[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-406":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},2250644,4210,"Chapter 406","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-406",406,"\u003Cp>“Then, did you discover… Ravenclaw’s diadem?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore spoke casually, then his expression gradually grew solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I detected residual dark magic within it, so I destroyed it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean did not conceal it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had forgotten parts of the Horcrux; perhaps Headmaster Dumbledore could clarify them for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only residual dark magic?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore asked, then smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You understand—you’ve always been clever—but this is the burden we must bear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I reveal to you a portion of my secrets, hoping you will stay farther from danger—farther still.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re willing to listen to an old man’s rambling, have some tea—I hope this time the sweetness is just right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face bore an expression more serious than ever before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean took a sip—it was still cloyingly sweet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must emphasize again: a young mind may bring interesting changes…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But young people should focus on fulfilling their potential.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he pulled out the Pensieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps only the two of them, wizards, used the Pensieve this way in all of Hogwarts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, people always found the Pensieve dangerous—it held immense power over memory and thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the memory’s owner or another person—the danger lay precisely here—they could enter those memories and walk within them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unavoidably, those with secrets, ashamed of their past, eager to preserve their privacy, all kept their distance from devices like the Pensieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you remember what I said last time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tom Riddle liked collecting mementos—he favored objects with strong magic and historical significance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh Hehe —yes, call him Tom Riddle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tom Riddle. His pride, his sense of superiority, his determination to claim a staggering place in magical history—all these compelled him to carefully choose his Horcruxes and favor items worthy of such honor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore always took satisfaction in a wizard’s intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when that young wizard was named Wizard Sean Green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems you’re not surprised by Horcruxes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore asked suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean fell silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A harmless little joke. I know some people never feel confused about the future.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore said meaningfully,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, later… we found Tom Riddle’s diary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, though I never saw the Riddle that emerged from the diary, Harry described to me a phenomenon I’d never witnessed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could a mere memory have its own actions and thoughts? Could a mere memory drain the life from the girl who held it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No—the diary contained something far more evil… a fragment of soul. I am nearly certain: that diary was a Horcrux.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But this raised even more questions. What intrigued and shocked me most was that the diary had been used both as a protective object and as a weapon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you suspect Tom Riddle had more than one Horcrux.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean naturally continued the topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No better answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore nodded in praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, since Tom wanted his diary to be passed to or take root in some future Hogwarts student, he was remarkably careless with the precious fragment of soul inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The purpose of a Horcrux is to safely preserve a part of one’s soul—not to leave it lying on someone else’s path, risking destruction—yet that is precisely what happened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That fragment of soul no longer exists—you saw it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tom’s negligence toward this Horcrux fills me with deep foreboding. It suggests he has likely already created—or plans to create—more Horcruxes, so losing one would not be so dangerous. I do not wish to believe it, but no other explanation makes sense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean knew Headmaster Dumbledore was wise—he had deduced much from just a single diary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Headmaster Dumbledore had likely uncovered many clues…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His plan needed to accelerate—he must resolve the Slytherin locket before summer break and hurry to the Gaunt shack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean thought this, stealing a careful glance at Dumbledore’s hand—making the Headmaster’s smile even more meaningful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know, over the years I’ve gone to great lengths to learn about Voldemort’s past life—traveled far, traced his footsteps.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I believe the work I’ve done pales beside yours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You exaggerate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must tell you this: don’t always seek the most correct answer to others’ problems—if you do, what’s the difference from constantly taking exams?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore said kindly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve only done a few… insignificant things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore said, resigned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, let me continue from where we left off—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding evidence of young Riddle was already difficult; finding someone who remembers adult Voldemort is nearly impossible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In fact, I suspect that, aside from himself, no living soul could recount in detail his life after leaving Hogwarts. So I have some memories to share with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore gestured toward a small, shimmering crystal vial beside the Pensieve,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Afterward, I will be delighted to hear the opinions of a young mind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean knew this was what he had been waiting for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the Slytherin locket was hidden in a cave—and that the cave was a fake. But from this, he could deduce another person:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regulus Arcturus Black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>R.A.B.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And through the fake locket, Wizard Sean could enlist a house-elf—Kreacher—to help find the real locket…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was: Wizard Sean did not know where the cave was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seemed Headmaster Dumbledore had already discovered it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope you’re not tired of sneaking into others’ memories—it’s quite peculiar. This,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore introduced,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“comes from a very old house-elf named Hao Qi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before you view Hao Qi’s testimony, I must briefly explain how Voldemort left Hogwarts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You may have guessed—he graduated seventh year with top marks in every subject.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His classmates were already considering their post-graduation careers. Almost everyone believed Tom Riddle would achieve astonishing things—he was a prefect, a top student, and had received special honors from the school.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know several professors, including Professor Slughorn, advised him to join the Ministry and even offered to introduce him—but he refused them all. Later, the staff learned he had taken a position at Borgin and Burkes.”\u003C\u002Fp>",988,"2026-06-19T10:00:42.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","183d1797012c67ad0d38bcc1cb67bb6473e7b0b832c078c53f1c41c760d08106","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-407","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-405",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]