[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-64":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},2250302,4210,"Chapter 64: Mysterious Potion","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-64",64,"\u003Cp>“Oh, are you alright, Wizard Sean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justin’s voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Wizard Sean wasn’t doing well—he felt as if he had already seen what was about to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently shifted his position, then heard a murmur:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s Seamus trying to do, Ron?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s trying to conjure wine into the goblet—he managed light tea the other day, but then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a massive, scorching black smoke erupted, engulfing Seamus entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shattered glass shards and droplets flew everywhere; the young witches and wizards around them screamed and scrambled back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione recoiled in terror, eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smoke slowly cleared, revealing Seamus’s condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was pitch black, as if he’d just crawled out of a chimney; his hair stood on end, still smoking in thin wisps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He coughed uncontrollably, his gaze vacant—clearly stunned by the sudden failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment of silence swept across the long table, then erupted into roaring laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron laughed so hard he pounded the table, spilling pumpkin juice;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry also couldn’t suppress his grin and quickly lowered his head to hide it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Justin stepped forward quickly and handed him a handkerchief:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you alright, Seamus?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, owls flooded the Great Hall as usual, delivering letters and diverting everyone’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Hermione regarded Wizard Sean with suspicion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you feel that magic?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Professor Snape had given Wizard Sean that magical potion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>every time Wizard Sean left the dungeon, another bottle—or sometimes two—would appear on him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with annotations occasionally reading: Drink;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sometimes nothing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if Wizard Sean brought a full crystal vial of potion into the dungeon, Professor Snape’s mockery would rain down like a machine gun’s barrage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Swelling Potion progressed quickly—it was unlocked in less than two days,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and simultaneously, Professor Snape taught Wizard Sean how to brew the Shrinking Potion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>because:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With your troll-like technique, you’ll need it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, Wizard Sean had learned another potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interface updated to:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Title: Potion Novice】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Wart-Curing Potion: Apprentice Level (220\u002F300)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Swelling Potion: Apprentice Level (1\u002F300)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Shrinking Potion: Locked (1\u002F30)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Advancement: Three beginner-level potions unlock the Beginner Potion Domain title】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the slow, steady progress in Potions, his progress in Defense Against the Dark Arts and Charms had accelerated significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tuesday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N-now, who can t-tell me three types of T-trolls?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Quirrell stammered, his fearful gaze sweeping over the Slytherins and Ravenclaws,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>until Anthony stood up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mountain trolls, River trolls, and Sea trolls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He replied,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mountain trolls are the largest, with pale gray skin, bald heads, and skin rougher than a rhinoceros’s; they’re stronger than ten men combined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their brains are the size of peas, so they’re easily confused.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“V-very good, thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Professor Quirrell mechanically called on students to answer questions,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael was flipping through Wizard Sean’s Defense Against the Dark Arts notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Classification of Dark Magical Creatures—Regional Index, Alphabetical Index… corresponding Dark Arts defense spells and counter-spells…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He treated it like a sacred scripture,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean, how did you come up with this?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He compared it with “Dark Forces: A Making Guide to Self-Protection” while opening Wizard Sean’s light blue notebook,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>discovering that the spell section was even more detailed than the textbook,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I guess you didn’t just rely on the Defense Against the Dark Arts textbook… Good heavens! This is as astonishing as the History of Magic!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean ignored him. His desk was littered with “Fundamentals of Defense Against the Dark Arts,” “Introduction to Defense Against the Dark Arts,” and other books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Professor Quirrell had no teaching ability, Wizard Sean had to figure things out himself—but soon, he clarified the framework of Dark Arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he’d had a question in his past life:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Dark Arts and Charms used incantations and wand movements,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so why were they so distinctly separated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, after synthesizing multiple books, he found the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charms and Dark Arts were entirely different; Dark Arts were divided into three categories:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jinxes, Hexes, and Curses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jinxes: Least harmful, annoying but amusing. Examples: Knockback Jinx, Multi-Shot Jinx, Disarming Jinx;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hexes: Moderately harmful, causing noticeable pain or injury. Examples: Bat-Bogey Hex, Knee-Backwards Hex, Toenail-Growth Hex;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curses: Most harmful, causing intense or irreversible pain or damage. Examples: Cruciatus Curse, Imperius Curse, Killing Curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spells taught by Professor Flitwick belonged to another category: Charms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything made sense now—this meant Dark Arts talent and Charm talent were not interchangeable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Defense Against the Dark Arts class,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael held Wizard Sean’s notes, while Terry and others stared at him eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough—feel free to look—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael finished speaking, and even Anthony raised an eyebrow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too bad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Michael ran off, leaving behind angry young witches and wizards chasing after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, these are Wizard Sean’s gold coins—he doesn’t care much, but I can’t let them go to waste,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve got to help spread them around, hehe, the effect seems great…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned and slapped Terry on the head,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Terry, I’m sick of you—I told you Wizard Sean agreed to let you and Anthony share them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and you just forgot?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At noon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Quidditch pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After practicing Charms, Wizard Sean mounted his broom with practiced ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once airborne, he was no longer the boy who struggled to run or jump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old Comet 260 leapt into the sky like a silver fish; his pale cheeks flushed red from the wind, his body pressed tightly against the broom, like a vine finding something to cling to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dive, turn, rise…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He meticulously followed Madam Hooch’s instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His proficiency increased steadily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You practiced flying to expert standards—proficiency +50】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You practiced flying to expert standards—proficiency +50】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His frail body traced precise, elegant arcs in the air, making Madam Hooch’s lips curl upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to the tall witch beside her and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Green is a natural-born Quidditch star—anyone can see that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those brooms—the outdated, obsolete ones—are more than enough for clumsy beginners,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>though this boy seems content, you can see—they’re beneath him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall witch watched the boy, finally free again, her eyes softening further.\u003C\u002Fp>",1007,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2a11be6142ff21f2f89b5f46eec4dddc6598fa237a2d43a31e25be32f589120e","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-65","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-63",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]