[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-430":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},2250668,4210,"Chapter 430","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-430",430,"\u003Cp>Neville received letters from numerous witches and wizards in his family, each offering different advice on course selection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville was overwhelmed and deeply anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat there staring at the course list, tongue sticking out, quietly asking Jia Jia Siting whether Arithmancy sounded harder than Ancient Runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side of the Gryffindor table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dean Thomas and others, like Wizard Sean, were Muggle-born witches and wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They finally closed their eyes and randomly tapped their wands on the list, choosing whichever course their wand pointed to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean turned around and saw Hermione, after carefully reading Jia Jia Siting’s advice, signing her name on every course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hermione, are you sure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry winced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Merlin…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione ignored both of them, tucked away her course form, and then looked at Wizard Sean with an odd expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if sharing a secret known only to the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean didn’t notice this—he stared at the course schedule, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He certainly didn’t want to miss any class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient Runes was the foundation of Alchemy; Care of Magical Creatures couldn’t possibly lack its newly appointed assistant; Divination courses would help him understand obscure, unlocked Prophecy Magic, and later would be taught personally by Centaurs; Muggle Studies was also a course beneficial to Alchemical research…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the scheduling of these courses made it impossible to take them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arithmancy conflicted with Care of Magical Creatures, and Divination overlapped by more than half with Muggle Studies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Wizard Sean feel even more pressed for time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, are you still thinking? Is there any course you find unsatisfactory?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione, already seated beside Wizard Sean, whispered, her skeptical gaze already fixed on the Divination class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Wizard Sean could answer, another voice sounded in his ear—it was Percy Wei Wei Silai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It depends on where you intend to go, Green, Granger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must plan early for your future, so I recommend Divination. People say Muggle Studies is foolish, but I personally believe wizards should have a comprehensive, thorough understanding of the non-magical world—especially if they intend to work closely with Muggles—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at my father; he must deal with Muggle affairs every moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My brother Charlie always loved outdoor activities, so he chose Care of Magical Creatures. Play to your strengths, everyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke like a prefect concerned for younger students, then walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you think, Wizard Sean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione didn’t believe everything he said had merit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She trusted only the two young wizards beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean relaxed his brow—he thought of a powerful magical artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you also think taking them all is right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione couldn’t wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had a Time-Turner, he would have more flexibility in his choices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione walked off, clutching her book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time-Turner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word echoed several times in Wizard Sean’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So… he wrote it down in his notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The notebook was densely filled with Wizard Sean’s plans: past plans and current plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They differed, but one thing was certain—all plans on the notebook would eventually be completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Apply for Time-Turner].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another line had been added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the course selection chaos ended, the young witches and wizards began chattering about Hogsmeade weekend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one of the rare holidays allowing them to leave Hogwarts Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hogsmeade Village had so many novel and fun shops—even a new Gringotts Bookshop and Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes—and second-year students and above were endlessly discussing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third-year students debated what to buy; second-years discussed what they’d do next year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, when next term began, they’d become part of the group permitted to walk that sacred path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean ignored these conversations, caught instead by another voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I rarely see you look so thoughtful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prefect Penet came after Percy; after briefly introducing the courses to a group of young Ravenclaws, she walked straight over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Prefect Penet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I imagine you’re like I was—unwilling to miss any class…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prefect Penet said in a seductive tone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roger begged me for so long—the Ravenclaw Quidditch team needs you; the Seeker position has been kept open for you ever since… but today I only came to deliver a special piece of news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you agree to play for Ravenclaw, I’ll do everything in my power to secure it for you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean gazed at Prefect Penet with his green eyes; the beautiful prefect continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A powerful magical artifact—it looks like a small, glowing golden hourglass, with a long, delicate golden chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each turn rewinds time by one hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To possess it, you must persuade professors to write letters to the Ministry, declaring the owner a model student who will never use it for anything beyond study…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a secret passed down among generations of model students. Do you know what it is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prefect Penet smiled and winked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Time-Turner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah—you know—then Roger will be disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won’t ask whether you have it; we both know the oath was sworn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prefect Penet left, slightly disappointed, casting one final meaningful glance at Wizard Sean—as if the artifact were already in his bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what disappointed Wizard Sean equally was that his bag held only the Wizard’s Book—containing the butler Pukeqi, the cat-leopard, and a vast, boundless space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked down the corridor to the dungeons for detention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, his detention began after he was discharged from the hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From September 1st to September 1st, no holidays, totaling seven years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean, who began detention in second year, still owed Professor Snape one additional year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall, who had originally opposed it, now agreed; Dumbledore, who had cheerfully approved it, now seemed slightly regretful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean thought, thought again, and stepped into the dungeons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the dungeons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape, hidden in shadow, stared at the bubbling cauldron; when the wooden door creaked open, he automatically looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fool, bewitched by Dumbledore’s ideas, still irritated him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms were behind his back, holding something like a necklace, and his face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The annoying, brainless fool—unable even to complain about how unfair life was—this was precisely what stirred his deepest bitterness.\u003C\u002Fp>",1016,"2026-06-19T10:00:42.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d0a186f6cdcc5aa420ab8f49100b20f3a98fd3034f22bb0a3e2273e0c137448e","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-431","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-429",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]