[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-492":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},2250730,4210,"Chapter 492: Room 11","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-492",492,"\u003Cp>Fudge shrugged off his striped cloak and tossed it aside, then pulled up his dark green trousers and sat across from Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Harry, I’m Cornelius Fudge, Minister of Magic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry already knew who he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen that face more than once in the newspapers—just moments ago, beneath Sirius’s face, was Fudge’s round, plump visage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barkeep Tom reappeared, wearing a long shirt-like nightgown over which he had tied an apron, carrying a tray with tea and toasted crumpets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He set the tray down between them, then left the private room and closed the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, Harry,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fudge said as he poured tea,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be honest, you’ve thrown us into complete chaos—escaping from your aunt and uncle’s house like that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought… but you’re safe now, and that’s what matters most.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fudge took a crumpet for himself, spread butter on it, then pushed the plate toward Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eat, Harry, you look exhausted. Don’t be shy, Mr. Green.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fudge smiled warmly at Wizard Sean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seating arrangement was peculiar: Harry sat against the wall, while Wizard Sean had been placed by Fudge’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked as though Fudge and Wizard Sean were jointly putting Harry on trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look, your Aunt Marge swelled up—and then you vanished, Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s hard not to draw connections…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you were clever, Harry. You found someone to help you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Mr. Green’s account, the Ministry has already settled the unfortunate incident involving the inflation of Mrs. Dursley. I’m sure you’ll be pleased to hear it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours ago, two members of the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad were dispatched to Privet Drive. Mrs. Dursley has been deflated, and her memory has been altered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembers nothing of it. That’s all. No major incident occurred.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fudge smiled at Harry over the rim of his teacup, like an uncle admiring his favorite nephew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry could hardly believe his ears. He opened his mouth to speak, but couldn’t think of what to say, so he closed it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, you’re worried about how your aunt and uncle will react?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fudge said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I won’t deny they were furious, Harry—but they still plan to let you return next summer, though they insist you spend Christmas and Easter at Hogwarts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry finally found his voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I always spend Christmas and Easter at Hogwarts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Harry waited to hear what they planned to do with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What remains,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fudge said, taking a second crumpet and buttering it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“is where you’ll spend the last three weeks of your summer. I suggest you rent a room here at the Leaky Cauldron—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry suddenly asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you know it was ‘me’ who performed the magic, how will you punish me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fudge blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Punish?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I broke the law!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, dear child, we won’t punish you for something so trivial!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fudge waved his crumpet impatiently, speaking loudly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was an accident! We don’t send people to Azkaban for inflating their aunts!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was nothing like how Harry had ever dealt with the Ministry before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Last year, I got an official warning just because a house-elf smashed a cake in my uncle’s house!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry frowned,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Ministry said if anyone used magic there again, I’d be expelled from Hogwarts!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether or not Harry’s eyes deceived him, Fudge suddenly looked embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Circumstances have changed, Harry… we must consider… under the current situation… naturally, you don’t want to be expelled, do you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly. So why dwell on it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fudge chuckled lightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, have a crumpet. Harry, I’ll see if Tom has a room for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I need to speak with Mr. Green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve waited a long time for this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fudge strode out of the private room, and Harry stared at his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was strange. If Fudge didn’t intend to punish him, why had he come to the Leaky Cauldron to wait for him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry thought harder. Wasn’t it unusual in itself for the Minister of Magic to personally handle a case of underage magic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s… Sirius.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry finally understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He snapped his head up, staring in shock at the moonlight outside the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pale, ghostly glow, tinged with an unreal haze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, is it Sirius?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry knew who to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He was Voldemort’s most trusted follower. He escaped from Azkaban. He wants to…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did he want to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did it even need asking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blew up a whole street—and if there had been a child named Harry Potter on that street, he’d have laughed himself into convulsions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of terror washed over Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dangerous fugitive, a powerful one, who had broken out of the most secure prison in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew how he did it, but everyone knew: he was coming to kill Harry Potter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why Minister Fudge came…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t because we inflated…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry’s throat tightened; he could barely speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he had entered the magical world, someone had always wanted him dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Harry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, can I go back to Hogwarts with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry asked cautiously, tentatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be better if he could stay with Wizard Sean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What chilled Harry’s spine was Wizard Sean’s shake of the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry didn’t know his voice could sound so hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Harry, listen to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Harry drifted into numbness, Wizard Sean spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You won’t be in danger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry was dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could grasp the meaning, Fudge and the barkeep Tom returned together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Room 10 has just been occupied, but Room 11 is free, Harry,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fudge said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think you’ll be quite comfortable. There’s just one thing—I’m sure you’ll understand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t want you wandering off to Muggle London. Understood?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t leave Diagon Alley. You must return here before dark every night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ll understand. Tom will keep an eye on you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, now, Mr. Green, may I have a moment of your time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuowan ， Budengzhehalifanyingguolai ， Fujijiuxiqiyangyangdi ， Jinhushitiezhexienlikaile 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[101] Having finished speaking, before Harry could react, Fudge beamed and nearly brushed against Wizard Sean as he left.\u003C\u002Fp>",1023,"2026-06-19T10:00:42.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4819983cf752822dc1f7e6702c063c6fb0104e9cd4346b85a3c16524f8d661ff","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-493","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-491",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]