[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wizard-war-at-hogwarts":3,"chapter-wizard-war-at-hogwarts-wizard-war-at-hogwarts-chapter-505":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Wizard War at Hogwarts",{"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},2358478,4612,"Chapter 505","wizard-war-at-hogwarts-chapter-505",505,"\u003Cp>After spending a warm and leisurely week in Gilneas, Zhang Qiu’s return brought Harry immense joy, and she brought back news that was neither good nor bad: Xuan Jun had completed the magical ritual but had no intention of halting the war immediately. Thus, the Celestial Empire’s military would continue its expansion, effectively drawing the attention of the U.S. and the USSR. However, Xuan Jun’s sudden shift in attitude was deeply concerning—if he no longer curbed the Ming Empire’s expansionist ambitions, what might happen next was impossible to predict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the virtuous of the Western world worried for the small nations of South Asia, but the people of those nations themselves longed to seize the chance and become citizens of the Ming Empire. Faced with this unspeakable situation, major media outlets chose silence—except Xie Nuofeiliusi, who had somehow stumbled upon a fringe news item and boldly predicted in The Quibbler that the Ming Empire would withdraw before New Delhi, claiming, “No nation wants to rule a cesspool.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the article seemed logical, Zhang Qiu believed it was filled with baseless smears, more likely an act of personal vengeance: before the Yule Ball, the Indian student Parvati had decisively defeated Luna in the Ravenclaw flower election.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry set the newspaper aside; he had many things to share with Zhang Qiu, and the most intriguing was Tonks’s transformation: she was pregnant, and according to the doctor, her due date would be around July.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lupin had completed nearly all preparations at top speed—naming the child Teddy, inviting Harry as godfather, arranging the nursery, and purchasing baby supplies—but he had not yet had time for the most important thing: giving Tonks a proper wedding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never thought throwing flowers could have prophetic power,” Zhang Qiu mused. “After all, Lupin needs to act before Tonks’s belly becomes obvious—sometime between February and April—while we must wait until after your graduation, which won’t be until July at the earliest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm…” Harry suddenly remembered something else. “Will pregnancy affect her teaching?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps a little, but not much,” Zhang Qiu said, stroking her chin. “I feel the curse is still trying to work, but it’s been greatly weakened—not only has the [incident causing departure] changed from a harmful event into a joyful pregnancy, but the due date is also perfectly timed, barely disrupting Hogwarts’ instruction. You must know, pregnant women usually only need rest after giving birth; during pregnancy, they can still work normally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, that’s something cheerful,” Harry said, then fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can guess there are many things on this land far from cheerful,” Zhang Qiu gently squeezed his hand. “On the Far Eastern front, Yanayev has already deployed his aerial forces—massive airships… he calls them Zeppelins.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry couldn’t help turning his head to gaze through the window at the glowing crystal ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Has Donald agreed to release the technology?” she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He has. The Prime Minister signed the Joint Air Defense Network Proposal before the holiday. As for NATO…” Harry had little faith in European bureaucrats’ efficiency. “At least we can begin construction domestically.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not sure this is a good response,” Zhang Qiu hesitated. “His airship fleet completely blocks out the sky—how effective can the Focusing Rainbow even be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps because hydrogen airships are so dangerously flammable, he fears the Focusing Rainbow’s strike might trigger chain explosions?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s helium.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” Harry’s Muggle knowledge had faded almost entirely; he vaguely recalled helium wasn’t flammable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Helium is a monatomic inert gas, chemically extremely stable—neither burns nor explodes. Its molecules are large, so it permeates materials slowly and is minimally affected by temperature. It’s a highly mature, ideal gas for filling airships,” Zhang Qiu explained. “Moreover, in scale, Yanayev has clearly mastered large-scale, low-cost helium production. Even if we suspect magic is involved in the production process, the final airships are purely technological artifacts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why,” Harry began to find it strange, “wouldn’t they fear the Focusing Rainbow? Why keep sending spies to infiltrate? According to Lupin, some agents even went to Yugoslavia to incite Muggle guerrillas to attack the forest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then Lupin’s life these past months must have been extremely hard,” Zhang Qiu said, lips pressed tight with sympathy. “No wonder he looks worn out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, the Celestial Empire’s generals don’t quite grasp the significance of airships,” Zhang Qiu recalled the discussions she’d heard. “Their flight speed is still slow, and they can’t hide from radar—they’re countered by anti-air missiles. The most likely reason is that airships are incredibly cheap, cheap enough for him to wage a war of attrition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about an aerospace carrier?” Harry mentioned the magical congress’s ongoing project. “A massive, drone-like aerial fortress capable of carrying fighters or bombers—and even main cannons. How would you compare airships to it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s a fascinating countermeasure,” Zhang Qiu said cheerfully. “Because airships have another rarely mentioned weakness: their altitude. They rely entirely on atmospheric buoyancy and typically fly only about five kilometers above ground. But if an aerospace carrier uses magical assistance, it can ascend above ten kilometers and crush the airship fleet. In fact, that’s exactly what happened—we only needed to lift Shuntian City to six kilometers, and their airships began retreating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah! So we’ve been wrong all along!” Harry realized. “You said Yanayev wanted to destroy the Focusing Rainbow to protect his aerial forces—but actually, it’s not him who fears the Focusing Rainbow. It’s the aerospace carrier!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Qiu covered her mouth with one hand and listened quietly as he analyzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we continue with the original air defense network plan, and the Focusing Rainbow blueprints leak to the EU, he’ll have countless ways to steal them—and long ago, his agents already disguised as young Barty and stole the TARDIS’s spatial positioning technology,” Harry said anxiously. “If the Soviets obtain Focusing Rainbow tech, it’s the Magical Congress that will suffer. Their aerospace carrier must contain magical components. A single surge of magical energy would disable the spells—and they’d either crash or explode.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clearly, Yanayev noticed the Focusing Rainbow first, which is why he deployed airships—low-cost, immune to magic. And if he could get the Focusing Rainbow…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need to speculate—he’s probably already got it,” Zhang Qiu sighed. “Forget the EU—once the blueprints reach Downing Street, they’ll be in the Kremlin in no time. We failed to see the situation clearly, and now we’re on the defensive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry scratched his scalp; he still didn’t fully grasp how leaky Downing Street was. He could only say weakly, “At least we still have Huishimofa —a technique that lets the Focusing Rainbow launch hybrid attacks…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s meaningless. Pure magical energy is enough,” Zhang Qiu shook her head. “At this stage, Muggle technology alone cannot lift a large unit above five kilometers. Any weapon capable of reaching that altitude and countering airships must have magical assistance. As you said, a single surge of magical energy from the Focusing Rainbow would either disable it and cause a crash—or trigger an explosion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry asked, uneasy: “What if they use the Focusing Rainbow to strike Shuntian City…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s nothing to fear,” Zhang Qiu smiled easily. “Shuntian City has enough wizards to easily maintain a shield he can’t break.” But her expression quickly turned serious. “But the one we’re building—let’s call it Dalaran, as Donald named it—might not withstand it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Qiu suddenly grinned mischievously. “But we don’t need to worry too much about Yanayev bombing Dalaran—he’ll have to take down the aerospace carrier first. That’s a far greater threat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry now hesitated. He was among the few who knew the true identity of young Barty, and he now had Zhang Qiu’s firsthand intelligence on airship combat, plus deep insight into the Focusing Rainbow and magical properties. That meant he was likely the only person in NATO who could see Yanayev’s true strategy. If he didn’t reveal his deductions to the Magical Congress, the balance of victory would tilt sharply toward the Red side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the aerospace carrier is hit by the Focusing Rainbow, will there be heavy casualties?” Harry asked nervously. “Can the soldiers survive? Will the carrier crash into a city?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’ll likely survive,” Zhang Qiu knew what he wanted to hear. “Soldiers can parachute or escape via transport aircraft. After being hit, the carrier won’t immediately crash—Muggle tech still has some resilience. As for crashing into a city… they can detonate it in advance, minimizing casualties.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Qiu’s half-hearted reassurance didn’t comfort Harry long. After a sleepless night, he decided to inform the Prime Minister of his concerns—at least enough to prompt additional safeguards in the design phase of the aerospace carrier and Dalaran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right,” the Prime Minister replied, surprising Harry. “But we cannot tell the Magical Congress. Whether it’s the leak of Focusing Rainbow blueprints or a mole in Project Doctor, either is an extreme scandal. We must not inform Bai Gong—absolutely not.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1465,"2026-06-21T04:54:29.438Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5dc27c29b6cb2c6046e285c8b23d16e4f9a2f8bfa75b20999b8567f4fea0a2e1","wizard-war-at-hogwarts-chapter-506","wizard-war-at-hogwarts-chapter-504",528,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwizard-war-at-hogwarts-cover.jpg"]