[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-473":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},2250711,4210,"Chapter 473: The Unforgivable Curses","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-473",473,"\u003Cp>On the way from the dueling hall to the dungeons, Professor Snape said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when they entered the dark, damp dungeon did Snape suddenly stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve learned quite a few curses, hexes, and jinxes…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke in a low voice, his hooked nose sharply defined under the dungeon’s dim light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thirty-six curses, eighteen hexes, and six jinxes, Professor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape let out a cold snort, revealing a suppressed unease so tightly hidden it left no trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your progress is barely acceptable—but—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In how to counter spells, you’ve learned far too little—far too little. This will be your first lesson, perhaps your last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, you will truly witness what wizards do to one another. I will spend enough time teaching you how to counter…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell silent again, studying Wizard Sean with intense focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just those green pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Listen carefully—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape raised his wand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve learned trivial spells, each with many forms and varying magical energies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve trained you to counter some dark magic—how to prevent and dispel them… but those are merely the weakest fragments of dark magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legally, illegal dark curses are far beyond your reach. You cannot imagine them, nor can you mount any effective resistance against them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet some ‘greatest wizard’ believes you can face them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatest fool of all is the idiot who thinks he can stand before the most evil, darkest aspects of magic—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape’s eyes locked onto Wizard Sean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean was confused; he didn’t know what Professor Snape had sensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it the Ravenclaw diadem, the Gaunt ring, or Slytherin’s locket?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a double agent, Wizard Sean had never doubted Professor Snape’s ability to investigate and deduce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know, Professor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know far more than you realize…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape gave a mocking laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The sooner you understand what you’re up against, the better. If you’ve never seen something, how can you possibly stand against it—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape fell abruptly silent, staring at Wizard Sean, then spat out a few words through clenched teeth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Survive…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds, he continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’d better remember this, Green—living is the only meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone intends to cast an illegal curse on you, he won’t tell you his plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You must clearly understand this, stupid Green—he won’t cast it politely, fairly, or openly. You must be ready. Stay alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So… Green, tell me: which spells draw the harshest punishment under wizarding law?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Unforgivable Curses, Professor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean was surprised—was Professor Snape teaching him the Unforgivable Curses?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’d better know. The Unforgivable Curses are the three most powerful and evil dark spells known in the magical world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are the Avada Kedavra, the Cruciatus, and the Imperius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Ministry law, using any one of these three spells on a human being carries a sentence of life imprisonment in Azkaban.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three curses are grouped together due to their lethal, cruel, and utterly controlling nature—they are their most common signature tools.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape paced back and forth, then suddenly picked up a slug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Imperio!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slug began to dance, its movements strange and repulsive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the Imperius. Now it’s completely under my control—I can make it drown itself, or jump out the window…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listen, Green, if you keep being this foolish, I might just use this curse on you. Better to live in chains than be dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many wizards were once controlled by the Imperius Curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ministry’s fools could never tell who acted under compulsion and who acted of their own will…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Imperius can be resisted. I’ll teach you how—but it demands great inner strength. When you face it, you must avoid being hit at all costs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape finished slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Wizard Sean could process it, he continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cruciatus… excruciating pain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape waved his wand at the slug; Wizard Sean saw it convulse violently, then soon could no longer writhe at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The final curse—Avada Kedavra, the Killing Curse. When you hear it, Green, run! Move your legs—get behind Dumbledore if you can—Avada Kedavra!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape spoke calmly, uttering the incantation. A blinding flash of green light seared the eyes, accompanied by a chaotic sound, as if an invisible giant had flown overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Death swinging his scythe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the slug flipped over, lying on its back on the table, unmarked yet unmistakably dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Highly unpleasant. And no counter-curse exists. No defense against it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape fixed his gaze on Wizard Sean’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dumbledore sees you as the wizard he most needs to protect. He won’t allow anyone to teach you such dark magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone knows, dark magic corrupts a wizard’s mind—but…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the young wizard before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would rather raise a Dark Lord than endure again the helplessness of gathering only corpses like a failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So… these three curses—Avada Kedavra, Imperius, Cruciatus—are called the Unforgivable Curses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using any one of them on a human is enough to earn you a lifetime in Azkaban.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is what you must resist. This is what I will teach you to resist. You must prepare. You must be vigilant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are you waiting for? Take out your quill… write this down…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape’s voice blended with the cold wind of the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wizard Sean left the dungeon, dazed and carrying his new knowledge of the Unforgivable Curses, Snape remained in the dungeon’s shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He extended his left arm—a mark burned into the inner side of his left forearm, resembling a vivid red tattoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mark’s sensation had weakened further; the Dark Lord’s power had been diminished more than once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t need to think to know who was behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he would return. No one could truly kill him—this had been proven many times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for those who blocked his plans…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dumbledore—you’d better explain—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape suddenly turned his gaze toward the dungeon door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the wooden door, an old wizard with long, white beard was slowly materializing.\u003C\u002Fp>",983,"2026-06-19T10:00:42.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","aec54b095da19bb79b0038397db703a66db3c8ed6d07cbf280192329f2db4b47","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-474","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-472",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]