[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-373":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},2250611,4210,"Chapter 373","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-373",373,"\u003Cp>“How do you resist?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean Green asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he also remembered that spells like Legilimency could be interrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Harry had used the Shield Charm to deflect Professor Snape’s Legilimency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legilimency, Obliviation, Confundus Charm… even the Imperius Curse all have countermeasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, during spellcasting, the caster can be disrupted by offensive spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It makes sense, after all—witches and wizards cast spells, but they themselves are powerful in magic yet weak in physicality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve agreed… Mr. Green, let me make this clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will use a faint Legilimency to probe your meals today; then you will understand the feeling of resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finding that feeling is the first step in learning Occlumency.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quirrell hesitated before speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean Green could roughly grasp that magic required some form of visualization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, visualization made magic easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, he struggled to imagine rain or snow out of nothing—he needed to summon at least one cloud to produce them;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Separation Charm was hard to cast directly, but if he placed a sign and surrounded it with a ring of bushes, casting the charm became simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, Professor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean Green agreed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, ah, yes—if you have any trouble, I’ll stop at once.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quirrell stood rigidly before the fireplace, his fingers gripping the wand so tightly they turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shall we begin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean Green lifted his head and stared directly into Professor Quirrell’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legilimency required direct eye contact above all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, most spells required the wizard to lock onto their target to cast them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear example was when Harry, in his first year during a Quidditch match, was attacked—Quirrell and Professor Snape both had to keep their eyes fixed on Harry to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, if that is your wish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quirrell forced himself not to look away; he raised his wand and gave Wizard Sean a slight nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Legilimency!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Wizard Sean’s head felt as if lightly stung by a bee or something similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, the sensation was pushed back outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One second, two seconds, three seconds… after more than ten seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you see it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean Green struggled to control his emotions, keeping them perfectly still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, ah… soon, Mr. Green.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quirrell fell silent for a moment, his gaze of awe growing even more intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Wizard Sean felt the bee-sting again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the bee’s stinger was razor-sharp, trying to pierce through the mental barrier he’d built by emptying his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time slowed to a halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You practiced Occlumency at a skilled level—Proficiency +10】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Occlumency: Locked (10\u002F30)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After what felt like minutes—perhaps two or three—the veil finally burst like a balloon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Quirrell finally saw scenes unfold—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>eating lamb chops, drinking pumpkin porridge, eating toffee, drinking pumpkin juice, dining at dinner, waiting for the pumpkin porridge to cook…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quirrell couldn’t help but smile slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, he lowered his head, fixing his gaze on the pumpkin juice on the table, no longer meeting Wizard Sean’s green eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange—he dared not meet the eyes of the two wizards he had sworn to serve… though thankfully, for different reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean could also see those scenes—the meals at Ilvermorny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grasped the feeling: it was simple—do not recall all memories, and show no emotional fluctuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But actually doing it was extremely difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because a wizard cannot constantly control his thoughts, nor can he keep his emotions and sensations perfectly still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were like birds—nimble, restless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Professor, I let my guard down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean felt discouraged; he believed he could have done better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn’t glanced at the pumpkin juice on the table and exposed a crack in his defense, he might have held out longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, oh, you let it slip…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quirrell hesitated, unsure what to say—he found this talent terrifying, but perhaps for the revered Mr. Green, it had barely reached his passing threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Professor, I have a question: a wizard’s resistance is always strenuous and limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one is constantly subjected to Legilimency, must their memories be read?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or do Occlumens differ?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean stared at the pumpkin juice and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Legilimency is not easy to master—very few wizards learn it, and even fewer become masters…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quirrell explained seriously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Occlumens can resist instantly, just as some wizards are more attuned to certain branches of magic—Occlumens are especially sensitive to being watched, and can respond in the briefest moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether a wizard must inevitably have their memories read…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revered Mr. Green, wizards do not only counter magic with counter-charms—sometimes, we must strike directly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand,” Wizard Sean nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic’s power clearly varied by individual—Occlumens could naturally resist even a master of Legilimency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the struggle came down to the gap in magical mastery between the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely, if a wizard lacked the ability to resist mentally—or to attack with spells—then being subjected to Legilimency was no different from being forced to drink Veritaserum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Occlumency shields against external magical forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once you find that feeling, you might try recalling—forgotten memories are merely buried deeper.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quirrell explained in detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean’s eyes gleamed brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked outside: the colorful shop windows were frosted over, and Diagon Alley was filled with witches and wizards wrapped in scarves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled Hogwarts—he had never encountered such a mystery before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow fell heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone sat by the fire, staring at the snow-covered ground,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then those unclear, forgotten things would slowly sink to the bottom of the heart, growing clearer with the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being rescued from the orphanage by Professor McGonagall, boarding the Hogwarts Express, meeting Jia Jia Siting and Hermione, arriving at Hogwarts…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scene after scene formed in his mind—even the +10 proficiency notification struggled to break his focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The buried things slowly surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until they froze on one night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, Wizard Sean and the other two had just entered Hogwarts and discovered a hidden room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the wall hung a portrait—the canvas yellowed and cracked with age, depicting not a solemn wizard, but a snow-white owl wearing a velvet waistcoat and tiny pince-nez glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one claw, it struggled to adjust its glasses; with the other, it clutched an old scroll of parchment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its eyes never left them.\u003C\u002Fp>",1032,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b84bf5d31163949db53abb566836807229b7023a12a111f404d4b5b4620ff83d","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-374","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-372",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]