[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-84":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},2250322,4210,"Chapter 84: Eyes in the Shadows","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-84",84,"\u003Cp>Hogwarts' magic curriculum was a bizarre assortment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was Herbology, where young wizards had to outwit mischievous Jumping Bulbs;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was History of Magic, taught by a ghost, and Potions, where any lapse in attention would earn severe point deductions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if one were to name the course most beloved yet most difficult for the young wizards, it was undoubtedly Transfiguration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this class, young wizards could freely unleash their magic to transform the matches before them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>requiring almost no rigorous steps or complex gestures and incantations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall appeared quite formidable, yet her miraculous Transfiguration spells deeply fascinated the young wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could resist turning a teapot into an elephant with a trunk that sprayed water, nor refuse making a quill stand up and dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrary to the young wizards' enthusiasm, however, few achieved quick success in Transfiguration;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even Hermione, who progressed the fastest, had only managed to transform her match into a needle with a rounded tip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Wizard Sean transformed a running mouse into a snuffbox and then made it run again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the vast majority of young wizards gathered around, letting out a synchronized \"Wow—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have practiced an Intermediate Transfiguration spell to the standard of a Proficient Hand; Proficiency +100]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean had still underestimated his talent for Transfiguration; with merely two weeks of practice, he had already reached the standard of a [Proficient Hand] in Intermediate Transfiguration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprise was not felt by Wizard Sean alone; Professor McGonagall was equally astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wrinkles at the corners of her eyes smoothed out, and a look of gratification flashed behind her square spectacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excellent, Mr. Green—a very superior piece of Transfiguration. I shall award five points to Ravenclaw!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She strode quickly to stand before Wizard Sean, ignoring the gasps of the surrounding young wizards;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her eyes held only Wizard Sean, whose focus made him appear slightly shy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After class, come with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean paused briefly, then replied in a low voice, \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Transfiguration lesson passed quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young wizards bustled out of the classroom, leaving only Wizard Sean and Professor McGonagall behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall gazed at Wizard Sean, her ears still catching the whispers of the young wizards:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—rumors that a certain Ravenclaw had earned the most House points, reportedly double that of the second-place student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The usual severity in her eyes gradually softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had brought forth a seed from barren soil;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>now, she was watching that seed sprout and grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come with me, Mr. Green.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then walked briskly out of the Transfiguration classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall's office was not far away; pushing open the wooden door, Wizard Sean took a few seconds to survey the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a small study located along the second-floor corridor, containing a brightly burning fireplace, with a window overlooking the Quidditch pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many young wizards were gathering there, as the flying lesson for Gryffindor and Slytherin would begin soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Demonstrate the Transfiguration spell once more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall's stern voice had unconsciously softened somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean quickly realized this was private tutoring—private tutoring from Professor McGonagall herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he left the professor's office, his Intermediate Transfiguration had improved significantly, and he now held an additional notebook on Transfiguration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall had resolved many of his confusions and pointed out the direction of Transfiguration: the wizard's will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like other magic, Transfiguration was influenced by a wizard's emotions;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>intense feelings, such as sorrow or shock, would affect this ability, a rule that applied even to Animagi and Metamorphmagi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, after Sirius's death, Tonks found it difficult to control her metamorphic abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her physical changes included her hair turning mousy brown and thin, while her body became thinner as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean was hurrying toward the dungeons; unlike other Ravenclaws, he did not go to the Quidditch pitch to watch the flying lesson for Gryffindor and others,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>although he was equally interested in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he always knew what he needed to do, rather than merely what he wanted to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At twilight, the corridors of Hogwarts seemed as if cast under some kind of Slowing Charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Torches leaped upon their iron brackets, stretching flickering shadows long across the stone walls, where dozing portraits emitted steady snores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As footsteps crossed the arcade extending westward, sunlight vanished completely behind the glass windows, and the air suddenly grew damp and heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spiral stone staircase descending appeared within a recess concealed by tapestries, with icy coldness climbing up along the steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean ascended the stairs with practiced ease, silently thinking to himself\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>how he should explain his presence to Professor Snape, should he encounter him, in order to leave safely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Wizard Sean saw nothing, and his emerald-green eyes instantly brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swiftly moved to the cauldron, lighting the fire, preparing the ingredients, and retrieving his notes in one fluid motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already brewed at least ten cauldrons of Cure for Boils; in his simulations, that number was multiplied by ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he was intimately familiar with every single step, even capable of making slight improvements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The liquid in the cauldron emitted a comforting bubbling sound to Wizard Sean; thick, dark-green surfaces constantly swelled and burst with bubbles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Powdered dried nettles and adder fangs were ground into a fine, emerald-green dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean carefully poured them into the cauldron in batches; each addition caused the liquid's boiling to intensify abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he had to stir immediately to the right three times—half a turn too many or too few could ruin all previous effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he did not do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding magic, he had always understood one principle:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was an idealistic miracle, yet one that could accommodate reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The study of charms taught him that while a wizard's mental state was undoubtedly important, proper pronunciation and gestures could make spellcasting easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young wizards—or indeed, even professors—had not deeply realized this point;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had they realized it, the textbook instructions for the Levitation Charm would not simply read \"pronounce clearly, swish and flick.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, they would specify what constituted clear pronunciation and how exactly to swish—left or right, with a large or small amplitude?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regrettably, the magical world adhered to a concept of survival of the fittest:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>those wizards possessing talent would practice according to instinct and intuition until they succeeded;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>those lacking such talent could only repeat their exercises endlessly, hoping Merlin would bless them with the emergence of that intuition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During Transfiguration class, Wizard Sean had more than once noticed that Michael was simply waving his wand chaotically; he would even repeat the same incorrect motion ten times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean, on the other hand, not only recorded his errors and correct executions regarding posture and pronunciation during Transfiguration,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but also deeply analyzed the differences between them, sometimes conducting comparative experiments until he was utterly exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with a certain ancient intuition, his progress in Transfiguration could be described as remarkably rapid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same applied to Potions; such intuition did not appear often, but whenever it did, Wizard Sean was unwilling to let it slip away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as now, Wizard Sean altered his stirring amplitude, following a certain intuition, and even slightly increased the heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Candlelight flickered within the dungeon; in a place Wizard Sean could not see, a pair of gloomy eyes emerged from the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>",1215,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","472d1cbf02d9017325af2f126cb86f37a7eee6b05b35c86ce8716679595284e0","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-85","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-83",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]