[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-338":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},2250576,4210,"Chapter 338: Warm House","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-338",338,"\u003Cp>Another day of swirling snowflakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several owls flew through the stormy sky, delivering mail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great hall burned with roaring fires, but the corridors swept by drafts remained bitterly cold, and the classroom windows rattled under the biting wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Yi had not sent Xiang Xiang Xien a letter in a long time; today, it flew from above the great hall and landed on Xiang Xiang Xien’s shoulder, dropping a letter unexpectedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Bookhouse has been renovated. Please settle your payment.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a letter from Green Bookhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrival of this letter meant Professor Lupin would soon move into the Bookhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plan map floated out; a red exclamation mark glowed over the mark for Hogsmeade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien was pondering when Jia Jia Siting received the same message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Xiang Xiang Xien, and Xiang Xiang Xien nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s Sunday, just right…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting smiled gently,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiang Xiang Xien, when do we leave?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his wand, and a thin potions book returned to his Undetectable Extension Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the Undetectable Extension Bag given by Professor McGonagall—with its vast internal space—Xiang Xiang Xien’s bag held a small library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lately, he had been wondering: could Undetectable Extension artifacts be considered high-level alchemical creations?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was among the most advanced magic in Harry Potter’s world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the great hall, Xiang Xiang Xien and Jia Jia Siting climbed the stairs and turned down a corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light here was especially dim; one windowpane had loosened, letting in a fierce gale that snuffed out the torches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiang Xiang Xien, I’ve always wanted to ask you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting suddenly spoke; lately, he carried a growing, inexplicable dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“About Mr. Lupin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting frowned,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He must be truly capable—you’ve never been wrong in your judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what caused him to… suffer so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s a werewolf.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien replied, his explanation simple and direct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Werewolf… werewolf?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting paused; the storm outside grew fiercer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his lips curled slightly upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized his worry had been unnecessary—his companion, the young wizard, always stood apart, yet whenever he asked, he always knew the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made him understand: they were a team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hogsmeade was always lit by magical candles—ever-burning candles visible in every corner of the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A weary man, carrying an old suitcase, stepped into the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patrons of the Three Broomsticks seemed familiar with him; when he arrived, they all wore strange expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he pulled his hood over his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attire matched his odd behavior: fine robes, gleaming boots, yet an old hat and a battered suitcase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if anything not essential to display must be reduced to the cheapest possible form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the suspicious glances in the Three Broomsticks, Lupin quickened his pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver-white owl had sent word: the Bookhouse room was renovated, along with an agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final line left him stunned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lemus John Lupin shall enjoy indefinite residency at Green Bookhouse until he secures stable housing and terminates the employment contract.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tucked the agreement away, unable to help smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had completely forgotten it was his moving day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizards often held moving parties—called “warm house” celebrations—when relocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he stepped into the Bookhouse,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diagon Alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Gert was unusually idle; not far from her stood Jia Jia Siting and Xiang Xiang Xien, returning from shopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Already done? My dear boss, you broke school rules just to shop for ten minutes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To Hogsmeade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, alright—who else would pay me double?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Gert asked no further questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, three figures appeared in the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking through the bustling Hogsmeade, Xiang Xiang Xien and Jia Jia Siting saw countless wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Honeydukes, sunlight filled the air with laughter; at Zonko’s, young wizards packed the shop, each pocket stuffed with dung bombs, belch-inducing sweets, frogspawn soap, perhaps even a biting teacup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Britain’s only pure-wizard village, it drew many wizarding tourists—and was every Hogwarts student’s dream destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An amusing fact: the snack cart on the Hogwarts Express was called Honeydukes Express.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snacks came from Honeydukes in Hogsmeade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing the final stop—Weil and Green’s Magical Pranks—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place was packed; people waved cash, sweeping the shop’s wares clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“New character! Werewolf Knight!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young wizard shouted excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words drew the attention of other children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You got the hidden Werewolf Knight from the Weird Wizard Chess set?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His friend gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd surged forward, eager to see the “Werewolf Knight” for themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These children were all under eleven—the most mischievous age—and they dashed past Xiang Xiang Xien and Jia Jia Siting like a whirlwind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Werewolf…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting murmured, clutching the delicate potion box tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the two reached Green Bookhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, many guests were present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien and Jia Jia Siting headed straight upstairs, where an extra private room had been fully renovated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warmth from the hearth seeped even through the door crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the crack, Xiang Xiang Xien glimpsed a corner of a photograph on the table; though unfamiliar, from the small figure of Lupin in the photo, he guessed these might be Lupin’s parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stirred his memories of Lupin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lemus John Lupin: composed, capable, kind, intelligent. Bitten by Fenrir Greyback, he became a werewolf who lost control and harmed others during the full moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his father’s lifelong battle against dark wizards and werewolves, and his mother’s gentle wisdom, shaped Lupin into a humble, learned man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his childhood was filled with pain and loneliness, his strong upbringing ensured he would never fall into darkness or become like Fenrir Greyback and his kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lupin was accustomed to silence, accustomed to solitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never remembered moving parties—there was nothing to celebrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time they moved, neighbors discovered his condition, and his temporary home changed swiftly after his exposure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the only time he had ever walked out of his room in plain sight: when Headmaster Dumbledore came to bring him to Hogwarts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still remembered the knock:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello, Lemus, I’m Albus Dumbledore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green Bookhouse was dusted with snow, a thin white veil; fine streams of meltwater trickled down the second-floor windows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a knock sounded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello, Mr. Lupin, it’s me, Xiang Xiang Xien Green.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1048,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6a8e96bd0552e48024fc0daece85a3fb3ebac2f7040305fe99d450e9f13aead6","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-339","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-337",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]