[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-397":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},2250635,4210,"Chapter 397","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-397",397,"\u003Cp>After Valentine’s Day came a cozy weekend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, Wizard Sean met Lady Gray again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned against the stained-glass window beside Ravenclaw Tower, frost hanging pale beneath the curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold wind blew, and Wizard Sean pulled his scarf tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he passed by, he heard two Gryffindors rushing back to the castle say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s freezing! Finally back in the castle—I’m having three steaming cups of pear and grapefruit juice!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Gryffindor shook snow off his robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m having four!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Gryffindor shot back defiantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean suddenly wondered: ghosts seemed immune to cold and heat—then why did they always turn flames blue and chill the air?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he thought, he had already passed the stained-glass window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the fourth floor, Wizard Sean saw members of the Castle Spirit Cat Club lining up devoutly to pray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the black cat statue, they had placed a Christmas tree, decorated with all sorts of trinkets—from glittering holly berries to live golden owls that kept hooting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Hannah watched them pray, satisfied, holding a small booklet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Praying had become a special Hogwarts tradition—even non-members came out of curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hannah, does the Castle Spirit Cat really respond?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Susan beside her asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Think of Harry, think of Ginny… hmm, I think it’s just not the time we need it yet…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hannah explained slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Susan, reassured as if she’d taken a calming potion, no longer hesitated and offered her pumpkin pie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before her, the black cat statue was spotless, adorned with tiny ornaments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean sighed and slipped quietly into the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the club hadn’t always been this crowded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until Ron’s words spread far and wide—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, how did we find that awful diary? You really want to know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then you have to hear the legend of the Castle Spirit Cat…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The legend is true—it guards the entire castle… perhaps it is the consciousness of Hogwarts Castle itself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made Harry dream, and in the dream, it revealed the murderer—yes, that diary—and told Harry about the basilisk slumbering in the castle, hidden by a Parselmouth…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I a club member? Ha—I’d love to be minister…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Christmas, Ron’s explosive revelation became one of Hogwarts Castle’s greatest legends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even first-years had heard of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the Castle Spirit Cat Club expanded once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excuse me, would you like to join the Castle Spirit Cat Club?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wiry, sun-kissed wizard sprinted up to Wizard Sean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hand was the invitation Wizard Sean had seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, still nice to meet you—I’m first-year Rolf.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wizard said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rolf Scamander?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, ah, you know me? Oh no—you know my grandfather… Yes, I’ll become a great Magizoologist like him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And my first task? Find the legendary magical creature—the Castle Spirit Cat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you believe it? Hogwarts Castle has such a magnificent creature… Shh, I’ll tell you: the Castle Spirit Cat Club was personally approved by Headmaster Dumbledore as a massive club!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rolf chattered on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t bother looking. You won’t find it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of Mr. Newt Scamander, Wizard Sean spoke more than he intended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Respect my dream!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rolf frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean watched him silently until he scratched his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know it’s hard—but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. My grandfather said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind can lift a sheet of paper, but not a butterfly. Do you know why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the power of life lies in defiance—if everything were that easy, wouldn’t it be boring?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rolf seemed naturally outgoing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if your actions disturb it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, oh, then…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rolf froze—he’d never considered that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, you’ve convinced me a little. But I still have to find it myself. If it’s true, I’ll apologize sincerely. Do you think I’ll make it in time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rolf asked hesitantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I need to write to my grandfather first—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean didn’t take up the thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, are you a first-year too? What’s your name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two seconds later, Rolf was energetic again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean Green.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Green?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there isn’t another wizard with the surname Green…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Green! Merlin, everyone says you’re the most learned wizard at Hogwarts—you must know about the Castle Spirit Cat…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t believe you! Please…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After barely escaping the enthusiastic Rolf, Wizard Sean barely made it back to Ravenclaw Common Room before curfew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Rolf, without a broom, he’d surely be caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape hadn’t let a single night-wandering student slip by lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Wizard Sean hadn’t expected Newt’s shy nature to produce a student like Rolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like… a Gryffindor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stars shone as brightly as ever; snow drifted outside, and the castle lay silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean sat by the window; Bai Yi danced excitedly beside the fireplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wizard Sean’s gaze passed over the empty rune,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, mist slowly rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Borderlands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cat-leopard’s speed far outpaced the cat-creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stretched its body freely; mottled mist-balls vanished like flowing light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, strange mist-balls drifted near, but the cat-leopard dodged them with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It ran through the dreamlike realm, following the direction of Miss Iso’s ball of thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such things rarely happened behind the curtain; here, only mist existed—drifting, ethereal, blurred like veils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind howled in its ears; the cat-leopard didn’t know how long it had run, until the mist had risen thickly, and far ahead, it saw Miss Iso’s figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were no longer the white of pearls, nor the gray of Lady Gray—now, the cat-leopard could clearly see the gleam within them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Iso.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cat-leopard adjusted its breath and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An unusual sight, dear Green.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Iso blinked, beside her stood an equally aged wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, he stood quietly behind her, listening like a child.\u003C\u002Fp>",961,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","eb22be2459417da09d8532c1a641cc9378b1a32deb0df093ccec5b616e920b9d","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-398","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-396",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]