[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-431":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},2250669,4210,"Chapter 431: Shifted Mindset","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-431",431,"\u003Cp>The dungeon was as familiar as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storage cabinets were filled with materials organized by Wizard Sean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be fair, the underground spaces of Hogwarts—the dungeons—were vast. In the original story, Harry and Ron spent a full half-hour lost before encountering Malfoy while trying to sneak into the Slytherin common room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, besides the Slytherin common room, there were also Snape’s three essential domains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Potions classroom, the Fifth Underground Classroom, and his office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Potions classroom was where young witches and wizards attended lessons, while the Fifth Underground Classroom was one of the rarely used Potions rooms maintained by Mr. Filch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this, Wizard Sean again realized that Hogwarts had once housed many students, otherwise there would not have been multiple identical classrooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Professor Snape’s office, it was the place Wizard Sean visited most often. There, he learned nearly every type of potion and all manner of rare potion ingredients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These potion ingredients had long been his responsibility to organize and store, even the task of transporting them from the greenhouses fell to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Hermione still planned to steal from Professor Snape’s office, Wizard Sean would be the first to notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now back in the dungeon, Wizard Sean felt as at home as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swiftly retrieved the materials in one minute and began preparing today’s potion—Polyjuice Potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look into my eyes. Have you forgotten to tell me something?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape abruptly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know Lockhart was arrested?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean sounded slightly curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Foolish… when?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape’s expression remained unreadable, his hooked nose sharply outlined in the dungeon’s dim light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three days ago. Three days and five hours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You—what did you do again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape’s lips had barely lifted in a smirk before they dropped, his gaze sharpening as he fixed it on Wizard Sean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It wasn’t me, Professor. His lies were exposed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean spoke plainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything at Hogwarts had nothing to do with him, then Hogwarts didn’t belong to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for every other event at Hogwarts, large or small, claiming it had nothing to do with him was pure nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You watched him being exposed. You called Dumbledore. Hmph—yes, clearly unrelated to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape’s lips curled into a cold smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet inside, he slowly felt a sense of comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean froze, quickly checking his Occlumency—no intrusion had occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant Professor Snape had merely made a reasonable guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know more than you realize.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape paused, as if words were stuck in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, his eyes flickered, and he abruptly yielded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next time, do something foolish by this standard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cauldron bubbled with thick, gurgling bubbles; the viscous liquid swelled into a bubble, then burst, clinging to the inner wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape didn’t lower his head—he stirred swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thick black smoke rose from the cauldron; the potion roared like boiling water, churning violently with foam. One second later, it turned a repulsive yellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, add a piece of the transfigured being’s body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dropped a strand of hair into the cauldron; the liquid turned a transparent white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape froze, staring motionlessly at the liquid for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Different subjects cause the liquid to display different components.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean understood: this was Polyjuice Potion—and in a rare, nearly complete state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully observed the potion’s condition and wrote concise, necessary notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time slipped away; Snape’s face was unreadable in the dim candlelight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you forgotten to say something else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cold voice rose with the icy wind slipping through the wooden door’s latticework.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… know Hagrid is becoming the Care of Magical Creatures professor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean guessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one knew he didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wizard before him was a fool who blindly trusted others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hagrid invited me to be his teaching assistant…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean spoke plainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph—teaching assistant?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape’s face darkened, cutting him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape seemed to know more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it the Ravenclaw diadem destroyed—or Slytherin’s locket?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disappointing—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape rasped the words from his throat, as if resigned,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should understand: in the magical world, there is vast difference between wizard and wizard. Learn to use everything around you, Green—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flung something quickly. Wizard Sean caught it instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The torchlight fell on his palm; he saw the cold object clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small, gleaming golden hourglass, suspended from a long, delicate golden chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean looked up and saw Professor Snape’s impassive face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you use it, bury your greedy thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember: each time the sand turns, time rewinds one hour. You have at most five hours of reversal—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are you waiting for? Recite every word I said, word for word!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape stared at Wizard Sean, his tone growing irritable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since when had he started doing this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blamed it all on the thin document, clearly stating his obligations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember: magic involving time is extremely unstable. Violating temporal laws causes catastrophic consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph—for example—a wizard mistakenly killing his past or future self; completely altering a wizard’s life path; causing temporal anomalies that erase people who should have been born…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape’s low, gravelly voice echoed through the dungeon; his words were far from pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Ministry requires strict guarantee reviews before approving Time-Turner use:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of laws govern Time-Turner possession, and abuse incurs the harshest legal penalties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when you memorize every rule may you use it. Understood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape sounded like he was threatening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood, Professor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean tucked the Time-Turner away; he knew where to find these regulations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Hogwarts Library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he hadn’t expected Professor Snape to care about such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What classes did you choose?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape asked abruptly again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had adopted a mindset of “if I’ve interfered already, I might as well interfere completely.”\u003C\u002Fp>",966,"2026-06-19T10:00:42.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","26ec9439b19d30d7906daebba6cb070197b94d7746ef9cc1d7a6ed236180298b","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-432","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-430",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]