[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-331":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},2250569,4210,"Chapter 331: Lockhart Falls","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-331",331,"\u003Cp>Lockhart and Snape turned to face each other and bowed. At least Lockhart bowed, his hands fluttering with elaborate gestures, while Snape merely stared coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they raised their wands like arrows, holding them before their chests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As you can see, we hold our wands in the standard dueling stance,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lockhart forced calmness as he addressed the silent crowd,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“On three, we cast our first spell. Of course, neither of us intends to kill the other.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean heard Ron swallow hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One—two—three—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both snapped their wands sharply over their shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Expelliarmus!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blinding flash of red light shot out, sending Lockhart reeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flew backward off the stage, slammed into the wall, then slid down and curled up on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy and several other Slytherin students clapped and cheered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean sighed; Professor Snape clearly had no intention of letting Lockhart off easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“See, he’s fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione seemed to exhale in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I always thought it wouldn’t be this simple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lockhart staggered to his feet, his hat fallen, his wavy curls standing on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There, everyone saw that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stumbled back onto the stage and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the Disarming Charm—as you see, I lost my wand—ah, thank you, Brown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, Professor Snape, it was a brilliant idea to demonstrate this move, though don’t take offense, but your intent was painfully obvious just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I’d wanted to stop you, it would’ve taken no effort at all. I think, for their education, it’s better they see...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The murderous look had vanished from Snape’s face; he didn’t even look at Lockhart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Lockhart collapsed. The young witches and wizards gasped, assuming the Disarming Charm had knocked him senseless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wizard Sean knew Snape had cast more than one spell at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He didn’t get killed by the spell, did he?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron stared at Lockhart, grinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hope so.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry always thought the same as Ron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t talk nonsense!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione snapped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t worried about Lockhart—but any witch or wizard who’d read the Greene Notes and paid attention in class knew how skilled Professor Snape was at potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing their potions professor to a fraud was hardly a fair trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lockhart was taken to the school infirmary; no one knew when he’d return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the stage, Wizard Sean pondered whether Voldemort’s curse was simply too powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the midst of it all, Wizard Sean found it hard to believe this was all coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d coincidentally provoked Professor Snape; Lockhart had coincidentally started the Dueling Club; Snape had coincidentally been provoked by Lockhart during the demonstration...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic was still too vast; Wizard Sean couldn’t even trace the curse’s mechanism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched Professor Snape, whose expression remained a cold smirk, but the oppressive atmosphere had lifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Demonstration over. Pair up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He divided them efficiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean saw Harry paired with Malfoy, Ron next to Goyle, and Hermione facing Pansy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has to be said that the professor’s grouping was very thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had their own grievances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only ones doing slightly better were Justin and Neville.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large empty space had been left beside Seamus, and even though the young wizards were eager to duel, no one wanted to face an unbeatable opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flint lasted only a minute—he didn’t even know what spell his opponent had cast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Follow me—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Professor Snape walked up to Seamus, glanced at him briefly, and strode off. He always spoke sparingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he walked so quickly, Seamus had to hurry to keep up with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strange,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione watched the scene and asked Justin,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t help but feel that Professor Snape and Seamus are a bit…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, the young wizards’ duels became wildly varied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A greenish mist spread across the entire arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron tried to trip Goyle, who was running toward him, using transfiguration—he hadn’t expected the boy to not even cast a spell;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione and Pansy exchanged spells, until Hermione finally incapacitated her with a Stunning Spell;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Justin and Neville were the most entertaining among the younger students—both displaying high spell proficiency and a balanced mix of offense and defense, trading blows evenly—then Harry and Malfoy’s duel was the most brutal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the start, Harry raised his wand sharply over his shoulder, but Malfoy acted the moment they reached “two”:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wand struck Harry hard, making him feel as if he’d been hit in the head with a frying pan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He staggered, but everything still seemed to be working, so Harry seized the moment, pointed his wand directly at Malfoy, and shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rictusempra! (Laughing Jinx!)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of silver struck Malfoy in the stomach; he collapsed to his knees, laughing so hard he was utterly limp and unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry hesitated, vaguely feeling it was unsportsmanlike to cast a spell while Malfoy was on the ground—but he was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy, gasping for breath, pointed his wand at Harry’s knees and gasped between laughs:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tarantallegra! (Tarantallegra!)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Harry’s legs began twitching uncontrollably, as if he were performing a rapid dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, Seamus had been following Professor Snape, listening as the professor precisely pointed out the students’ mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, he witnessed a wide array of spells used by older wizards, and observed how each responded differently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the attitude that knowledge is never excessive, Seamus carefully observed the duels and listened as Professor Snape explained how to neutralize them with the simplest, most effortless methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape occasionally glanced at him, his grim expression slightly softening, and soon they arrived before Harry and Malfoy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy lay on the ground, raised his wand again, and roared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Serpensortia!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tip of his wand exploded. Harry stared in horror as a long black snake suddenly shot out and landed heavily on the floor between them, then reared its head, ready to attack. The crowd screamed and scrambled backward, clearing a wide space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t move, Potter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape said slowly; clearly, seeing Harry standing frozen, locked in a stare-down with the furious snake, made him feel a little better.\u003C\u002Fp>",1010,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7abe1f60da4c001fa3d0db44287397d9aaac3f41217ca50bf88e0d135fa70481","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-332","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-330",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]