[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-438":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},2250676,4210,"Chapter 438: Resignation of the School Governor","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-438",438,"\u003Cp>The day before Easter, tensions between the two teams and the two houses reached a breaking point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minor brawls broke out in the corridors; in the worst incident, a fourth-year Gryffindor and a sixth-year Slytherin were sent to the hospital wing, both with leeks growing out of their ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry’s days were especially hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time he went to his last class, Slytherin students would stick out their legs to trip him;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever he went, Crabbe and Goyle would appear, and upon seeing him surrounded by Jia Jia Siting and others, they would sulk away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wood was grateful that Harry had such good companions to keep the Slytherins from preventing him from playing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The match was about to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting anxiously used the two-way mirror, but received no replies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Hermione could only turn their attention to the pitch, where Harry looked ready to eat Malfoy alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron was shouting himself hoarse for him, roughly meaning Malfoy must pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gryffindor team emerged from the locker room and headed for the pitch, greeted by a wave of noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three-quarters of the crowd wore bright red roses, waved red flags emblazoned with the Gryffindor lion, or held banners reading “Go Gryffindor!” or “Lions Catch Snakes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred people behind the Slytherin goalposts wore green ornaments, their flags gleaming with silver serpent emblems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Gryffindor team is on the field!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Jordan, as usual, shouted the commentary,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Potter, Bell, Johnson, Spinnet, the Weasley brothers, and Wood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Ravenclaw lost their absolute core, this is widely considered the best team Hogwarts has seen in years—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee’s commentary was drowned out by a chorus of boos from the Slytherin side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Slytherin team is on the field, led by Captain Flint. He’s made some adjustments, seemingly favoring size over skill—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Slytherins booed louder, but Harry thought Lee had a point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy was clearly the shortest on their team; the others were all tall and bulky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captains, shake hands!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Hooch said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flint and Wood stepped forward and gripped hands tightly, as if each aimed to crush the other’s fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mount your brooms!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Hooch said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three… two… one…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle erupted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gryffindor has possession. Gryffindor’s Alicia Spinnet is charging with the Quaffle toward Slytherin’s goal—looking good, Alicia!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no—Quaffle intercepted by Worthington. Slytherin’s Worthington is racing down the field—wow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—George Weasley delivers a perfect Bludger strike; Worthington drops the Quaffle, and it’s caught by—Johnson! Gryffindor regains control!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go on, Angelina—beautiful move past Montague—watch out, Angelina, Bludger!—She scores! Twenty to zero, Gryffindor leads!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee Jordan continued his passionate commentary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angelina glided along one end of the pitch, waving her fist triumphantly; below, a sea of red erupted in cheers—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angelina nearly fell off her broom as Marcus Flint slammed into her hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flint said amid the crowd’s boos,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, didn’t see her!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, Fred Weasley swung his bat and cracked Flint squarely on the back of the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flint’s nose smashed into his broomstick and began bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Hooch barked, shooting between them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unprovoked attack on a Chaser—Gryffindor penalty! Intentional harm to a Chaser—Slytherin penalty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Madam!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fred shouted, but Madam Hooch blew her whistle, and Alicia flew forward for the penalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go on, Alicia!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee shouted loudly as the crowd fell silent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good! She outmaneuvers the Keeper! Gryffindor leads thirty to zero!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry swiftly turned his Firebolt, watching Flint, still bleeding from the nose, fly forward to take Slytherin’s penalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wood stood before the Gryffindor goal, teeth clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, Wood is an outstanding Keeper!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Flint waited for Hooch’s whistle, Lee Jordan told the crowd,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Outstanding! Hard to beat—impossibly hard—good! Unbelievable! He saved it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry exhaled in relief, shot upward, scanning for the Golden Snitch, yet still listening intently to every word of Lee’s commentary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of the distraction, he elbowed Malfoy hard to keep him from reaching the Snitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry would keep acting until Gryffindor led by more than fifty points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy was still dazed when Harry’s second elbow struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good job, Harry! That’s it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron below was practically jumping out of his seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione and Jia Jia Siting watched anxiously as Harry and Malfoy’s movements grew increasingly aggressive, as if they were dueling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A duel, with a game of Quidditch tacked on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gryffindor in possession—no, Slytherin has it—no!—Gryffindor takes it back again, it’s Katie Bell, Gryffindor’s Katie Bell with the Quaffle, racing across the field—this is deliberate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slytherin’s Chaser Montague moved in front of Katie—not to grab the Quaffle, but to grab her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katie flipped sideways in midair, barely staying on her broom, but lost the Quaffle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Hooch’s whistle sounded again. She flew toward Montague and began berating him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A minute later, Katie scored another goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thirty to zero! Learn your lesson, you despicable, dishonorable—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jordan, if you cannot give a neutral commentary—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m just stating facts, Professor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the commentary booth was in chaos too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, Xiang Xiang Xien watched quietly, seeing Harry “elbow away” Malfoy, nearly catching the Golden Snitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His magical mirror soon showed Jia Jia Siting’s face; Jia Jia Siting’s anxious mood instantly calmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you see my message, Xiang Xiang Xien? You’ve always known about this, haven’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting asked carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Headmaster Dumbledore had never let up on investigating the Malfoy family, and recently, they’d finally uncovered small but significant clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not enough to send Malfoy straight to prison, forcing him to resign as a school governor and subjecting him to a prolonged investigation—enough to keep him from causing further harm—was easily within reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the pitch, Harry burned with rage;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Off the pitch, Xiang Xiang Xien stood beside Dumbledore, calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m glad you know how to use the rules.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just a different method, Headmaster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>",968,"2026-06-19T10:00:42.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2db06deb0164194259b5f18cca794db028ad033191a54b5a4ceba3c024b4df71","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-439","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-437",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]