[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-316":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},2250554,4210,"Chapter 316: Peace and Fulfillment","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-316",316,"\u003Cp>What he didn’t mention was that the shops in Hogsmeade had remained nearly unchanged in total number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they weren’t just shops—they were wizards’ homes too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, the arrival of Trickery Shop slightly expanded Hogsmeade, creating space for new stores to open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was thanks to the Weasleys; no one knew how they convinced those stubborn wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are we going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting asked as if unconcerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it’s on the way… Wizard Sean Green nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though I can’t personally oversee the opening, seeing my own shop open is still a joyful thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting opened the box; steam rose, like morning mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the day after Halloween, Wizard Sean Green’s schedule was packed to bursting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the morning, they would visit Hagrid’s hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the afternoon, he would watch two shops open in Hogsmeade and stop by Gringotts to pick up some things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the evening, he could test his idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choosing the holiday after Halloween for the shop openings was, Budebushuo , a perfect time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hogwarts students could visit Hogsmeade, and having just returned from break, they’d all be worrying about homework.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for today…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid’s interview was also coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interview went remarkably smoothly; all reporters left satisfied with their articles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean Green guessed this was thanks to Headmaster Dumbledore smiling and winking from the sidelines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reporters unanimously assured:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would not distort a single word due to Ministry pressure—they would publish the report exactly as it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within weeks, a flood of reports would sweep across Britain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wizard Sean Green passed through the corridors, he noticed Hogwarts Castle was already steeped in holiday atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Hall was decorated, as usual, with live bats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid’s giant pumpkins had been carved into lanterns, large enough for three people to sit inside. Rumors even said Dumbledore had booked a skeleton dance troupe for entertainment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the last rumor about the Weird Sisters’ concert, this was just students letting off steam with wild talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it made the holiday spirit feel even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students kept passing by, discussing the Halloween version of Strange Wizard Chess; Wizard Sean Green suddenly realized he’d forgotten about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, it wasn’t too late to catch up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Great Hall, wizards were undergoing strange transformations: suddenly sprouting owl wings or growing lion’s fur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were new cookies, based on the “Partial Animal” line from the Animal Party series.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Partial Animal” was the result of Fred and George’s year-long study of Transfiguration Cookies—allowing wizards to transform only part of their body, granting animal abilities without losing consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halloween arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At seven, Wizard Sean Green and Jia Jia Siting walked straight through a doorway leading directly into the crowded Great Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was lit with lanterns and candles, tables laden with golden dishes—delicious—but they headed toward the dungeons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll just stay a little while.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville were already waiting there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they walked down the corridor to Nearly Headless Nick’s party, already lit with candles—but the effect was anything but pleasant:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were small, thin, black candles, burning with a pale blue glow that cast a chilling light even on their six lively faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every step, the temperature dropped. Harry shivered, pulling his robes tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he heard a sound—like a thousand fingernails scraping across a giant blackboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s music?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron muttered. They turned a corner and saw Nearly Headless Nick standing at a doorway, draped in black velvet curtains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My dear friends,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he said with boundless sorrow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome, welcome… I’m so glad you came…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He removed his feathered hat and bowed, inviting them in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight before them made their eyes widen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dungeon chamber was packed with hundreds of milky, translucent specters, drifting aimlessly through the cramped dance floor, waltzing to the terrifying, trembling sound of thirty saws, played by a band seated on a stage draped in black cloth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above, a chandelier held a thousand black candles, emitting midnight-blue light. Their breath formed clouds of fog before them, as if they’d stepped into a cold storage room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Attention, please! I shall now speak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly Headless Nick strode to the podium, stepping under a cold blue spotlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My late lords, ladies, and gentlemen, I speak with great sorrow…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his opening, some headless ghosts began playing a game—Head-on-Horseback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It involved tossing a person’s head into the air, catching it, then tossing it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nick wanted to join, but sadly, he was “Nearly Headless”—the truly headless ghosts wouldn’t let him in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is discrimination?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron stared in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, they’re all dead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione sniffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headless ghosts stole Nick’s spotlight; he desperately tried to regain attention, speaking loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a ghost’s head flew past him amid cheers, and Nearly Headless Nick had to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the dungeon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Great Hall felt warm again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air carried the sweet, tempting scent of roasted pumpkin, reminding them of the pumpkin house Jia Jia Siting planned to carve in Hope Cottage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How amusing that would be—no one could imagine it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione was trying a Spirit Cat cookie, sent by her parents, said to randomly transform part of the body into a cat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she finished eating, everyone laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, Hermione, you’d better eat a Restoration Cookie quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting laughed and handed her a mirror; Wizard Sean Green offered a Restoration Cookie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Hermione looked in the mirror, she quickly buried her head—her face was covered in cat fur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron had been laughing until tears came, but then Hermione shoved a Mouse Cookie into his mouth, and his laughter vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only stare blankly at his mouse tail, face twisted in dismay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean Green smiled faintly as he watched them excitedly try the random cookies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Halloween was nothing like the last—no trolls rampaging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This autumn, Hogwarts was at peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two more chapters will be updated later.\u003C\u002Fp>",979,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1d17dbfc19117010271d0e583b97f6d26a3b50bd6286017f465bd32972b02338","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-317","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-315",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]