[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-504":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},2250742,4210,"Chapter 504: New Release","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-504",504,"\u003Cp>What good does it do to fight the darkest wizard in the world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius suddenly asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t understand—Voldemort, the merciless Dark Lord—aside from us, the magical world is filled only with cowards and fools…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would a seer, please forgive my boldness… a wizard capable of rivaling Merlin, choose to oppose him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve never met a wizard like you, a wizard of such extraordinary talent—why do you stand against him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probably doesn’t even know you exist. No matter how the magical world changes, you could still thrive, wouldn’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few owls flew through the night, their wings flashing past the streetlamps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the moonlight, the wind through Diagon Alley stirred the oaks, and bells on shop fronts chimed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien stared at the gaunt man before him—his eyes burned with fire, fixed on Xiang Xiang Xien as if confirming something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I attend Hogwarts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius was momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hogwarts is good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius frowned—he hadn’t expected such an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you understand, Mr. Black? Does fighting the darkest wizard in the world require too many reasons?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien stared into his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course it does!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius glanced at Regulus’s pale corpse, his eyes filled with solemn resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xiang Xiang Xien fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve rarely met wizards who think this way—dying with a school… it’s hard to believe Hogwarts holds such power…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius murmured,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why, sir?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Black, you don’t live in this house, do you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course not,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius said, though puzzled by the boy’s words, he nonetheless followed an inexplicable trust to the end of the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end, a tapestry covered the entire wall, depicting a woman’s portrait—she screamed the moment she saw Sirius:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disgraceful wretch, filthy mongrel, family traitor, vile spawn…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tapestry looked ancient, its colors faded, several sections gnawed through as if by teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the gold thread still gleamed brightly, clearly revealing a sprawling family tree stretching back to the Middle Ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the tapestry, embroidered in large letters:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Oldest and Noblest House of Black\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Always Pure】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not on it,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius ignored the screaming Black Lady and pointed to the bottom row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though I once was.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius gestured to a small charred circle on the tapestry, like a cigarette burn,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As Kreacher says, after I ran away, my dear mother erased me—Kreacher loves whispering that story.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien listened quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was about sixteen then,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’d had enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You went to Mr. Potter’s home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even now, I find it hard to believe such magic truly exists…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius looked at the boy and whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Harry’s grandparents were incredibly kind—I’m sure you know him—they treated me almost like a second son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, during school holidays, I stayed with them; at seventeen, I found my own place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My uncle Alphard left me a considerable fortune—he was also erased from here, probably for that very reason—so from then on, I cared for myself, though Mr. and Mrs. Potter always welcomed me for dinner every Saturday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why are you asking this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if someone tried to destroy Mr. Potter’s home?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’d kill him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius rasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze, suddenly understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Harry—you and Harry, you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grew flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one kind of person treats a school like home—like Harry…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius could read nothing from those brilliant green eyes—only emptiness, calm, like a deep ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps I’ve seen the endings of some stories—you’d know they aren’t good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien whispered; when the distant wind blew, he always spoke a little more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Prophecies never fail…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius blinked, then said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, that was the first time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien smiled gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius had never met anyone who inspired such a vague, quiet faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My centaur teacher told me fate is something easily misjudged.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xiang Xien gazed at the distant mountains,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only those who have given everything are worthy to ask fate, sir.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the window, far across Diagon Alley, mountains stood, overlooking life, overlooking the dense clusters of houses crammed into the corners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They lived in gray buildings, watching daylight fade, night fall, all sinking into dark stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the stars lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above them, the stars shone with eternal light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need your help—but you know our task is extraordinarily difficult.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy’s silhouette was bathed in the new moon’s glow, radiating a soft white light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course… I am at your command.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius’s throat moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing was more comforting than obeying a seer, nothing more thrilling than following a mysterious, great wizard against fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing he would not become their enemy, Sirius felt a long-forgotten surge of joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he knew—tonight, his fate had made its choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diagon Alley welcomed another long, sunlit day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizards everywhere were talking about Sirius’s case; Harry was now withdrawing Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts from Gringotts’ underground vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After refilling his pouch, he had to exert great willpower not to spend it all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diagon Alley remained as noisy as ever; his friends had already gathered ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry looked closely—everyone was there except Xiang Xiang Xien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Xiang Xiang Xien’s absence was common—like Professor Snape deducting house points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they all waited for him; everyone knew that when they needed help, he would always appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Harry passed Flourish and Blotts, he found it packed with wizards; those at the back of the queue stood dozens of meters from the shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge banner hung above:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Scamander’s Final Work Now on Sale!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evening emergency task—requesting a day off.\u003C\u002Fp>",938,"2026-06-19T10:00:42.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","84a35aea36d7a168e259192b891a126239a37616c83e1f521012eabd4adfac25","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-505","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-503",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]