[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-42":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},2250280,4210,"Chapter 42: Notes on the History of Magic","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-42",42,"\u003Cp>The dungeon was always cold and damp, the stone walls stained with dark yellow marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shelves were lined with glass vials of bizarre shapes, each filled with unnamable substances—some bubbling, others settling silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steam from the cauldrons fogged the entire classroom, making Professor Snape’s face even more indistinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, we can do this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting whispered words of encouragement to himself and Wizard Sean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wizard Sean immediately noticed his trembling hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood—it was only last time they’d brewed a batch of blue potion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and got scolded severely by Professor Snape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Need help preparing the ingredients?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting asked nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean shook his head slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll finish quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting didn’t press further, instead watching Wizard Sean intently as he prepared the ingredients, lit the cauldron, controlled the heat…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every motion was standard and fluid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the other young wizards, hesitant and anxious,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean’s progress was at least three times faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Potions was a precise and rigorous branch of magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A competent potion-maker needed comprehensive and complex knowledge,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>which explained why Professor Snape demanded strictness—if young wizards failed to follow the exact steps,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>only Merlin could say what might happen to the magical ingredients in the cauldron spewing white threads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, most young wizards merely followed the steps mechanically,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>only gradually discovering the wonders of potions once they became proficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean, however, had fully immersed his mind in this mysterious branch of magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skilled ingredient preparation, flawless heat control, moderate stirring force, strict brewing time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cauldron bubbled steadily,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting stared intently, memorizing every step and acting as Wizard Sean’s assistant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>handing him ingredients and timing each stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While other young wizards fumbled with their materials,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean and Jia Jia Siting had already added the final hedgehog quills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape’s sharp gaze instantly caught their unusual pace; he stared into the cauldron,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and in an instant, he could predict the outcome—passing, but unremarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He snorted coldly and turned away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean’s potion had reached its final, most critical stage;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what he recalled in his mind was not the centuries-old ritual,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but Libashu Bolachi’s unrecognized innovations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean spoke the incantation—the ritual had begun,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his first true use of the modified ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His focus was sharper than ever; he felt as if he were a potion-maker desperately brewing to cure warts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and as this emotion naturally surfaced, the potion underwent a fundamental change:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the original blue-green liquid thickened into a jelly-like substance, utterly free of impurities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You have successfully brewed a Wart-Curing Potion to a proficient standard. Proficiency +10】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting held his breath, comparing the potion before him with Professor Snape’s example in memory—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the difference was negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, did we succeed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked quietly, nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep exhaustion washed over him, as if he hadn’t slept for three days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Libashu Bolachi was truly meticulous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s amazing! I knew we could do it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting exhaled in relief, carefully transferring the potion into a crystal vial,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then stood tall, waiting for Professor Snape’s inspection—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>completely unlike last time, when he’d been trembling and pale,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even making Wizard Sean, exhausted, smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You finished?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Wizard Sean saw Michael peering over, and Terry beside him, belatedly glancing over too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, Wizard Sean brewed a perfect—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting’s words choked in his throat,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>for dark clouds had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape’s towering figure blocked the light; his icy gaze silenced the surrounding young wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape lifted the crystal vial; his lips had just curled into a sneer when it vanished as if by miracle—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was nearly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the previous Wart-Curing Potion had merely been passing, this one now crossed the threshold of excellence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrifying progress…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Marginally passing—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape set the vial down, his voice grating as if forced from his throat,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One point each.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his robe swept, and he was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did I hear that right…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The circle of young wizards stared in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great, Wizard Sean—we got back the points we lost.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting was thrilled; he clearly cared deeply about lost points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded, his gaze falling to his panel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Wart-Curing Potion: Locked (15\u002F30)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halfway done—if he maintained this proficient level, two more brews would unlock the Potion Master title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Professor Snape awarding points to Ravenclaw was a minor event,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in Michael’s retelling,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it became: Professor Snape gave Wizard Sean two hundred Jin Jin Jialong and cooked him two dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rumor persisted until the afternoon’s History of Magic class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>History of Magic had become an unrestrained, atmosphere-filled gossip session.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the young wizards didn’t only talk about Wizard Sean, snippets that reached his ears still left him speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Took down a Mountain Troll alone and escaped unharmed—fought a werewolf bare-handed—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Michael, the rumor’s source, froze upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You guys, do you even know what you’re saying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he shifted his stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A Mountain Troll? Three of them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He declared with perfect seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting, beside Wizard Sean, turned beet red from holding back laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean sighed and turned back to his History of Magic notes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>having completed the skeleton and filled in necessary content—but still far from perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tuesday’s History of Magic class was adjusted: Hufflepuff now shared it with Ravenclaw,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>making it hard for Jia Jia Siting not to glance at Wizard Sean’s notes; the young wizards even split into secondary groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All figures and historical events were arranged chronologically,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Wizard Sean had added another catalog,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>categorizing events and figures with corresponding page numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, the 【Collection of Eccentrics】 Jia Jia Siting was now reading\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>included Eccentric Yurik and Eccentric Windelin, among others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting watched with great interest; he no longer found Magical History boring, nor did he worry about being confused by its intricate events and figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes he could see Wizard Sean’s other notes—on the same topic of Magical Beasts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what were the differences between the contributions of Lady Elfrida Cragg and Mr. Newt Scamander?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did these contributions build upon one another to form the Ministry’s new regulations?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean had organized them in meticulous detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting naturally glanced over and, without realizing it, finished reading the entire history of Magical Beasts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>such efficient learning fascinated him immensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he broke from his immersion, his breathing quickening; he whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, I think this could be published—I’ve never seen a Magical History so fascinating!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1082,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","056a494b2e2a5529fffc3d88e27120cbd3723f4a8b122ff71fb41f352f873ff7","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-43","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-41",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]