[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-353":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},2250591,4210,"Chapter 353: Message","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-353",353,"\u003Cp>“Four statues, representing a wizard’s mind, body, soul, and heart… meaning this transfer student has been fully recognized by all four statues?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The last time this happened, I remember, was sixteen years ago…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is this transfer student from?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young wizards burst into a wave of exclamations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all of them clapped without exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wizard Sean had no time to listen, for a faint voice was already sounding in his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Choose me, Horned Serpent, and I shall grant you the ability to fly through the heavens of wisdom and vanish amid chaos.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wise voice said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have seen your perseverance; I am certain you will fight like a warrior—ultimately, the wizard who battles to the end belongs to Cat Bao  College.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A resolute voice said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since embarking on your journey, you have never paused for fear, young wizard—I spread my wings for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soaring voice said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those who carry beauty within shall enter Gnome College.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle voice said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean guessed they possessed the same ability as the Sorting Hat, but theirs was weaker, hence their inability to decide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I haven’t seen such a case in a long time, Hel… Mr. Green. When all four statues recruit a single young wizard, the choice must be his own.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young witch said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How… should he choose?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean hesitated slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the rolling mountains of western Massachusetts lay Ilvermorny; the night’s hue turned silver-white, and the castle’s clamor fell still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All held their breath, waiting for the young wizard at the center of the circular hall to make his choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Horned Serpent College.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean said slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came to Ilvermorny to seek knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excellent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Tera was the first to clap from the stands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He heard them…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Headmistress Herrera wore an inexplicable expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very few could hear the statues’ voices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, even when jointly recruited by all four colleges, a wizard might not hear the words of all four statues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even she had never received such honor—since becoming headmistress of Ilvermorny, she had never encountered a wizard like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome to Horned Serpent College!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior Horned Serpent prefect shouted excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to shout—otherwise her voice wouldn’t reach the stands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean bowed silently; he heard the three voices in his mind sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The warrior has fallen again—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resolute voice said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The warrior has fallen once more—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soaring voice added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The spirit of Gnome College lives not only in its emblem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gentle voice said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The wise wizard always makes the right choice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wise voice said slowly, with a hint of pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the statues returned to their original states.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the young witch’s glance, Wizard Sean stepped onto the Horned Serpent platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young wizards there clapped incessantly; some young witches blushed as they glanced at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quiet—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the young witch spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stands fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, before the Sorting Ceremony ends, let us sing the school song together!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the stands, Headmistress Herrera called out loudly. She flicked her wand gently; from its tip, words coiled like a serpent high above the tables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, several portraits of the college animals descended from the stands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Wizard Sean could react, a senior prefect approached him and joyfully handed him a piece of parchment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It contained the lyrics of Ilvermorny’s school song.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the young wizards began swaying and singing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We stand united,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against the Puritans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We draw inspiration from the kind witch Mo Mo Ruigen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For she was once persecuted by non-wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus she fled from distant Ireland to this land—this is the origin of our school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh! Ilvermorny of Massachusetts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We chose it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We chose it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A magnificent magical academy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whose walls protect us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our days with you are but a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You taught us all there is about magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now one thing is certain:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever we may be,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter where we go,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our true home,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our one and only home,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is Ilvermorny!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the stands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean would remember that on this Christmas, no matter where he was, Hogwarts remained in his heart, a distant and quiet symbol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then everyone finished singing the school song unevenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Cat Bao  students still sang; Headmistress Herrera directed them with her wand through the final measures, and when they finished, her applause was the loudest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is time for bed. Return to your dormitories.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave Wizard Sean a glance, signaling he could go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our college is in a tower. By the way, let me tell you a little secret: our founder, Isolt Sayre, could understand the speech of serpents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior prefect smiled and spoke to Wizard Sean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this is how Horned Serpent College came to be.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean showed a hint of curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled some stories about this founder—how she was a descendant of Slytherin, and her aunt, her enemy, was Gormlaith Gaunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So her Parseltongue had mutated into Serpent-Speak?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic is truly wondrous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prefect seemed to have noticed the headmistress’s signal; she said nothing, only gazed at Wizard Sean with burning eyes before bidding him farewell and leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring those dazzling titles… she thought, he’s a handsome, polite young wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And following her gaze, Headmistress Herrera smiled as she spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is a small path in the castle leading to the Stone House. You have an extra dormitory there, dear Mr. Hermes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Tera wore an expression of “I knew it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go, my disciple—that is the Stone House, the origin of Ilvermorny…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean did not ask why Professor Tera wouldn’t accompany him; he recalled her forlorn expression before the Stone House—then he understood: it had been open only to him since that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not know why, but assumed it was an extra privilege.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he did not know was that Professor Tera had fiercely argued with Headmistress Herrera for a long time to secure this condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he followed the path out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked toward the hidden stone house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow on the ground was soft, the trees a blanket of white,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>each tree coated as if with cotton fluff, snowflakes spinning slowly in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They landed on Wizard Sean’s face and melted at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized he was no longer at Hogwarts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he opened the door of the stone house, which had changed utterly—inside stood a warm hearth, a soft and spacious bed, stained-glass windows dusted with wind and snow, and a large work area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean could also see a lavish meal on the dining table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head and prepared to search for the so-called secrets of the stone house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the fire in the hearth flared violently, and a familiar voice rang out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come to me, child…”\u003C\u002Fp>",1128,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","187044bcfdf9bc3f638cf013c29e47262e660a64251ace1fbe0c368a6281728a","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-354","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-352",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]