[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-37":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},2250275,4210,"Chapter 37: Sizzle Bee Candy","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-37",37,"\u003Cp>“You’ve done well enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean gave Justin his Yorkshire pudding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought sweets might lift the boy’s spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Professor Snape is an idiot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be upset, Hermione. Want some pudding?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean loved Yorkshire pudding—it came from the old woman who used to donate supplies to the orphanage,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she always brought many puddings, the best food Wizard Sean had ever tasted at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he always sat at tables with the most pudding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione unusually did not refuse,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and so their criticism of Professor Snape turned into a full assault on the pudding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor was not always fair,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean thought,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it depended on whether Harry Potter was beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the pudding, Justin’s remarks shifted toward Professor Snape’s “glorious” exploits,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>like pretending not to patrol at night, but actually casting the Disillusionment Charm to catch five Gryffindors out of bed;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>like staying at school over Christmas and catching two couples;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>like just now in class, deducting another point from Gryffindor because Harry didn’t tell Neville the correct brewing method—when Harry himself had no idea what he was doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, Hermione, I’m listing these examples to tell you that if anyone’s to blame here, it’s certainly not you,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>we all know Professor Snape is strict, bad-tempered, and sometimes downright unreasonable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded silently beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you doubt yourself, deny yourself, and make yourself miserable because of someone unreasonable, isn’t that just stupid? Even if that someone is a professor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you think, Wizard Sean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin looked at Wizard Sean expectantly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean thought for a moment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin nodded, somewhat defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Wizard Sean noticed Hermione trembling slightly; he pulled Justin aside,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they stood up and blocked the front of Hermione, pretending to chat casually so no one could see the little witch’s quiet tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hermione always stays silent when she’s wronged—I think I need to watch her more closely,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she always pretends not to care, and those who bully her never realize how much it hurts her,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean heard Justin whisper,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And how can I make her understand… she doesn’t have to pretend to be strong in front of her friends?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean stared at Justin, stunned—he remembered Hermione had no real friends; Gryffindors shunned her,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron even gave her a nickname and mocked her, driving her to cry in the bathroom,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at least before Halloween, Hermione was utterly alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Wizard Sean sighed in relief,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at least now, she had two friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw’s only class today was afternoon Herbology,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean had arrived early at the dome building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greenhouse One smelled of damp, warm earth; the glass dome filtered the afternoon sun into a hazy gold-green glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Sprout rolled up her sleeves, her dragonhide gloves caked in humus, carefully tending to a plant resembling a spider’s nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three Hufflepuff students huddled around a deep trough planted with pumpkin-shaped plants, their scarves-covered heads leaning together, gesturing and debating what it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clever little sprouts should remember, this plant is called Spider’s Web, though it looks like spider eggs, those are actually two-sided berries,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>don’t be frightened by its roots—they’re not real spiders, just its roots,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>can anyone tell me how often Spider’s Web can be harvested?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Sprout’s question stumped the Hufflepuffs,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville seemed to recall something but stammered unable to speak; Ernie and the short, stout boy were just lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The book describes it as a perennial plant, harvestable three to four times; if well cultivated, it may yield even more,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one wizard once grew a Spider’s Web that yielded five harvests.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear voice floated over; Professor Sprout beamed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Green, excellent answer… child, so glad to see you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then directed Neville and the others to harvest Crabapple Lilies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, warm sun, warm summer—new sprouts always take root,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sometimes I wonder if I’ve lost my energy, why else would I struggle to Making Guide even a few young wizards at once…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Longbottom, watch your leg! Wingardium Leviosa—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville nearly spilled dragon dung fertilizer onto his shoes, but Professor Sprout swiftly levitated the bucket with a spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh! Mr. Macmillan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Sprout gasped and rushed over to help Ernie, now surrounded by jumping tubers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the door opened,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a tall figure stepped into the greenhouse:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not every first-year wizard is named Wizard Sean Green, is that right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Bruce leaned against the plant rack, eyes glinting with mischief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Herbology,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean thought he probably shouldn’t come to the greenhouse again for a while—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the plump professor was drenched in sweat, especially after three Hufflepuffs stayed behind during class, leaving her even more frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the greenhouse corridor,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a gentle breeze blew,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Bruce stood leaning like a statue; Wizard Sean thought he had the makings of a model,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>given the two senior witches nearby had already glanced his way at least ten times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sizzle Bee Candy—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Bruce placed a candy that looked intensely sweet into Wizard Sean’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Try it now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean curiously ate the juice-and-cream jelly ball,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then heard a shout:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Green, don’t eat it! Damn it, Bruce, you bastard—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon’s golden hair gleamed in the warm sun, but even as he stormed over, he was too late to stop Bruce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean felt a surge of magic, then floated upward—along with Senior Bruce beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t that amazing?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he exclaimed excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amazing your bloody Merlin’s pants!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon grabbed Wizard Sean and Bruce by the arms,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I should’ve just let you fly off!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon glared fiercely at Bruce,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, Green—Bruce treats his friends like this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>me and Pistor have been pranked by him plenty of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let me explain: Sizzle Bee Candy is a juice-and-cream jelly ball that makes you float.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of its ingredients is Billywig, and anyone stung by it feels dizzy, then floats helplessly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon’s tone softened noticeably as he looked at Wizard Sean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, come on, Leon! You don’t mean it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Bruce was still laughing loudly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then Wizard Sean saw Leon let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leon! No! No! I’m sorry—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Senior Bruce screamed in shock, Wizard Sean saw Senior Leon proudly swaying his wrist,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had somehow tied a rope between himself and Bruce,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I always have unorthodox methods for dealing with unruly types.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean heard him say.\u003C\u002Fp>",1058,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3b2ebd4942181a6c8d47d209d926d722c566c2160c56900a3eb613854761d189","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-38","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-36",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]