[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-442":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},2250680,4210,"Chapter 442: Easter Eggs and the Locket","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-442",442,"\u003Cp>Wizard Sean Green took something from the deepest part of the Book of Wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A locket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned the locket over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the one he had seen in the Pensieve, this one was smaller, lacked ornate markings, and bore no distinctive “S” emblem of Slytherin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, apart from a tightly folded piece of parchment stuffed where the portrait should be, there was nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean looked up; the corridor was empty except for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight made the place cold; spring nights rarely brought rain like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drops of water struck the windows, pattering, splashing white flecks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean pulled out the parchment and, with the light from his wand, unfolded it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To the Dark Lord:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know that when you read this, I am dead. But I want you to know: I discovered your secret. I have taken the true Horcrux, and I will destroy it as soon as I can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am willing to die in the hope that, when you face your opponent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you will be killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——R.A.B.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He may have been the first wizard to discover the existence of Voldemort’s Horcruxes—and also the first to intend to destroy them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean, bathed in moonlight, placed the locket casually on the desk of the Book of Wizards, then carefully preserved the note and the ancient coffin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Sirius would escape from Azkaban, and the magical hand mirror in Harry’s possession would help Wizard Sean locate him at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before that, he had many things to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, dealing with a rat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky darkened; outside the window, a black mass loomed, and night stretched endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean heard his own footsteps in the corridor, and the hoots of owls atop Hogwarts’ towers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not the first wizard to hear these sounds, nor would he be the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, are you there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the quiet Ravenclaw Tower, a faint voice sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice had been enchanted so only the wizard holding the other magical hand mirror could hear it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Harry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean did not sound puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Merlin—this is real, you made a telephone, a magical telephone—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry’s voice crackled through the other end, forcibly lowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Harry. If anything happens, you can notify me immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean answered patiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Special matters… I understand, Wizard Sean. But…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are Justin and Professor McGonagall real?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean looked down; in the magical hand mirror, a miniature Professor McGonagall appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was stern, but reduced to cartoon size, she looked oddly cute and amusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not real.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean was flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he made the first magical hand mirror, he casually designed Hermione’s image—Little McGonagall—and had forgotten to remove it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside Little McGonagall were a friendly badger, a chubby Neville with two drumsticks in his mouth, a miniature Ron, and a smaller Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these would not appear on Harry’s mirror surface; they would only show after Wizard Sean had delivered all his Easter gifts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, only Wizard Sean, Hermione, Justin, and Harry were included.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry felt embarrassed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then who is she?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hermione.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean did not hide it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Her, Her… hahaha…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muffled laughter came from the other end of the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Harry had laughed until tears streamed down his face, Wizard Sean had already ended the “call.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry muttered in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting a long while, he cheerfully called Little McGonagall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione’s voice sounded delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s me, Harry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Harry, don’t disturb me now—I’m busy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione hung up abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Hermione called again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Harry, did you get yours too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione asked, delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, but I’m not busy… you can call me dozens of times…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Harry—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry guessed Hermione was stomping her foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, Harry’s thoughts were Laolao  held by the magical hand mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their long-held dream had come true! For some time now, their biggest problem had been finding Wizard Sean; now, they could exchange information instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry felt Hogwarts’ safety had improved again, and that night he slept more soundly than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even notice the noise from Ron’s rat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Easter had finally arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exchanging Easter eggs was the most common activity among young wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean prepared an Easter egg for everyone in the cottage, mostly containing a magical hand mirror and instructions from Professor Tera’s workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, special items—like the books Ancient Herbs and Magical Liquids for Professor Snape—were found by Wizard Sean in the Ravenclaw office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on memory, Wizard Sean selected the practical sections, obtained Raven’s permission, and compiled them into a booklet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he applied a Shrinking Charm; these books, when opened and touched, would expand to fill an entire room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape was an undisputed master of potion-making; Wizard Sean’s gap with him was roughly ninety-nine Seans. These books would be far more useful in his possession than in Wizard Sean’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Professor McGonagall’s egg, Wizard Sean placed his own handwritten notes on Transfiguration, such as “Dragon’s Wingbeat” and “Vine Stone Guardian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though these Transfiguration spells carried Wizard Sean’s entirely personal knowledge system—Raven even judged only he could perform them—they still offered new directions for the magical branch of Transfiguration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this very Easter day, Snape was once again invited into the Headmaster’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—At this time, Dumbledore always liked to invite others in for tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Headmaster’s office, gifts piled up, nearly touching the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore sipped his tea leisurely, unwrapping presents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of his finger, the Easter eggs shattered open, revealing their contents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape tossed his own egg into the pile; Dumbledore pretended to be surprised and exchanged it with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape’s lips curled into a sneer; he coldly turned and walked away with the egg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t care about the gifts—he was merely irritated by the obnoxious, boastful faces around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dungeons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few Easter eggs sat on the Potions classroom desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door slammed open; Snape swept in like a dark cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced instinctively at the desk, waved his wand, and seized a particular egg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The miniature book inside, barely touching his fingers, suddenly expanded to fill the entire office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape’s face was poked by a book; he gritted his teeth and growled helplessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean Green!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1039,"2026-06-19T10:00:42.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","fb857bf3ff1774386e44c436b5dd91eda47f9e36abfd364675d6a4e6bba8dfcd","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-443","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-441",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]