[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-327":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},2250565,4210,"Chapter 327: Duelling Club","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-327",327,"\u003Cp>Outside the Ravenclaw common room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Which came first, fire or the phoenix?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door knocker posed the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a cycle,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened, and he immediately saw Luna still in the common room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held a magazine upside down; the name “The Quibbler” had not changed, as if enchanted by a peculiar magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smudge of dirt clung to her nose, and her hair was tied into a knot atop her head. When she saw Wizard Sean, her bulging eyes seemed to brighten:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, I saw your bookstore in the paper—I guess you didn’t start writing books for Jin Jin Jialong…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked, as if in a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Wizard Sean’s notes were for his own use; only later, after Jia Jia Siting organized and published them, did they become paid content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean often thought Jia Jia Siting deserved a larger share of the royalties, but in the end, they still split the earnings fifty-fifty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t think my father would pay someone to write articles,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luna murmured dreamily,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They write because they find it honorable—and of course, because they want to see their names in the paper.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrapped in a blanket, she fell asleep right there as she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean watched her—her shoes were gone again, and her hair was still knotted…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight spilled onto the Ravenclaw tower windowsill, where mist always hung, neither wholly real nor wholly illusory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along these strange mists, faintly visible was a sign reading “Children’s Home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black cat always set out from here, its chest bearing a delicate stone rune, now glowing with a faint radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside a bizarre, swirling mist, the black cat tried many times—it could not pull both Harry and Voldemort into its realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bad news: it sensed a faint resistance, the likely source of its failure;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but the good news: the resistance was weak. It had a hunch that after advancing its Soul Transformation proficiency, it could drag the feeble Voldemort into its borderland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant the black cat—that is, Wizard Sean—would need to devote more time to Soul Transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also meant he must avoid the enthusiastic members of the Castle Spirit Cat Club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interface could still be opened in the borderland:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You practiced Soul Transformation at the standard of a Skilled Practitioner in the Master Realm. Master-level proficiency +10】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Material Transformation: Skilled (10\u002F3000)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Soul Transformation: Beginner (210\u002F300)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early Sunday morning, Wizard Sean opened his eyes to find winter sunlight flooding the dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Ravenclaw common room, there was a notice board; sometimes it displayed interesting announcements, but more often it simply listed class schedules and extracurricular notices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, a crowd of Ravenclaws surrounded the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a new notice…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Duelling Club? What does that mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Literal meaning, idiot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the noise, Wizard Sean moved closer. Some in the crowd silently parted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One glance told him enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lockhart seemed to have sensed growing resistance from Hogwarts students, especially Hermione, who had peppered him with sharp questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he rushed to build his image and hastily launched the Duelling Club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean once suspected this was the curse of the Dark Arts Defense class taking effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Wizard Sean carried his book into the Great Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t need to care much about Lockhart—he was more concerned about tonight’s dungeons, where he had to practice potions and face Professor Snape over the Chamber of Secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Great Hall, a small group gathered around the bulletin board, reading the freshly nailed parchment. Harry, Hermione, Jia Jia Siting, and Ron looked excited and waved Wizard Sean over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re starting a Duelling Club!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron said, thrilled,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tonight’s the first meeting—I’ve practiced Transfiguration for so long, it’s finally useful…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder if the Slytherin monster will duel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nearby Gryffindor muttered anxiously, yet still read the notice with keen interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’ll be useful somehow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, are you going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Wizard Sean had defeated the Basilisk alone—last night they’d even reviewed the event with Professor McGonagall…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though McGonagall’s expression had been oddly grim, for reasons unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Harry even believed even an Auror couldn’t easily defeat Wizard Sean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hope House members instinctively clustered Wizard Sean at the center. Wizard Sean stared at the freshly posted parchment and thought for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to see how the curse worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Basilisk was dealt with. Even if Lockhart was a complete fool, how could the curse possibly force him to leave Hogwarts midway?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Duelling Club was already taking shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Great Hall, professors stood together, testing the setup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long tables vanished; along one wall, a gilded stage appeared, illuminated by hundreds of floating candles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ceiling turned velvet-black again. Nearly every student in the school had come to watch, packed tightly, all faces alight with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks good—who’s going to teach us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting whispered, standing aside with the others at the edge of the chattering crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone told me Professor Flitwick was a duelling champion in his youth—maybe he’ll be our instructor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll know tomorrow—I hope we get a chance to duel on stage—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron was brimming with excitement; he’d spent the entire day in Hope House practicing and hadn’t left once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a year of effort, his Transfiguration had barely reached the “Skilled” level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he was rubbing his hands together, eager for a proper duel against some thoroughly nasty Slytherin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean glanced at the Hope House members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly realized they had all changed dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione and Jia Jia Siting, of course—but Harry’s multiple spells had reached “Skilled,” Neville’s dual wands were now dangerously unpredictable, and even Ron had made substantial progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Environment truly could change a wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean thought silently. Professor Snape’s final Potions class of the afternoon was about to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, Gryffindor and Slytherin had class together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since first year, every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, after classes, Wizard Sean had gone to the dungeons each evening to practice potion-making.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dungeons, under unusually tense air, Potions class finally ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizards streamed out of the dark underground classroom like birds released from a cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry, naturally, was kept behind to clean the table of hairy caterpillars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean had already appeared at the dungeon entrance, watching Harry. Harry met his gaze unexpectedly—both their expressions were grim.\u003C\u002Fp>",1060,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4f23888474aecfed18539bc03fade0da04cea77a117c847d604ef4da08a52bfa","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-328","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-326",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]