[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-47":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},2250285,4210,"Chapter 47: Potions Professor","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-47",47,"\u003Cp>The foolish methods used by this idiot, even when followed precisely, can only ever keep him at the passing line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a wizard without talent, even one extra glance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>is a waste of my precious time, Master of Potions, Severus Snape!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching those flawed techniques, Snape’s dark eyes nearly blazed with fury,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but when he gazed into those unusually bright green eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the fire in his heart slowly cooled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of how this student had braved rain and wind, playing hide-and-seek with him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all just to brew a pile of worthless potion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape felt a strange, complex emotion rise within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he had indeed improved—in last week’s potion class, he even brewed a potion that was barely excellent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and that was the reason Snape hadn’t driven him away immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes he came here to watch this fool scramble and strain in desperate thought,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>those idiots thought he was in his office?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t know Hogwarts had more secret passages than towers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was one thing he might never admit—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that he thought he was merely watching a joke, when in truth he was quietly watching over the young wizard’s safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Failed again…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You successfully brewed a Boil-Cure Potion to apprentice standards, proficiency +1】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dungeon, beside the cauldron, Xiang Xiang Xien sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t discouraged—he knew success didn’t come overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had found inspiration, just hadn’t fully grasped it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>changing one step affected the others in a chain reaction, and he’d failed to adjust the rest, causing the potion’s quality to drop,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but if he had just one more chance to brew, he would succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he cleaned the cauldron and prepared to try again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the dungeon door slammed open, crashing against the stone wall with a heavy thud,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>shadows surged in before the figure, followed by bat-like black robes swirling and swallowing the dim light at the doorway,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>footsteps echoed on the damp stone, unhurried yet rhythmic, like a judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien froze completely,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his large green eyes blinking in confusion as Professor Snape walked step by step toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dim yellow glow barely illuminated the sharp shadow cast by his hooked nose,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>making his cold words even colder:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiang Xiang Xien…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was like a serpent’s hiss,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Xiang Xiang Xien’s eyes dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made no attempt to defend himself, only quietly packed his materials, cleaned the cauldron, and prepared to leave the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien knew his choice had always been dangerous,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and if caught, he must accept the consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, Professor Snape.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m leaving now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he slung his black satchel over his shoulder and turned to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha—of course, if I were you—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape sneered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“such foolish potion-brewing, such flawed technique—I’d be so ashamed I wouldn’t dare linger in this sacred place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Snape’s words, Xiang Xiang Xien showed no reaction—he only silently mourned: he’d been so close to success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Running away—is that your choice?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape suddenly spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I were you, I’d light the cauldron immediately—and at the final stir, increase the motion, add one more full turn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien froze, his steps halting as he turned in surprise to look at Professor Snape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape… was he giving him advice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien didn’t hesitate—he dropped his bag and reached for the materials,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when suddenly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a bundle of ingredients floated onto the wooden table,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Xiang Xiang Xien heard Professor Snape’s cold voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you fail—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape’s gaze was icy, a clear threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xiang Xiang Xien felt nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always been able to ignore surface appearances—thanks to his deep understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Hermione, she could be aloof and liked to instruct others,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but beneath that haughty attitude lay sincere concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Professor Snape, he always hid his emotions behind cruelty, bias, and hostility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one could blame him for that—not everyone is capable of love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien recalled Snape’s teachings,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the cauldron was relit, bubbles rising again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Xiang Xiang Xien brewed the potion smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape’s grim face showed a hint of satisfaction,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unlike the boisterous Gryffindors or the mindless Hufflepuffs,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaws were always a bit smarter—this young wizard was among the best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew what he wanted, acted on it, and was sufficiently…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>extremely diligent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the emerald-green liquid reappeared, Xiang Xiang Xien grew tense—until—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You successfully brewed a Boil-Cure Potion to adept standards, proficiency +10】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Boil-Cure Potion unlocked】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【New Potion Mastery title unlocked, please check】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【One wizard talent unlocked, please check】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fireplace flames burned brighter; Xiang Xiang Xien still dared not relax, carefully storing the potion in a crystal vial,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and only when the cauldron was fully extinguished did he finally ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This earned a slight nod from Snape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien was slightly excited—he hadn’t even used the improved ritual…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Professor Snape, thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien thanked him sincerely, his clear eyes holding nothing but gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Snape, who had turned to leave, pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, he didn’t mock—he studied Xiang Xiang Xien more deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should be grateful you succeeded—otherwise—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his sallow face flickered with emotion, rare complexity in his eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiang Xiang Xien, let me tell you a truth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To honor yourself despite failure in Potions\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>is the power to change reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you belittle yourself,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swear,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the door to Potions will never open for you—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after leaving the dungeon, those words echoed in Xiang Xiang Xien’s mind, nearly shattering his rigid image of Professor Snape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the giant portrait, under Sir Cadogan’s incessant muttering,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien recalled Professor Snape once more:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was undoubtedly starved of love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tragedy was that he spent his life longing for love, yet lost the ability to understand or express it due to childhood deprivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seized Lily as his only love, yet destroyed it himself through his flaws and the tragedy of his times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, his life became a long, painful self-punishment written in loyalty and courage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His greatness lay in his astonishing courage and perseverance, but his core nature was that lonely boy in the cold house on Spinner’s End, never nurtured by love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you really define Professor Snape as a soulless shell that will never grow again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he said to himself,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you are organizing your own biases and trying to force them onto a living person.\u003C\u002Fp>",1064,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f5dbe8440f7160793d54cd9967ca98ddd249b9f5c60344d99680c1d91ca0628f","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-48","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-46",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]