[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-487":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},2250725,4210,"Chapter 487: Who Are You Really?","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-487",487,"\u003Cp>The dwarf creature squealed angrily, firing arrows into the dark, which finally pierced three giant trees before crashing to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius had no doubt that if he showed even less respect, the arrow would strike him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the dwarf had drawn its bow again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell silent, helplessly saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you find me? No one knows I’m an Animagus.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is the sea cold in Azkaban?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young wizard stared at him, his green eyes seeming to pierce straight into the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha… what do you think Azkaban is, young wizard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah… it’s not just cold—yesterday was a stormy night, the waves were wild, I nearly died there, yet I still came back alive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius spoke with bitter self-mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young wizard said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, he said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have a place to stay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius was nearly driven mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fellow sounded like those fortune-telling charlatans in Hogwarts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything he said was utterly incomprehensible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have a place to stay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean repeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“On the street, in the alley—do you want to know where a black dog can sleep?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius bared his teeth, revealing yellow fangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence returned, but Sirius couldn’t help asking again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you know my identity? If you’re going to report me to the Ministry, you can arrest me right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then you can collect the reward—it’ll be a substantial sum…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you’re unwilling to do that—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius narrowed his eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll pay you a far greater reward—all the Black family’s wealth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Sirius heard the dwarf beside him laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Puckett laughed so hard he doubled over, his hand holding the arrow trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you laughing at?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius’s face flushed red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, why should I tell you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Puckett glared at him with pure hostility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve had enough! Either arrest me or let me go—what exactly do you want to do?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As you wish. Will, take Mr. Black to Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his utter shock, the young wizard nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as the dwarf reluctantly took hold of him, he still couldn’t believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Wizard Sean Green.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young wizard said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius stared dazedly at the building, and at the dwarf beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your master—oh, your master must be an extraordinary person, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius had now figured out the dwarf’s temperament and tried to extract information from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why should I tell you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf glanced at Sirius sideways, then placed a heavy bag of jingling coins into his hands—a large sack of Jin Jin Jialong,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My master instructed me—I’ll watch you, and if you need help, ha—I’ll help.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What does that mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius was utterly baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Idiot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf seemed to understand him well—they didn’t return immediately to the Black manor; the Aurors wouldn’t overlook it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely accompanied Sirius inside to retrieve a few things, then Apparated with him to the Leaky Cauldron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it brought the transformed black dog to stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius had never encountered anything so strange: the dwarf, and its master, knew him intimately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he knew almost nothing about them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from learning the young wizard’s name was Wizard Sean Green… he didn’t even know what species the dwarf was!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merlin, could anything be stranger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your master must be an extraordinary wizard, otherwise you wouldn’t follow him, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suspect he might even have the power of foresight—otherwise how could you capture me so easily?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s your name? I’d like to remember it—ah, the name of a goblin who does great deeds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius knew exactly how to flatter such people; though he wasn’t particularly good at it, he still managed to make Will’s face flush red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can praise me now, wizard—I like to hear it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once we’re in the room, you must stay silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My master ordered it—you still have tasks to complete, and you can’t be caught now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will said, biting his lip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know what I’m going to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius froze again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha… are you underestimating Mr. Green?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’ll be greater than the greatest wizard you’ve ever known!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But isn’t Dumbledore still the greatest wizard of this century?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ignorant—go buy some newspapers, wizard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will didn’t look at him or acknowledge his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius followed it downstairs to buy newspapers… he had never encountered anything so bizarre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he always knew one thing—he was being helped, by a wizard unlike any other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, at Number Four, Privet Drive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps through some telepathic link, Harry spoke the same words as Sirius:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m leaving,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve had enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he walked out without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, he stood on the dark, silent street, dragging a heavy trunk, his arm clutching Hedwig’s cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Wizard Sean waiting beneath the streetlamp, and suddenly Harry felt no loneliness or sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are we going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry asked, excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Leaky Cauldron—remember? It offers lodging.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do we get there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry felt as free as a bird soaring beyond the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll find out soon. By the way, this is from your aunt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean gestured with a finger, and a medium-sized cake appeared in Harry’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also a greeting card, a note, and a small box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry stood frozen in place, and then, with a deafening bang, a blinding flash of light shot toward him—he quickly raised his hands to shield his eyes…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second later, with a creaking sound, a pair of enormous wheels and headlights came to a stop before the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry looked up and saw that the wheels and headlights belonged to a three-story bus painted a vivid purple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had appeared as if out of nowhere, its windshield bearing golden letters that read: Knight Bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Harry thought he had lost his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a conductor in a purple uniform leapt down from the bus and shouted into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome to the Knight Bus—the emergency transport for stranded witches and wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just extend your wand hand, step aboard, and we’ll take you anywhere you wish to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m Stan Shunpike, and I’m your conductor tonight—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Harry could react, he heard Wizard Sean speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean took his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>",1058,"2026-06-19T10:00:42.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d8723103d137c48b858f250f5e116f066ab4e8ec532292ab93644573d9363151","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-488","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-486",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]