[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-63":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},2250301,4210,"Chapter 63: Swelling Potion","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-63",63,"\u003Cp>The Swelling Potion, as the name suggests, causes part of an object to swell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean did not know where it was used, only that, like most potions, it carried risks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incorrect brewing or misuse would lead to serious consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, during a second-year class brewing the Swelling Potion, Harry threw a firework into Goyle's cauldron to distract everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where the potion splashed, people’s arms, noses, eyes, and other parts swelled grotesquely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean carefully observed every movement Professor Snape made, while his Quick-Quotes Quill recorded beside him with a soft “scratch-scratch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grind two spoons of dried stinging nettles, grind three pufferfish eyes, add the two ground mixtures to the cauldron, heat for twenty seconds, wave the wand…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape’s instructions rarely followed the textbook, often making major alterations—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a young wizard so much as blinked and missed a step, then followed the book instead, an accident was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps this was also one reason Professor Snape was so stern, even terrifying, toward the students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If your empty brains have finally managed to absorb some knowledge,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape waved his wand, and the brewed potion was sealed into crystal vials,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his gaze swept the room, leaving the students frozen in silence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“then pair up and begin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The classroom erupted in clinking and clattering as the students trembled through their brewing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, the brewing reached its final stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...add the final ingredient, heat until a layer of white foam forms on the surface…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting, consulting his notes, looked more tense than Wizard Sean, who was stirring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape was still patrolling the room to prevent further accidents,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and when he reached Wizard Sean and Jia Jia Siting, he paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced casually at the notes laid out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph—somewhat thorough, barely scraping past the passing threshold…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, Wizard Sean, why is our foam blue?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Jia Jia Siting asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, a dark cloud hovered, making his already tense frame tremble slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean’s face was pale; he turned and gave the answer that left Jia Jia Siting stunned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It failed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting dared not look up, as if waiting for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do it again! Two fools!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape’s roar came as expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing he wasn’t docked points, Jia Jia Siting exhaled in relief, then whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You look pale. Want to rest a bit? I’ll handle it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Professor Snape left, Jia Jia Siting took over all the potion-brewing tasks, handling the ingredients with unusual care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean, meanwhile, breathed heavily—he had underestimated the physical toll of the last potion ritual and will-guidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Bolachi’s ritual was like draining a wizard’s magical reserves,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>granting a temporary peak performance in potion-brewing but leaving the wizard weakened afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, he clearly sensed the failure in the final stage stemmed from insufficient magical output.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He panted, then noticed some berry candies placed on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take a break? Eat something—new flavor, berries from the Scottish Highlands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting said, keeping one eye on the bubbling cauldron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded, silently assessing his condition—he could still cast a few spells,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but for potion-brewing, he was drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant potion-brewing demanded higher magical capacity and mental willpower than spellcasting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder there were so few Potion Masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean also realized something else: the boost from wands and spells seemed terrifyingly potent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean could now cast three or four Levitation Charms—with effects no worse than a potion that made someone float.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he tried to brew this potion now, he’d likely collapse on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wizard Sean silently pondered, reminding Jia Jia Siting of brewing details from his notes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape swept in like a storm, clutching a class roster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Susan Enns, Lisa DuPont,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph—troll-level ingredient prep—I bet you didn’t process the pufferfish eyes to standard,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he sneered at the two girls whose cauldron produced thick, sludgy potion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Minus one—each of you. And what are you waiting for?! For the potion to brew itself?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Susan shrank, near tears, he moved on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ernie MacMillan—if you stir one more inch to the right, get out! At least then this potion won’t explode on its own! Minus two!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ernie instantly stopped, pulled out his book, and trembled as he pressed his eyes against the page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Marginally acceptable—Michael Corner, what are you waiting for? For the potion to spoil?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He became a merciless point-deducting machine, his head seemingly surrounded by floating “-1,” “-2,” “-1”…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean and Jia Jia Siting watched as Professor Snape approached them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two braced for a storm, Professor Snape paused—and ignored them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting exhaled in relief,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while Wizard Sean silently stared at the crystal vial that had appeared in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside was clear liquid, with a single annotation: Drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the dungeon, Wizard Sean remained dazed; the potion from Professor Snape had only one effect—restore vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It resembled a Strength Potion, but its recovery of magical energy was remarkably effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His magic surged back almost immediately, and even his stamina climbing stairs improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dungeon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Severus Snape stared long at the failed potion, its failure due to insufficient magical output,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his class roster faintly revealing one line:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean Green, guardian: none.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It still buzzed with noise and energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four house tables were laden with lunch plates; golden dishes and goblets glittered under hundreds of candles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students chattered as they ate oatmeal, bacon, and pumpkin juice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, my mother always said sunrise is free, and sunset is too—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Siting poked at a pudding, then whispered suddenly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“so if you’re tired, rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pale gray eyes shone with sincerity,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Wizard Sean nodded silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rabbit’s eye, the harp’s sweet tune, turn this water into wine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean was bewildered; he turned and saw Seamus sitting beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>",970,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","eb6e1a7d1362e988f6fe6100aec6e6f27eae6f249190d3f2462728fe7a0df38b","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-64","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-62",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]