[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-43":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},2250281,4210,"Chapter 43: The Magical Quidditch Ball","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-43",43,"\u003Cp>Justin’s words stunned Wizard Sean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Justin suddenly burst into enthusiastic speech, spilling out words like a machine:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We could let Hogwarts students read them for free first,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m sure everyone’s been thoroughly worn down by boring Magical History, Binns’s vague lectures, and those terrifyingly long Magical History essays!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went on, even more excitedly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the feedback is good, we can contact publishers to print them—think about it, students from more than just one magical school will need them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean didn’t answer immediately; he knew that book distribution and publication were long processes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The notes aren’t complete.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean said softly; he studied Magical History only for the subject itself,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if Justin’s idea had some feasibility, it wouldn’t alter his own study plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if it could generate other benefits, that wouldn’t be bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, alright, but once you finish the notes, at least let me try promoting them among the students?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin’s voice dropped significantly, filled with sincere pleading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monday at Hogwarts was far noisier than usual,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in hallways, classrooms, common rooms—students could be seen everywhere, enthusiastically discussing something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean found it all puzzling, but had no intention of investigating further;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was heading toward the hidden classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hallway, Wizard Sean suddenly heard a cough,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>looked up, and saw Sir Cadogan—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had tied himself to straw, trying to disguise himself as a scarecrow within a beautiful rice field painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he forgot to take off his armor or remove his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hogwarts portraits often moved about; sometimes they felt no different from furniture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what better way to pass the time than seeing who could impersonate another portrait the longest?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Sir Cadogan was always terrible at such disguises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagine him once imitating Lady Violet, sitting in her frame, wearing her hat and speaking in a ridiculous high voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was much like Professor Snape’s cross-dressing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough—cough—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean heard the cough again, helplessly tore off a page, wrote “Sir Cadogan” in five large letters, and stuck it to the portrait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh—Little Green! You found me again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How sad—why don’t you go join them discussing Quidditch?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean heard a wail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh—dear Sir Cadogan, you didn’t even last three minutes—pathetic, looks like you owe me another bottle of firewhiskey!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came a teasing female voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean turned his head in confusion; this was the second time he’d heard the word “Quidditch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his confusion was quickly resolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hallway, a senior wizard pushed through the crowd of younger students and pinned a parchment with golden trim to the notice board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First-year students erupted in cheers—they’d be having Flying lessons!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Thursday and Friday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading it, Wizard Sean felt a flicker of anticipation himself,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>which directly led to him arriving at the practice room with several books in his arms:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Quidditch Through the Ages, A History of Magic, The Complete Book of Flying Brooms, The Flying Broom Care Manual, The Official Quidditch World Cup Making Guide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most widely known of these was A History of Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he took the book from Mrs. Pince,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Pince told Wizard Sean,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This book is constantly being clumsily flipped through, drooled on, and mistreated every single day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean thought, for any book, this was praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus his interest in it grew stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rowena Ravenclaw left behind at Hogwarts—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Diadem, the moving staircase, the portraits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean answered slightly ahead of Owl Master, then entered the classroom under Owl Master’s glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean? What are these in your hands…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin took three books from him, letting Wizard Sean’s emerald eyes reappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoa! A History of Magic! I heard it’s harder to get this book from Mrs. Pince than to climb to the moon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin exclaimed in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some students actually use it as a pillow—ended up drooling all over it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione explained, slightly exasperated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Want to read it together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean placed the book on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin’s longing could no longer be contained—he pulled his chair over first, then Hermione followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three small heads huddled together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kennilworthy Whisp’s diligent research has uncovered the true treasure trove of previously unknown facts about this wizarding sport. A captivating book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Bathilda Bagshot, author of A History of Magic]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening the book, Wizard Sean saw introductory quotes—the wizard who wrote them was the familiar Bathilda Bagshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mr. Whisp has a brilliant future. If he keeps up the good work, one day he may even have the chance to pose for a photo with me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Gilderoy Lockhart, author of Magical Me]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Gilderoy Lockhart, whom Wizard Sean barely recognized,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yes, it was exactly the sort of thing he’d say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Wizard Sean skipped this section and continued reading:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[So far, wizards have not invented any spell\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that allows them to fly in human form without tools,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so they tried many methods, all of which failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few rare Animagi could enjoy flight, but they were exceedingly rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later wizards transformed themselves into bats.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bats?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was clearly unexpected,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin gasped aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three continued reading curiously, though they already knew\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that if turning into bats worked, brooms would never have been invented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This was proven foolish: wizards who transformed into bats could fly freely,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but with bat heads, they inevitably forgot where they were going while flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Floating aimlessly in midair became commonplace.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Continuing further,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean’s emerald eyes suddenly brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We now take for granted that every British wizarding household owns at least one broom, yet we rarely pause to ask ourselves:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why has this humble broom, as a wizarding vehicle, become a legally sanctioned object?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why don’t we Westerners use flying carpets, so beloved by our Eastern brethren?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not flying barrels, flying chairs, flying bathtubs—why the broom?]\u003C\u002Fp>",967,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7c750792ad3584c55b5ab69bb04f9e17f4c3d494f5628295a0eeb9440ef0118d","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-44","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-42",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]