only the Sword of Gryffindor glowed with silver light, its blade still streaked with traces of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression was also weary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master-level material transfiguration wasn’t difficult for him, but in combat, he needed to shorten his casting time as much as possible and enhance the spell’s effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just used terrain transformation multiple times in quick succession—each one ten meters in diameter and two meters deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was nearly on par with ancient wizards renowned for dueling skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the soul transfiguration he’d maintained continuously—the owl and the tree-ghoul appeared perfectly in sync with Wizard Sean, but in truth, they drained him of immense energy to control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cost of ending the battle in ten minutes was a rapid depletion of his stamina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he was dusty and disheveled (mostly from climbing pipes while carrying the sword).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the outcome didn’t deviate much from his plan—the basilisk had been lulled to sleep by physical and magical means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held the basilisk fang, his footsteps making faint sounds in the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He soon reached the headmaster’s office door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, Harry, Hermione, and Ron stared at him without blinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry had never seen Wizard Sean look so “disheveled”—not even last year, when facing the professor’s trials, he had handled everything with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now his robe was torn, and dust clung to his hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sword—the Sword of Gryffindor—was stained with green blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did he succeed, or fail?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron’s own voice trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cause and outcome were no longer vague shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They clearly understood what the young wizard had faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The books said it was a fifteen-meter-long basilisk—just lying there, it could randomly frighten two young wizards into unconsciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione had already run forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving Harry and Ron to stare at each other, clueless, before hurrying after her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good evening, Hermione, Harry, Ron.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean quietly sheathed the Sword of Gryffindor; it seemed to be absorbing the basilisk’s blood and venom, so he hadn’t put it in the scabbard yet, leaving it exposed for observation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good evening… no, I’m not fine at all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione scanned him anxiously, as if checking whether he was missing limbs, and after a long moment, she let out a long breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry’s words caught in his throat; he paused before asking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The basilisk—I mean, was it the basilisk? Is it dead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really thought you could handle the basilisk alone! Good heavens!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione gasped, then quickly covered her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hogwarts has a basilisk… it’s not dead… Hogwarts has a basilisk… it’s not dead—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron repeated his words dazedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed hard, watching the surroundings with caution—the moonlit walls, the empty corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if a giant basilisk would suddenly surge out and swallow them whole, bones and all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean barely noticed their reactions; he was too exhausted. After putting away the Sword of Gryffindor, he needed rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry, Hermione, and Ron were all sharp observers; sensing the dullness in the young wizard’s eyes, they swallowed their questions and watched him walk into the headmaster’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean… why were you carrying the Sword of Gryffindor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron suddenly spoke—the green blood on the Sword of Gryffindor was too obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still… facing the basilisk and landing at least one blow—Ron now firmly believed Wizard Sean, the Ravenclaw, could draw the Sword of Gryffindor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…The basilisk’s skin is covered in scales that deflect spells.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione pulled out the book from the library and read aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three fell silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry took the book and read every word carefully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Parseltongue can induce the basilisk into deep sleep, halting its growth and placing it in a state resembling death…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have to do something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry suddenly said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know where the basilisk came from, but I’m certain someone is using it to cause trouble—that’s why Wizard Sean risked himself to deal with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he’s failed, and we still don’t know who it is. Remember? Professor Quirrell was once corrupted by Voldemort…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean Lockhart?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron suddenly understood—no wonder the man was such a fool; it was likely a special disguise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Wizard Sean said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Voldemort’s follower had appeared again at Hogwarts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“T-then we…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione hesitated,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have to tell the headmaster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be silly, Hermione.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron said weakly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s better to tell Snape—remember? When Quirrell attacked Harry, it was Snape who kept watch on him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione fell silent; terrifying thoughts flashed through her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, inside the headmaster’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dirty, crumpled Sorting Hat stirred slightly under the moonlight—it was lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean studied it, trying to find an angle to slip the Sword of Gryffindor inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no, not something that can be done right now—stay away from me, young wizard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint, urgent voice echoed in Wizard Sean’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had assumed the Sorting Hat and the Sword of Gryffindor were one and the same—after all, both were Gryffindor’s legacies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he supposed to steal the Sword of Gryffindor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You did well, child. Just place it on the desk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a kind, gentle voice spoke. Wizard Sean turned and saw Dumbledore’s white, gleaming beard in the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must say, you’ve broken over a hundred school rules—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean didn’t react immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basilisk, Chamber of Secrets, Voldemort…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind was crowded with critical information, and he’d forgotten he was still a student at Hogwarts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, how delightful—you solved the mystery alone and bravely fought that serpent in the middle of the night, yet now you’re troubled by rules…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore laughed until his beard trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t need to explain anything to me, child. I’ve always believed you walk a unique path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But forgive an old man’s curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What benefit is there in pushing yourself to defeat such a dangerous basilisk?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore asked gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to be asking more than just that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know the basilisk has awakened. Before tragedy strikes, I must do what I can.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean’s voice remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Hogwarts, little could be hidden from Headmaster Dumbledore.\u003C\u002Fp>",1044,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3d1a731863fd2e6150d4fba022003c3acd25e2587d33e28a5ba4a626e6fd7e36","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-307","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-305",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]