[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-414":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},2250652,4210,"Chapter 414: The Wisdom of the Wizard","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-414",414,"\u003Cp>“Miss Ravenclaw.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat stared at the warm fireplace, instinctively wanting to draw closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dear Green.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw offered a faint, elusive smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some pumpkin juice?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena guided the steaming pumpkin cup with its little legs to the black cat’s paws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for the hospitality.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat bowed its head slightly, using its tail to lift the pumpkin cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gazed around the room, questions rising in its mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What exactly is the Borderland?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why has he recently lost all sense of Miss Iso, yet Miss Ravenclaw seems to draw nearer to him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How do the souls of the Borderland move within it? What rules govern the world beyond the Veil of Death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could not understand—it was deeply curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have many questions?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw stepped forward, and another ancient book appeared beside her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Miss Ravenclaw. I wish to know: what exactly is the Borderland? And what determines the distance between you and me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asked the black cat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A fine question. Then what do you think? What determines the distance between wizard and wizard? Is it a measurable length?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asked Ravenclaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is the distance between hearts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds of thought, the black cat replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That is the first answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But what rules govern the Borderland? Why do I sense Miss Iso growing farther away?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A wizard’s soul is something that moves—sometimes closer, sometimes farther.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when two hearts are near, the soul seeks freedom, and in seeking freedom, the wizard is alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two wizards’ paths do not necessarily intersect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw sipped her pumpkin juice, a faint, teasing smile on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, compared to other wizards, your distance from Ser is very close;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but Ser keeps moving forward. She has left space for you in the soul world, yet she may not let you catch up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only in special moments do wizards’ paths align.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw explained again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat suddenly realized. It looked at Luo Yina, then at Helena, its fur bristling slightly—but said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You wonder why I am always with Helena?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw was clearly wise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because we have made our homes in each other’s souls. What do you think a home is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw gazed at the black cat and gently lifted it into her arms. The cat, still lost in thought, noticed nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where love is, there is home…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat lifted its head and found the world had lowered—now it seemed to hover high in the air, watching Helena laugh uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not funny.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat leapt down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fireplace blazed fiercely; vines outside the cottage danced with rustling whispers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst a subtle, cheerful murmur, Ravenclaw’s voice rose in the cottage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm. Excellent wisdom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the moment of their contact, she seemed to have already understood something—causing the black cat’s tail to twitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asked the black cat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You asked about the rules of the Borderland—but you already know them, just as you do now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw tapped a finger, and small clusters of mist sprang from the edge of the black cat’s tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first mist cluster showed a complex hand gesture, accompanied by obscure sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A barely adequate magical wisdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw evaluated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second mist cluster shifted constantly—now a cat, now a leopard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excellent Transfiguration wisdom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third, fourth, and fifth mist clusters all radiated a chilling, pitch-black aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Dark Magic, Dark Magic, Dark Magic... What have you been learning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Has Hogwarts changed so drastically over these centuries?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw’s expression shifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat shrank its head, silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It understood now: these were wisdom clusters—like the bizarre desire clusters, common things in the Borderland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hogwarts does not teach Dark Magic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat finally whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Green, it’s fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw stepped closer; the black cat could see the intricate patterns along her robe’s hem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat did not understand what she meant—until she spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dark Magic is a sharp blade. I am more curious: what forced you to raise it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I recall wizards once defeated dragons, giants, and stood equal to goblins, building their own castles upon magical lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the goblins rebel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw sounded intrigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was long ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat chose its words carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? Then this is a wizard war?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw did not sound like she was asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw did not press further—as if this were the inevitable outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When wizards solved the problem of survival, differing beliefs naturally split them apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And wizards relied so utterly on belief for survival that magic was born from it—and war arose from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the quiet cottage, mist rose naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must leave, Miss Ravenclaw, Miss Helena.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Said the black cat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had seen what it most wished to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, good luck to us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw still wore her faint, teasing smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat’s whiskers trembled slightly—but said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Countless souls here cling to me, hoping to gain the lingering power wizards hold in the Borderland. Do you know what that is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw asked suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wisdom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That is what I want you to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizards hold so many beliefs—even cruelty has many followers. Yet true magic’s power never resides solely there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient wizards defeated dragons, giants, even subdued goblins. But according to Helena’s account, modern wizards no longer possess such magic...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw spoke slowly; the black cat listened intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the cottage, a pine tree hung with colorful lights bore a fluffy orange-yellow rug beneath it, a round stool, and a plush toy of a black cat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kettle boiled, steaming, and in its gurgling, the black cat smelled the fresh scent of pine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sat quietly on the rug, striving to memorize every word Ravenclaw spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It always had a unique intuition about magic; now, that intuition told it it was about to encounter magic’s deepest and most obscure aspect.\u003C\u002Fp>",988,"2026-06-19T10:00:42.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a75c3b527b894c5e66cc4fc574b5b57dd405e2016a5e2146a1bd8bc2d7941206","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-415","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-413",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]