[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-9":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},2250247,4210,"Chapter 9: Class Schedule","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-9",9,"\u003Cp>A young wizard with a mop of golden hair thought carefully for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t know what you’re thinking about?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael felt that because of these two friends—Anthony and Terry—he would surely die years earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the elegant and swift dining etiquette he mentioned…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A poor orphanage always finds ways to get rid of its orphans,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>though these methods serve no purpose other than tormenting the children’s minds and bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only ones who might benefit are the caregivers,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>who now have more reasons to scold and berate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean was forced to learn some things during this torment—etiquette,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>including dining, walking, and sleeping routines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank goodness I escaped from there,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean thought,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>otherwise Anna, the caregiver who would soon be unemployed, certainly wouldn’t let him off easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Great Hall of Hogwarts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore was chatting merrily with the professors at the staff table,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean was eating;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael was flirting with other witches,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean was eating;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terry was taking notes on Dumbledore’s words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean was eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the hall’s noise gradually faded and the food on the tables vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, everyone has eaten and drunk their fill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean heard Dumbledore’s booming voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eaten and drunk their fill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, they hadn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean thought silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore continued speaking, delivering three warnings: forbidding entry to the room at the far right of the fourth-floor corridor, forbidding entry to the Forbidden Forest, and forbidding nighttime wandering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, before you all retire to bed, let us sing the school song!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore called out loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean watched Dumbledore and noticed that all the professors’ smiles had frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Wizard Sean understood why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s so awful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean covered his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t want to listen, you have to sing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael sang with great enthusiasm, though off-key,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t ruin others, others will ruin you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That makes sense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Wizard Sean began to sing too:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hogwarts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hogwarts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hogwarts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teach us knowledge,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether we are bald old men or children with scraped knees,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our minds can hold something interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now our brains are empty,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filled with air, dead flies, and trivial nonsense,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teach us something valuable,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Return to us what we’ve forgotten,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You do your best, and we’ll handle the rest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We will study hard until we turn to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You sang beautifully!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, Michael leaned over,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean nodded—he had just set the lyrics to a pop tune from his past life, and it worked well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least the surrounding wailing had grown quieter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, they followed a tall prefect out of the hall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>up a spiral staircase,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>up a spiral staircase,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>still going up a spiral staircase…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This staircase could kill me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael slumped against the railing, utterly defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You just said the prefect’s legs could kill you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young wizard named Anthony rolled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eh?! Pudding can be eaten freely, but words can’t be spoken carelessly, Anthony—this is a brotherly secret! How could you betray it?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow, Michael found new energy and lunged at Anthony to tickle him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they entered the common room, Wizard Sean’s face was pale,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if the staircase had been any longer, his body would have collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to find a way,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean panted heavily, muttering under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, all the Ravenclaw first-years had reached the common room,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the golden-haired prefect smiled warmly, waiting for the young wizards to catch their breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everyone’s breathing had steadied, the prefect spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Congratulations! I am prefect Penelope Clearwater, and I am delighted to welcome you to Ravenclaw House.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our crest is an eagle, soaring high above peaks no one else can reach;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>our common room sits atop Ravenclaw Tower,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and through the arched windows of this circular room, you can see the entire Hogwarts grounds:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Black Black Lake, the Forbidden Forest, the Quidditch pitch, and the greenhouses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No other house enjoys such a view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many believe this is not a good thing, but I can tell you,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if you learn to ride a broomstick, it will be wonderful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, by the way, our house ghost is the Grey Lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others say she never speaks, but she converses with Ravenclaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little rumor suggests she lived during the same era as the Eagle Ancestor—perhaps they are related?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is especially helpful when you’re lost or can’t find something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because our four-poster beds are covered with soft, sky-blue silk quilts;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the sound of wind brushing past the windows is always soothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let me say it again: Congratulations on becoming a member of the cleverest, swiftest, and most interesting house at Hogwarts!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She offered no fluff—her brief words instantly lit up the eyes of the young wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also why Michael and the other Ravenclaws clapped enthusiastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Broomsticks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean remembered too—some highly skilled Ravenclaws flew back to the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently noted this down, ranking its importance just after securing a scholarship,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then carefully examined the place—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Ravenclaw common room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Said to be one of the most airy and spacious rooms in Hogwarts Castle,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was a large circular chamber with elegant arched windows along the walls, hung with blue and bronze silk,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>allowing Ravenclaw students to see the beautiful scenery outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ceiling formed a dome studded with stars; the deep blue carpet below was also dotted with stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room held tables and chairs, bookshelves, and in the niche opposite the door stood a half-length statue of Rowena Ravenclaw in white marble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to the statue, a door led to the upper dormitory, currently pointed out by Prefect Penelope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, each of you come to me for your schedule, then go through this door to your dormitory—the dorm assignment is written on the back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prefect methodically guided the young Ravenclaws into line to collect their schedules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wizard Sean took his, he saw that the most difficult class—Potions—was scheduled for Monday morning, back-to-back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This instantly gave him a sense of urgency; he longed to return to his dorm and review *Magical Potions and Potions*—he had only memorized it once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he forgot anything now, it would be trouble; the Half-Blood Prince wouldn’t bother teaching him patiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard Sean!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael called out excitedly; Wizard Sean turned, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My grandmother says anyone who loves good food can’t be bad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his schedule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the back, one line read: Dorm 404: Wizard Sean Green, Michael Corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slung an arm around Michael’s shoulders (Michael, one-sidedly) as they entered the dorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes met walls hung with blue and silver decorations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each bed had its own bookshelf; arched windows bore blue silk curtains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean passed over these, his gaze landing on the thick, deep blue-and-silver quilts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He won’t freeze anymore, Wizard Sean thought.\u003C\u002Fp>",1131,"2026-06-19T10:00:40.768Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8fbf5a659427720ab76e69714b7be55a1961df8e2fc2200be045b8f07f03a888","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-10","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-8",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]