[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-525":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},2250763,4210,"Chapter 525: The New Teaching Assistant","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-525",525,"\u003Cp>“This is extremely dangerous, child. Since Professor Lupin is with you, don’t keep getting close to danger—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall spoke sternly to Wizard Sean, her tone making Harry flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But nonetheless, you did well, child.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall said, stepping closer to the young wizard and gently kissing his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry felt a sense of unreality, as if he were floating lightly in the air, watching everything he could not accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began to wonder if Professor McGonagall was some kind of impostor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean was equally stunned—he saw the worry and relief overflowing in Professor McGonagall’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at his robes, the silver-edged fabric luxurious, also purchased for him by Professor McGonagall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All along, the professor had restrained herself, doing her best to play her role, and sometimes they forgot she, too, was becoming an important part of a young wizard’s life for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She always held herself back, testing boundaries, but emotion is not always something that can be weighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll be careful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That will be enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall gave a faint smile, then turned to Harry, who was still dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Professor Lupin said you were unwell on the train, Potter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh… I… I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Professor McGonagall’s stern expression again, Harry mumbled nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a knock came at the door, and Madam Pomfrey hurried in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s Potter? Is he well?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry snapped back to himself, realizing he must have blushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had he just seen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, that was important, but it seemed he had other troubles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namely, he had apparently fainted on the train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether he fainted or something else, it was bad enough—but now, seeing Professor McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey so alarmed, he felt even more embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t need anything—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, Potter!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Pomfrey ignored him, leaning close to examine him carefully,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I suppose you were up to something dangerous again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was the Dementors, Poppy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exchanged a grave look, and Madam Pomfrey clucked disapprovingly like a hen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sending Dementors to guard the school,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she muttered, pushing Harry’s hair back and pressing her hand to his forehead,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He won’t be the first to faint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, he’s cold and damp. They’re dreadful creatures—their effect on those already vulnerable—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not vulnerable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course you’re not vulnerable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Pomfrey said absently, now feeling his pulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What does he need?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall asked bluntly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bed rest? Should he stay overnight in the infirmary?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry said, standing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought of being confined to the infirmary and what Draco Malfoy would say made him unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, at least he should eat some chocolate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Pomfrey said, now studying Harry’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve already eaten some,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Professor Lupin gave us some. He shared chocolate with all of us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Wizard Sean gave me his pumpkin pie.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Green, you’re here too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Pomfrey said approvingly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s good—you always make things easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more pleasing, we finally have a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher who knows how to treat the symptoms.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you truly feeling alright, Potter?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall asked sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. Wait outside for a moment. I need to speak with Wizard Sean… Mr. Green, then we’ll go down together for the feast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean met Professor McGonagall’s stern yet gentle gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s the shopkeeper at your bookstore?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Professor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lupin is indeed a capable wizard, but you’d best keep your distance from him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean never asked why—only nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go to the feast, child.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall always found satisfaction in this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Hall was a sea of pointed black hats; every long house table was filled with students, their faces lit by thousands of floating candles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Flitwick, a small wizard with a head of white hair, walked out of the hall carrying an ancient-looking hat and a three-legged stool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry said to Wizard Sean as he returned to their table,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We missed the Sorting Ceremony.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin appeared, sitting down beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Ravenclaw’s table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione appeared too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked curious, and before Wizard Sean could explain, Headmaster Dumbledore stood to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore said, candlelight glinting on his beard,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome back to Hogwarts! I have a few things to tell you all, one of which is very important, so I think it best to say it clearly before you enjoy your feast and your minds grow fuzzy…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore cleared his throat and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our school currently has several Dementors from Azkaban stationed here—they have been sent by the Ministry of Magic to carry out their duties, which I assume you already know, as they searched the Hogwarts Express.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean knew Dumbledore had originally opposed the Ministry’s decision to station Dementors at the school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Headmaster Dumbledore always followed the Ministry’s rules—though in truth, he could have refused outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes Wizard Sean thought this was because the Headmaster was certain he had the strength to bear the consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the young wizards, this was hardly good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They are stationed at every entrance to the school,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must make it clear: while they are here, no one is permitted to leave the school without authorization. No trick, charm, or disguise will fool the Dementors—not even an Invisibility Cloak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He added lightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dementors’ nature does not understand excuses or pleas. Therefore, I remind all of you not to give them any reason to harm you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I expect the prefects and our newly elected student council president and vice president to ensure no student comes into conflict with the Dementors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore paused again, his expression grave as he surveyed the Great Hall; not a single person moved or made a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let us turn to a more cheerful topic,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am pleased to welcome three new faculty members this term to our ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Professor Lupin, who has kindly agreed to fill the vacancy in Defense Against the Dark Arts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few lukewarm, scattered claps echoed through the Great Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only those who had shared a compartment with Professor Lupin on the train clapped enthusiastically—Wizard Sean saw Jia Jia Siting nearly clapping his hands off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for our second new teacher,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore waited until the sparse applause for Lupin had subsided, then continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh yes, let him come forward… So, Mr. Green, our beloved Potions teaching assistant, I’m afraid you can no longer sit among your fellow students today…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore winked mischievously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean had not anticipated this announcement; he rose in silence and walked toward the head table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he moved, the Great Hall shifted from silence to frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ravenclaw students clapped wildly; Hufflepuff matched them, and the combined applause nearly tore the ceiling off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Gryffindor table, Fred and George nearly stood to clap; Fred winked at George, who spotted a group of Slytherins clapping with restrained politeness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, quite splendid, isn’t it? Mr. Green’s abilities have been plain for all to see; Professor Snape and I both trust him to excel in this role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The position may not be particularly glamorous, but naturally, all greatness begins with a small step.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore’s eyes twinkled as he watched the young wizard approach the two empty seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first seat was next to Professor Lupin, who gazed at him expectantly;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the second was beside Professor Snape, who glared fiercely at Lupin.\u003C\u002Fp>",1248,"2026-06-19T10:00:42.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2b4d2d8094136bcbafba4150c7b5c4302ab27170e1f33b7137dd85d5f5d6531e","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-526","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-524",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]