[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-411":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},2250649,4210,"Chapter 411: A Kind of Person","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-411",411,"\u003Cp>In the white expanse of the borderland, black creatures flashed by like woolly balls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Wizard Sean Green’s soul ran through the world beyond the veil, his body remained peacefully asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore leaned against the door, his beard slightly curled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, dreams are such a magical thing—they can reach any land, except another wizard’s dream.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore carried a warm magical lantern; after double-checking that the students were unharmed, he walked down the corridor swept by the night wind, lantern in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But things always have their surprises... Looks like I'm going to have a nice dream tonight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far off, Dumbledore’s tall silhouette could be seen cast upon the wall, then swallowed by another shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dumbledore?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape, on night patrol, stared coldly at Dumbledore; the old wizard looked unnerved for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, Severus, good evening.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore put on his usual smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape snorted, said nothing, and turned straight toward the hospital wing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the hospital wing, what other place on the second floor could draw Dumbledore’s attention?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps their “Chosen One Potter” had broken his leg again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape’s robes billowed, the black fabric rippling like waves under the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore stood still, gazing at the knight portraits on the wall, then at the bright full moon outside the window; he said nothing, and the wrinkles on his face slowly, naturally relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds passed—perhaps minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore still had his fingers interlaced, as if waiting; sure enough, a muffled roar soon erupted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dumbledore!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Snape, striding toward Dumbledore, his expression visibly turning furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What have you done?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, Severus, calm down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He should be in the dungeons serving detention… not following you, not in the hospital wing…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape leaned in coldly, his voice squeezed from his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Severus, it was merely an accident.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An accident? Hmph… always these accidents?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatest white wizard of this century—when did you start using fools as tools?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape stared fixedly at Dumbledore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t think that of me, Severus. You know I don’t deserve such titles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore said slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let him go…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence, Snape finally spoke a few words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Severus.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Dumbledore’s expression grew pained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought you would understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corridor was silent; their conversation hadn’t even stirred the owls perched by the stained-glass windows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He is foolish enough. I am not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You assume everything is inevitable, Dumbledore—and the greatest fool of all is someone who thinks just as you do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape stared coldly at Dumbledore, recalling the cursed arm on the hospital bed—he knew whose hand had done it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new, unprecedented dread gripped him; a voice whispered in his ear: if that man were a knight, he would say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, Severus, how else can I make you understand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is what must be faced—what must inevitably be faced…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For loving someone, yes, is like creating a faith, serving a god who may fall at any moment…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two fell silent, until Dumbledore shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many men and women have we seen die over these years?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hogwarts has been lucky—but things never go as planned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore seemed to recall something; his gaze grew deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape’s fury reached its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An interesting point, Severus—when an avalanche falls, it doesn’t care whether you’re a rabbit or a snow fox.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore tapped his forearm lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another long silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore watched Snape, and finally sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe we share one goal, Severus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We must leave some hope for the future… I hope once more that you understand: there is no other way in this world to make the one in danger be him instead of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am not the greatest wizard of this century. If I could, I would gladly share that title with those eager to claim it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Severus, you know whom I most wish to see inherit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you believe this conversation gave you what you wanted, then let us part here… I must rest. Old men always long for sweet dreams.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape stood in the corridor’s shadow; he had understood much from Dumbledore’s veiled hints—but still, he could not help asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If so, why let him go with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore’s expression grew uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was forced, Severus.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean he demanded to come with you—to face our grim struggles and place himself in the greatest danger…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape sneered, but his voice grew quieter as he spoke, until he realized—he had just learned the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Severus.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his expression, Dumbledore added gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean Green…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name sounded as if it had been forced through Snape’s clenched teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore cheerfully popped a lemon drop into his mouth, then watched Snape stride toward the hospital wing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Severus, he always found himself saying more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Severus Snape had fought alongside Albus Dumbledore for many years; unknown to Snape, his heart had long since wavered—and now moved with unwavering resolve toward the direction Dumbledore most desired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had become a kind of person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When this change had begun, even they could not say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Dumbledore had always believed: when the world changed and demanded it, Severus Snape would become his final, most cherished young wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe in Severus.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a long time to come, this would stand as Dumbledore’s unshakable testament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night was so clear—especially after hope had been added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore walked cheerfully toward the headmaster’s office, but froze when he saw a face that had returned from the hospital wing—his expression suddenly uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Minerva, ah, you’re still awake?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore set down the lemon drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone from Ravenclaw stayed out past curfew; their name soon appeared on the absence list. I hope you’re not telling me this is your doing, Headmaster Dumbledore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice sounded dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore could no longer feel cheerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One more chapter before midnight\u003C\u002Fp>",963,"2026-06-19T10:00:42.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","aff88921a22bfc4ea970928a555aa8e167346fe733991adf7f2ab8f46d837cda","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-412","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-410",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]