[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-36":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},2250274,4210,"Chapter 36","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-36",36,"\u003Cp>Rain fell softly over Scotland, and the echoes of dripping water resonated everywhere in Hogwarts Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raindrops on the stained-glass windows slowly gathered, then trickled down into soil that had been fertile since the tenth century.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Pince did not allow Xie to take more books than permitted, despite his excellent return record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unless he returned all books like *Modern Magical History* and signed the crumpled log sheet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Xie had no choice but to read two volumes by the potion master Libatius Borage in the library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without borrowing them, he still found a note clipped by Madam Pince on the first page:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Warning: If you tear, rip, fold, soil, damage, throw, drop, or otherwise harm, abuse, or desecrate this book,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will impose upon you the most terrible consequences within my power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Librarian of Hogwarts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irma Pince】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie had no doubt of this irritable librarian’s resolve—he had seen her pounce on young wizards countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if she possessed a special gift for instantly identifying and severely punishing students who damaged books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the study area,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The librarian, always wearing an angry expression, passed by Xie; her stern gaze softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then she gave a light nod and left the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Miranda Goshawk, that old thing (struck through), wrote in *The Book of Spells*:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wizard’s need gives rise to a spell; if none exists, it is merely because the spell has not yet been discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now I assert: a wizard’s need gives rise to a potion; if none exists, it is merely because the recipe has not yet been discovered.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie had just read this quote in *Celebrate a Festival in a Bottle!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and immediately sensed its extraordinary weight and grandeur,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as he pondered it deeply, lost in thought, a sticky note suddenly fell—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie was caught off guard, then silently pulled out his notebook and quill, writing down the words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Good. You see this, which proves not all wizards are fools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I must tell you something, or people will only remember my achievements in recipes and techniques,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and forget my greatest, most misunderstood breakthrough in the profound field of potions.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatest, most misunderstood breakthrough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like automatic flame control for cauldrons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wonderful. Master Libatius Borage still had more in store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie read on curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【After the saying “Only meticulously crafted potions yield proper effects” appeared,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I saw all potion researchers forget to examine its true meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of researchers are they? They are nothing but Miranda’s sticky, stinking apple pie!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am certain that spells and potions are connected by a single primordial thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If *Magical Theory* claims that advanced spells require the wizard’s inner strength, why do they forget potions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can only be because they are all￥*&% (illegible script).】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie skipped over a long string of unkind remarks; what followed made him breathe faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I have completed certain necessary tasks—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The improved spells and rituals now place greater emphasis on the wizard’s inner strength, and demand more mental energy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet for any potion-maker who has reached the pinnacle of technique and craftsmanship, this will open a vast new path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I must warn you: you must possess sufficient willpower and use it carefully; though it yields astonishing results, it has become far more unstable,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it can still be refined, but my time is running out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have seen the great truth, and mournfully spread it in secret,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>perfect it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And allow me to revise the foolish inscription carved on my tombstone, to reveal the true version—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Libatius Borage died in 1961; most of his life was devoted to this great work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it is your turn to study the deepest magic of potions.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My white talent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie silently hummed, suddenly feeling a faint sense of responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stuffed every word into his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never expected to encounter such knowledge—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Libatius Borage had dared to tamper with ancient spells and rituals in the field of potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie had read in *Magical History* that most potion spells and rituals had been passed down for over three hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as reliable and fixed as spell incantations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a tremendous surprise; Xie felt like a kneazle who had found ancient gold coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly copied all the improvements into his notebook—they were few, only a handful,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whether by coincidence or not, the boils potion was among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Xie’s smile harder to suppress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magical crystal lamps illuminated Xie’s focused face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and soon he rose from the oak table,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the bells of Hogwarts rang out simultaneously with the hoots of owls,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>lunchtime had arrived,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having feasted on intellectual nourishment, Xie now needed to care for his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swiftly returned the books to Madam Pince; the corridors were already filled with young wizards heading from the library to the Great Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing the warm fireplace,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie noticed the Gryffindors were unusually quiet today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He must hate me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a black-haired boy said, confused,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Narcissus powder, wormwood… why didn’t he ask Hermione?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Harry, don’t be angry,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the red-haired boy beside him whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard Snape has always been like this—completely unreasonable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie watched silently as Harry and Ron sat down not far from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered this issue vaguely; in his past life, some believed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape, this pure-love warrior, might have deeper meaning behind his actions, just as his behavior did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The narcissus flower’s meaning: regret carried to the grave,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wormwood’s meaning: bitter sorrow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so the hidden meaning of the question was: I mourn endlessly for your mother’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xie was about to dip his bread in beans, Jia Jia Siting sat down beside him, blushing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>followed by Hermione, her gaze dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even Professor Snape shouldn’t act so unreasonable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting was furious; his eyes filled with sorrow as he looked at his companions,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If raising your hand to answer is wrong, then the professor who asks such a question is a fool!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie looked up, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had just finished Potions class,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and they were… insulting Snape?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Harry had never insulted Professor Snape like this, had he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xie, oh, I wanted to tell you earlier…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jia Jia Siting turned to Xie, his anger vanished; he spoke sadly, recounting the scene—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape, when questioning Harry, ignored Hermione’s repeated hand-raising and shouted at her:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sit down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one thought it was unfair! Those Gryffindors are cowards!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting’s face flushed again; his voice trembled with guilt,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he nearly growled,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I saw it from behind the door, but couldn’t help… as a friend, I’m a failure.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1090,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a09a3c8aa3036aeab40e066a50184551282bfad2ebdb1000953c5014d2681ff6","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-37","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-35",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]