[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-340":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},2250578,4210,"Chapter 340: Facing Voldemort","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-340",340,"\u003Cp>Lupin stared at the parchment, the words of Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs glowing brightly upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange, secretive expression crossed his face, then vanished beneath a deep emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had endured too much this day; sometimes he felt the boy’s arrival was a surprising accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grimmauld Place… perhaps being its lifelong keeper wouldn’t be so bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An interesting map. What is its purpose?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lupin asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was Wizard Sean’s turn to look peculiar; though he understood, hearing those words from Moony still felt…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, it helps us find secret passages. It also shows the names and locations of everyone in Hogwarts…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the boy explained its workings, Lupin smiled and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Wizard Sean tucked the parchment away, his figure gradually fading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lupin gazed out the window, where a figure in the snowstorm grew steadily clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Lupin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Jia Jia Siting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Finnigan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lupin was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The returning golden-haired boy’s robes were dusted with snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean is the smartest among us. He trusts you… he always believes people too easily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I hope you understand: trust is a choice, a courage, a… irreplaceable resource.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking those words, Jia Jia Siting turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew little about werewolves—almost everything he knew came from today’s cramming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he clearly understood how easily such a pitiful, terrifying creature could fall into darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps only Wizard Sean would unconditionally believe this wizard named Lupin was the moon rising in the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Three Broomsticks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean waited quietly for Jia Jia Siting, who said he was going to buy sweets—but headed not toward Honeydukes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the greasy table sat two mugs of butterbeer, their white foam overflowing. It was one of the reasons young witches and wizards loved the Three Broomsticks—they sold butterbeer to students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tradition arose from Britain’s terrible water quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pub was crowded now; Wizard Sean huddled in a corner, trying to make himself as inconspicuous as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His reason was simple: Professor Flitwick was dozing soundly in a dim corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean finished his butterbeer in silence, feeling warmth spread through his body, then began thinking about Lupin—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wormtail still hid beside Ron, and Sirius, who had imprisoned himself alone for twelve years, remained gaunt and hollow…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean pondered silently, his plan growing clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before that, perhaps he could learn a few spells from Mr. Lupin—like the Patronus Charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, the bell chimed. Wizard Sean saw Jia Jia Siting’s frost-red face. Jia Jia Siting opened his mouth to speak, but Wizard Sean shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced around the pub and widened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was… Professor Flitwick?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were right under the professor’s nose…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two hurried away; before leaving, Wizard Sean silently transfigured a blanket to cover the professor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they left, the drunken Flitwick stirred as if waking, a smile curling at his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grimmauld Place… its founder remains hard to guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hogwarts Castle seemed to have fallen into slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one window still glowed with light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minerva McGonagall stepped inside, dusted with snow, and entered the firelight’s glow, where the white, fluffy snowflakes slowly melted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Chamber of Secrets incident, she had fully realized that one young wizard was far from obedient—he simply ignored rules when he decided to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was both frustrating and helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps Marcus was right: this child was like her… in her youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Minerva McGonagall’s desk lay an Animagus registration form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She placed it inside the drawer, her brow furrowed, then sighed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the summer break, time had dragged on far too long…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>November 30th.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the castle, the grounds remained thickly covered in snow; condensation clung to the greenhouse windows, and during Herbology, Wizard Sean couldn’t see outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw’s schedule today was light: only one Herbology class, one Transfiguration class, and another Herbology class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gryffindor, by contrast, faced a nightmare: two back-to-back Potions classes and one Defense Against the Dark Arts class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry and Ron suffered all day; after Potions, they wandered dazed, pale and listless, just as Wizard Sean had first seen Lupin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this really working, Harry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron trudged wearily up the fourth floor, forcing himself to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the problem, Ron. If we keep going like this, we’ll die before Lockhart does.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry had lost thirty points today—truthfully, he’d never heard of anyone being docked so many points just for class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The points they’d earned facing Tom Riddle in the Chamber had been wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hurried along until they reached the center of the fourth-floor corridor, then knelt before a black cat statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Save us, Black Cat Sir—Professor Snape has gone mad with deductions…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry’s face twisted in desperate devotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes—five points for placing a glass rod in a cauldron, five more for setting a beaker on the table without preheating…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron seemed to recall some unforgettable horror; his head still spun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look, this is how Potter sees the Castle Cat in his dreams!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannah exclaimed to the circle of young witches and wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry and Ron’s immediate, fervent kneeling stunned the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ginny stared at Harry’s profile, then after a moment, joined the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wizard Sean passed by carrying his Potions materials, he saw only a circle of students bowing before the statue, as if performing some strange ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurried away, his earlier joy over reaching [Proficient] in Soul Transfiguration dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Castle Cat Club was now the largest club in Hogwarts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, membership was capped—but Headmaster Dumbledore always signed off on expansion requests, fueling the students’ wild enthusiasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this didn’t prove the Castle Cat’s vital importance, what could?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean merely gained another insight into Dumbledore’s love of spectacle; he turned down a corridor, and the plan map floated out before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The map’s image vanished entirely, replaced by a foggy silhouette of figures—[Harry] now glowed with a red exclamation mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean knew the plan was progressing steadily—and today was the day he would face Voldemort… the fragile soul.\u003C\u002Fp>",1001,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5996e69256bd3fceffe788e4be32d548752271aff512811a4ac8c5b3a6da33be","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-341","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-339",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]