[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-72":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},2250310,4210,"Chapter 72: Conflict in the Corridor","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>In the dungeon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Snape’s gloomy gaze slowly shifted to a corner where Seán hadn’t looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth was so simple, and yet so… bitterly ironic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No conspiracy, no greed—only the clumsy effort of a frail young wizard striving to learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Verifying this was equally simple, so simple that Professor Snape fell silent for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seán pondered, staring at the open notebook, and in an instant understood what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, Quidditch was indeed sensitive to Professor Snape; he hadn’t noticed it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seán quickly reflected on his recent slightly deviant behavior and realized it all began on that warm afternoon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when Professor McGonagall had listened to him with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next time, he’d bring a new notebook,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seán thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Swelling Potion had reached its final stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seán unhesitatingly performed the modified ritual, his mind and body immersed in the thick potion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he felt the subtle magical currents within the cauldron become clear again, and carefully guided them toward fusion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You have successfully brewed a Swelling Potion to a Skilled standard, Skill +10】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seán’s face turned pale in an instant, but he did not rest—he transferred the potion into a crystal vial and extinguished the flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving the dungeon, Seán had ten Jin Jin Jialong in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blinked in surprise, then carefully counted out seven Jin Jin Jialong and placed them in Professor Snape’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve given too much, Professor. A standard-quality Swelling Potion doesn’t sell for more than five Jin Jin Jialong on the market.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seán finished speaking and began packing his small bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black bag had slightly faded, like old clothes bleached by the sun, its edges whitened gray, as if dusted with a thin layer of grime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its surface had once been smooth, but now it was fuzzy, some areas even slightly cracked, revealing pale fibers beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the bag given to him by Nainai Milán, and Seán had used it ever since.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seán quietly organized his plan: his Water Stream Spell and Summoning Spell were already mastered; next came the Floating Charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to plan, it must be completed within this week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, only a week and change remained before the month ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time was tight, but still under control—he could now cast over a dozen Skilled-level Floating Charms at once, and with Professor Snape’s Restorative Potion, he could gain no less than six hundred skill points per day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skilled level required nine hundred skill points; Seán guessed Expert level wouldn’t exceed three thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he spent the entire day immersed in charms and potions, Seán estimated he could gain no less than nine hundred per day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Quick-Notes Quill fluttered, recording Seán’s thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he didn’t notice was that, not far behind him in the shadows,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there had long been a grim-faced wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just verifying the truth of that fellow’s words…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape slipped back into the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, at the other end of the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione moved swiftly beneath the slightly quiet portraits, clutching a letter, hurrying toward the large knight’s armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make up for the fright of that night, Harry earnestly shared his theory about the three-headed dog and said that if Hermione wished, they could talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that package is connected to Headmaster Dumbledore, then those two must know how dangerous this is!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might even sabotage Headmaster Dumbledore’s plans!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She muttered to herself as she walked faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange sound suddenly echoed through the corridor; Hermione turned her head—it was Theodore and his group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him, she immediately recalled what had happened in Charms class that morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As usual, Professor Flitwick posed a difficult question,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she and Theodore both raised their hands; the professor, of course, called on her and awarded Gryffindor one point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this fellow had glared at her bitterly, persistently competing to raise his hand; Hermione didn’t care—she simply lowered her hand when a truly difficult question came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result? He couldn’t answer the difficult question at all, and when Professor Flitwick called on him, he stood there awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, look who it is—the arrogant Granger, just out of the library, ready to answer the next question no one asked you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theodore Nott’s voice dragged out, laced with false smiles; his two Slytherin companions let out coarse, mocking laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’d spent your time reviewing Standard Charms: Beginner instead of wandering the corridors looking for trouble, Nott, you wouldn’t be standing there like a squashed slug this afternoon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione crossed her arms, forcing her voice to remain calm, though her rapid speech betrayed her irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theodore Nott’s face darkened instantly; he stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say? You think you’re so great, don’t you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because Flitwick favors bookworms like you—especially you, this kind of…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sized her up, searching for a derogatory term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you dare say the rest, I guarantee my fist will land on your face.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Jia Jia Siting appeared from the corridor’s corner, standing alone before Hermione, his gaze icy as he faced the three Slytherins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me see, hmm, another one…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theodore was momentarily startled by his presence, but upon seeing he was alone, he resumed his sneering, mocking expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mud—blood—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word froze the air; Hermione’s cheeks flushed red with fury, and Jia Jia Siting—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before Theodore could finish speaking, his fist struck Theodore’s face with full force, twisting his features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theodore stumbled backward and fell to the ground, blood streaming from his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dare—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His shout echoed through the entire corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My mother told me: for trash like you, who have neither courage nor character, force is the only way to achieve equality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My father told me: for vermin like you, I can take on three.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the other two could react, Jia Jia Siting’s fist struck Theodore’s face again, leaving him dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did the two Slytherins raise their wands—but then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wingardium Leviosa!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching their wands fly into the air, Jia Jia Siting exclaimed in delight:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seán!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, Seán,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he hurried over, suddenly nervous,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“we might have broken school rules.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seán glanced at the three Slytherins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, then pulled away the furious Hermione, who had raised her wand and was watching the remaining two warily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a man in a black robe and cloak had emerged from the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze looked ready to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>",1067,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ffc34f5ea8b38ccb3e839153429e36082013ee36b384fdae6950ae61ca0e2b8c","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-73","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-71",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]