[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-53":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},2250291,4210,"Chapter 53: Fool","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-53",53,"\u003Cp>Professor Flitwick looked genuinely busy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>after briefly checking the progress of their spells, leaving behind a few notes and awarding them a few points,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he hurried out of the classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean’s shorthand pen recorded every word the professor said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The classroom reserved for clever young witches and wizards never chooses wrongly, children—you’ve done excellently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I ask you, if you can make a feather spin, why not try it on that small table?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t encourage young witches and wizards to learn difficult spells ahead of time, but for those with talent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suggest they seize their gifts and master the interesting spells in Standard Spellwork: Level One—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Summoning Charm and the Aguamenti Charm are both extremely practical; I hope these notes help you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, Professor Flitwick had been encouraging everyone warmly, and casually winked at Wizard Sean,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you’ve barely mastered the spells required for first year, you’ll find mysterious silent spells waiting for you—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>knowledge is never too much!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he quickly stepped out of the practice room,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just like Miss Creevey—she finished all this year’s spells, so I encouraged her to boldly try silent spells…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, I must hurry, or this time Miss Creevey might set something on fire—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, I remember, last time, it was Professor Quirrell’s turban…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean froze upon hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Ravenclaw prefect—so brave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I have to tell you a secret.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wizard Sean stared blankly, Hermione suddenly spoke up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean, as expected, sat beside her with Jia Jia Siting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three huddled on the sofa as dusk fell, the magical lantern’s light swaying, casting a solemn and magical atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you remember what Headmaster Dumbledore said?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione said seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before dinner?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those who don’t wish to meet a sudden, painful death should not enter the corridor on the fourth floor, to the right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting and Wizard Sean exchanged glances,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>both seeing shock in the other’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, the thing you care about most isn’t this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean thought carefully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You two!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione puffed out her cheeks and slapped the table,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting immediately lowered his head like a quail, and Wizard Sean’s spirits also sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Headmaster Dumbledore is right—those who don’t wish to die painfully shouldn’t go there…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione said, her voice growing quieter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean noticed Jia Jia Siting’s body tensing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, did you go in, Hermione? What happened after? Are you alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t want to break the school rules—it was Harry…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both voices spoke at once, but Hermione suddenly stopped mid-sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Hermione, I don’t care about the rules, or about Harry—I only care about one thing: are you alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting paused; the word “painful death” made his voice tremble slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean saw Hermione’s eyes reddening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I’m fine…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione said dazedly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I nearly died.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting leapt to his feet; Wizard Sean heard his breathing quicken:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Harry Potter? That Harry Potter? What did he do?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, I’m going to find him and demand answers!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean gently pulled the agitated Jia Jia Siting; his reason seemed to leave him when Hermione went silent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and return only when Wizard Sean gently tugged him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe we should hear Hermione’s explanation first—Harry won’t disappear, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean whispered gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of lightning suddenly split the sky outside, followed moments later by rolling thunder,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the weather of the Scottish Highlands was always unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a small, cozy nook was enough to shut out the endless rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gryffindor cowards—useless except for dragging others down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting muttered angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The story, as Hermione explained, was now clear: to Jia Jia Siting,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry, the idiot who got tricked into a duel, and Ron, the idiot who attacked Peeves and sent them all fleeing in panic,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were not only useless—they were dangerous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Hermione, full of house pride, had stopped them from sneaking out and used spells to help them open the door—she was the one who got dragged into this mess!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he’d been there, he’d have smashed their stupid heads with his dirty boots!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean instinctively felt something was off, but couldn’t pinpoint what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was a three-headed dog—its teeth could crush skulls, and its saliva was corrosive,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione recalled; her earlier fear and panic gradually faded, and the sleepiness from last night’s insomnia crept in,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It must be guarding something… the trapdoor…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she pondered, she drifted peacefully to sleep, pushing Jia Jia Siting’s anger to its peak;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he silently pulled a blanket over Hermione, expressionless, and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean sighed—he didn’t need to guess what Jia Jia Siting intended to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Headmaster Dumbledore knows exactly what’s inside Hogwarts,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean said softly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hermione said the three-headed dog is guarding something—I believe that’s part of the Headmaster’s plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Headmaster allowed this to happen, then it must not be truly dangerous—remember, the three-headed dog never attacked Hermione.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting stood still for a moment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, you’re always so wise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my mother said, if doing what’s necessary makes you a fool,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then let me be the fool!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally stepped out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t care about the Headmaster’s plan—I only know Hermione nearly died behind that door…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If no one speaks up for her, will her suffering be ignored?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A distant flash of lightning illuminated Wizard Sean’s profile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>having a Hufflepuff friend is good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean thought again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Headmaster won’t care much about Jia Jia Siting’s protest—but Hermione will. That’s the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean didn’t believe the plot could be changed—everything was under Headmaster Dumbledore’s control—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at least in the first Harry Potter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pure fairy tale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing to worry about,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean thought,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>compared to these, his scholarship crisis was far more urgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three-headed dog can’t kill anyone, the Philosopher’s Stone can’t be stolen, Voldemort’s purpose is to be an XP baby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he doesn’t get his scholarship, he truly won’t have money to buy quills or textbooks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than how soon Voldemort would be defeated, Wizard Sean cared whether he could keep attending school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Professor Flitwick practically spelled it out…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Levitation Charm—at least proficient level, preferably with silent casting;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and I need to learn the Summoning Charm and Aguamenti Charm…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean looked at the sleeping Hermione and quietly turned off the magical lantern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His most important goal right now is clear: grind proficiency, elevate his spellcasting to a high level,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then consult Professor Flitwick on dark defense spells beyond those taught to first-year students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Collect the final shard of the scholarship,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>synthesize a 600 Galleon super gift pack.\u003C\u002Fp>",1107,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3de222a861c31346e26bc54f88578c2a329e836451da8ae1650c7a8322739bf9","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-54","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-52",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]