[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-311":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},2250549,4210,"Chapter 311: The Most Toxic Magic","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-311",311,"\u003Cp>“...I seem to remember telling the two of you that if you broke the rules again, I’d have no choice but to expel you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore said to Harry and Ron again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron opened his mouth in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This shows that even the best among us sometimes fail to keep their word.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore continued with a smile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You both have been awarded Special Contributions to the School, and—let me see—yes, each of you has earned one hundred points for Gryffindor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, Miss Granger, you’ve earned fifty points for Gryffindor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron’s face instantly turned a bright pink, and his mouth snapped shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, you should get back to bed, and perhaps drink a large mug of steaming hot chocolate—I’ve always found it excellent for lifting one’s spirits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Headmaster Dumbledore finally looked down and winked kindly at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The diary was dealt with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But its effects went far beyond that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry and Ron were called away by Dumbledore and told him everything about how they used Wizard Sean’s snake fang to destroy the diary; Harry unconsciously skipped the dream part, feeling the Headmaster surely already knew about the Hogwarts Castle Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what the Headmaster said next made his eyes widen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Hagrid’s hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione looked at Harry as he returned and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So who is Tom Riddle? Did you ask Headmaster Dumbledore?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry sat by the fire, lost in thought:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Voldemort.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This startled the three of them greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not Wizard Sean, because he had already arrived at Hagrid’s hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the diary resolved, Hogwarts would enter a time of true peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean needed to quickly develop Snake-Beetle Cookies—his alchemical progress should be advanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides that, a special creature was waiting for him to deal with... a particular, barely surviving... rat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, perhaps he could help Hagrid clear his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For years, Hagrid had lived as the murderer of Moaning Myrtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he had his own problems—raising wolf pups under his bed, keeping giant eight-legged spiders in secret...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard to imagine what his roommate must have thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, come in—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid was outside, pulling pumpkins from the ground; soon, Professor Flitwick would carve his enormous pumpkins into lanterns, a source of great pride for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Hagrid,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean said, waving his wand, and a stone rolled over, transforming into a table and chairs,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look at this...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean handed him a replica of the diary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid took the diary, confused, and soon stood frozen in the mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Daily Prophet has sent reporters; the basilisk’s shed skin has been found; Myrtle will testify that the killer was the basilisk...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean said softly, “You’re innocent, Hagrid. Everyone will know it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, ah...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Large tears seeped into Hagrid’s beard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this Halloween Eve, rumors spread through Hogwarts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, rain poured; the Great Hall became the perfect place to spread gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you heard about the Chamber of Secrets? And Slytherin’s Heir?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Hufflepuff whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shorter Ernie tried to say more, but his mouth was clamped shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because a group of Slytherins had just passed by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...I know, of course, though my father won’t tell me anything about when the Chamber was last opened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, that was fifty years ago—he wasn’t even born yet—but he knows everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He says it’s all top secret, known only to a select few.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy paused, as if waiting for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, someone soon began to praise him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even several older Slytherins listened with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I’ll tell you: the Chamber was opened once before; last time, a Mudblood died.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So if it opens again, I’d bet another Mudblood will die—just a matter of time... I hope it’s Granger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said it with relish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And what about Slytherin’s Heir? Mr. Malfoy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy lifted his chin, said nothing—but everyone knew what he meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pansy gazed at him adoringly; Goyle and Crabbe puffed out their fat faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They passed by the corner fireplace; they’d once dared not walk here, but now they’d forgotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only those of pure blood can... while the vile...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theodore began, pointedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up, Theodore!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy hastily cut him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean held a copy of the Daily Prophet; when he looked up, Malfoy and the others had already fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope their heads are harder than the basilisk’s.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron snorted; if they knew Wizard Sean had single-handedly defeated a fifteen-meter-long basilisk with a sword, they’d find it impossible to even meet his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At dinner tonight,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry and the others still pretended to casually ask Wizard Sean how he’d fought the basilisk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I used some Transfiguration...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Wizard Sean began, Harry and the others stopped listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, they should’ve expected it—even if Wizard Sean summoned a meteor from the sky, he’d only say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I used a Summoning Charm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This slightly confused Wizard Sean, but it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita Skeeter would arrive at Hogwarts tomorrow to write a new article about Hagrid—he had been wrongfully imprisoned and expelled from the school. Now, he needed to clear his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difficulty was not low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ministry of Magic might not bother with such a thankless task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wizard Sean didn’t care much; what mattered was that people should know Hagrid had been framed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Wizard Sean didn’t think Hagrid’s secret breeding of wolf pups and giant eight-legged spiders was right, clearly Tom’s crimes shouldn’t be laid at his door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Restricted Section lay at the back. Wizard Sean slipped past the rope separating it from the other books and entered with quiet excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he could find books related to the basilisk...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Restricted Section held too many books; some bore faded, peeling gold lettering spelling out incomprehensible words;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>others had no titles at all. One book bore a dark stain, like dried blood, looking terrifying;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean even heard faint whispers coming from within the books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, his gaze was drawn to one book; as he approached, it emitted a faint, foul-smelling smoke and let out a series of chilling screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its cover was a small black-and-silver book,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>bearing the title: The Most Toxic Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>",1022,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d80a3704889b3cf47f46a5ca3cce8a19ff1d6a4a2266d3220e43ad20cb8892f3","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-312","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-310",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]