[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-396":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},2250634,4210,"Chapter 396: Confusion Charm","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-396",396,"\u003Cp>Wizard Sean’s lips subtly curved upward, then he vanished into the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had two classes that afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last class was held in the greenhouse; after class, Professor Sprout enthusiastically praised his Mandrake Restorative Draught, calling it the best ever made by a student in recent years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even kindly gave him some melon toffees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That smile stayed on Wizard Sean’s face all the way outside the greenhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he left the greenhouse, Wizard Sean encountered many young witches with flushed faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He guessed roughly what was about to happen, so on his way back to Hope Cottage, he never lifted the Disillusionment Charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he slipped into the cottage, Harry’s face was still crimson, as if about to bleed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron wasn’t much better off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that Lockhart had composed songs for all the young witches and wizards who took part in destroying the diary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time Harry had been sung to, the next victim was Ron, rushing over in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean considered for a moment, then quietly ate a Cat-Leopard Cookie; his pupils instantly narrowed, gleaming with deep luster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is so embarrassing…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard Ron wailing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank goodness for Ron…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without saying it, this was Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing, Wizard Sean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean blinked; the effect of the Transfiguration Cookie faded quickly. When he turned his head again, Jia Jia Siting was watching him with mild confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A soul transfiguration spell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean explained slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An advanced transfiguration involving self-transformation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting pondered, then asked no further questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many interesting things happened on Valentine’s Day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Wizard Sean had stayed secluded, he couldn’t avoid running into some of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, nearly all the upperclassmen had paired off and headed to Hogsmeade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They slipped out of the castle alone, met at the gates, and were caught red-handed by Professor Snape;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>for instance, Bai Yi spent the entire day perched on Wizard Sean’s shoulder, driving away any owl that dared approach;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and for instance, Harry and Malfoy got into an argument, and Malfoy, furious, shouted at a girl who had tried to give Harry a Valentine card:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think Potter doesn’t like your Valentine’s gift!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, ignoring the overly enthusiastic young witches, it was an ordinary yet still fulfilling day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, on this day, Wizard Sean had already learned to independently transfigure Cat-Leopard eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no easy feat—it had taken Wizard Sean a full week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next step was to master the Cat-Leopard Cookie and adapt to the Cat-Leopard’s Legilimency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean had never neglected the former; he had now reached:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Cat-Leopard Cookie: Beginner (600\u002F900)】;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the latter required continuous, uninterrupted practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To conceal his pupil changes, Wizard Sean had also crafted a discreet refractive lens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps, as Professor Professor Tela had said, true alchemists were capable of changing the magical world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean had a slight understanding of this, but in another aspect—making wizards’ lives more convenient—he had deep personal experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lens, the Speaking Brooch, and the Wizard’s Book were excellent examples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night was cold and crisp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pale, translucent moon hung high above the Forbidden Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean walked near the edge of the Forbidden Forest, where he occasionally spotted upperclassmen scattering in panic from Professor Snape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever they fled in disarray, Wizard Sean found their thoughts easier to read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even when easier, Wizard Sean’s ability could only grasp surface thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These thoughts were mostly laced with panic and fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes: “How did Professor Snape get here?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes: “I’ll never date in the Slytherin common room again for thrills!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes even: “So scary… oh, what should I eat in the kitchen today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean chose spots where he could make eye contact with them, recording the subtle shifts in his Legilimency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always found patterns in these changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean Green!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice exploded in his skull like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind grew sluggish; he barely registered Professor Snape approaching with a dark expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t anyone tell you that invading someone’s thoughts is extremely dangerous?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape growled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t know, Professor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean hadn’t expected to meet Snape, and no one had warned him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape gave a cold smirk, then paused suddenly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where did you learn Legilimency?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I haven’t learned Legilimency, Professor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean answered honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape nearly laughed in disbelief, then studied Wizard Sean with a gaze veiled in astonishment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fool… your… other Animagus form?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your partial Animagus transformation has reached this level?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape fell silent. His expression, under the moonlight, was deep and complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just perfected, Professor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Legilimency is an art—a dangerous, precise art. In case your foolish mind can’t grasp it, your detention hours are doubled, starting tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape snorted and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he left, another group of wizards returned from Hogsmeade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scottish wizards are bold and enthusiastic during holidays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, they are often lost in drunken revelry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This shows not only in their frequent parties and gatherings, but also in their mediocre magical skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean never attended parties or gatherings; no one could ever invite him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like now, amid the noisy crowd, he quietly vanished from sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Hope Cottage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid’s giant pumpkin had been carved by Jia Jia Siting into a bookhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around it lay countless pumpkin cups, their inner pulp gently roasted with the juice still inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, only three young wizards remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione, Jia Jia Siting, and Wizard Sean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione was tirelessly brewing Truth Serum; Jia Jia Siting trained his dueling skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean, meanwhile, listened to his panel chime constantly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You practiced making a Cat-Leopard Cookie at Beginner level. Proficiency +3】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You practiced making a Cat-Leopard Cookie at Skilled level. Proficiency +10】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when curfew approached did Wizard Sean finally exhale in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While perfecting his previous Cat-Leopard Cookie, Wizard Sean had also produced Cat-Leopard Cookies meeting the “Skilled” practice standard over these days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant his rate of proficiency gain would now accelerate.\u003C\u002Fp>",1001,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","12f32c4ceb27610bf6cd0e35c7e546f0f3b90ddd0cf6697b4b8fe065c98b56f7","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-397","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-395",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]