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[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 58: Ravenclaw’s Young Eagle Soars!

The moment Ethan Vincent stepped into the Great Hall, a cascade of eyes locked onto him, as if drawn by an invisible charm. The cavernous room, usually buzzing with chatter, fell into an eerie hush. Every gaze was fixed on Ethan, necks craning, not a whisper or shuffle breaking the silence. The scene was nothing short of surreal.

Before, they had seen him as just another student. Now, they gawked at Ethan Vincent as if he were some undiscovered creature—a magical anomaly masquerading ...

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 57: Newbie Gift Pack: Unlock the Summoning Flow!

The School Infirmary was a grim tableau of groaning students and scattered "corpses," or so it seemed to Professor Quirrell as he surveyed the chaos. His throat tightened as he swallowed hard. Ethan Vincent, that wretched boy, was undeniably gifted in the Dark Arts—a talent Quirrell both loathed and envied. If not for Ethan’s interference, Quirrell’s plan would have gone off without a hitch. Harry Potter would have plummeted from his broom during the Quidditch match, a fatal accident pe...

HRHL# CHAPTER 265

Noticing Harry's gaze, Veratia playfully waved at him, then bumped her pumpkin lantern head against Cassandra, causing Cassandra’s head to tilt to one side.

Harry shook his head helplessly. He truly hadn’t expected these two girls to get along so well. He had no idea what kind of secret agreement they’d reached.

A short while later, the students gradually filled the Great Hall. At Professor Dumbledore’s loud announcement, the long tables before them were suddenly laden wit...

HRA# CHAPTER 211

The silence was unexpected.

No sudden attack from a second Basilisk, no flash of cursed spells, nor any other unforeseen mishaps. As Harry, Dumbledore, and Snape walked along the long stone path, they reached the final pair of stone pillars and saw a statue as tall as the chamber itself.

Aged, wrinkled, with a sparse, long beard nearly dragging on the ground.

"Is this Slytherin?" Harry frowned. "Would anyone make such an ugly statue of themselves?"

"Hmm... From what I ...

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 56: Voldemort’s Command

Ethan Vincent trailed behind the procession of professors and students, their silhouettes swallowed by the looming shadow of Hogwarts Castle. The night air clung to him as he climbed the long stone steps and passed through the towering oak doors, their creaks echoing in the vast entrance hall.

As the only one unscathed, Ethan parted ways with the group headed for the Hospital Wing. He veered toward the Ravenclaw common room, nestled high in the tower. Before they split, Professor Snape ...

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 55: Professor McGonagall's Faith is Tested

A bitter wind howled through the air, cutting between Ethan Vincent and the professors, tousling their hair and tugging at the hems of their robes. Professor McGonagall shivered, her weary mind grappling to regain focus. Her sharp eyes darted past Penelope Clearwater, who looked just as confounded, before settling on Ethan. She searched his deceptively innocent, handsome face for answers, but his expression was an impenetrable mask. Finally, her voice rasped, “What… exactly happened?” 2025-08-09 00:01:21 +0000 UTC View Post

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 54: Hogwarts is Still Too Urban

In the Gryffindor dormitory of Hogwarts Castle, the clock neared midnight. The common room blazed with light, its warmth a stark contrast to the chilly night beyond. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and a cluster of other students pressed against the windows, their eyes fixed on the distant grounds where the selection trial unfolded. The scene below was shrouded in darkness, still and silent, tempting yawns and thoughts of bed.

Then, a shift. A low roar rumbled through the night, faint by the...

HRHL# CHAPTER 264

As Harry and Ron stepped out together, Ron suddenly noticed that Harry hadn’t donned any Halloween costume.

“Mate, it’s a costume party tonight,” Ron reminded him. “Are you really going to show up in that?”

“I’ve got it covered,” Harry said with a grin.

When they reached the Gryffindor common room, it was... well, like stepping into a circus.

As they approached the entrance, they were greeted by a figure with a clown’s head—none other tha...

HRA# CHAPTER 210

To Harry, the ghosts of the wizarding world were distinctly abnormal, especially in their indifference toward their own deaths, as if they were deliberately ignoring it. If the same thing happened with the ancestral spirits he summoned, James would probably have cursed up and down Diagon Alley by now.

“It’s clear that the creature that killed Myrtle Warren was the Basilisk,” Dumbledore said calmly. “Hagrid and his spider friend were merely saddled with a baseless accusation.”<...

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 53: Ethan Vincent, the Smirking Scoundrel, Claims the Spoils

"What's happening?! An earthquake?!" "The ground—it's shaking!" "No joke, the whole cave's trembling—Argh!"

Screams erupted, chaos spiraling through the cavern like a wildfire.

Gemma Farley, the first Slytherin Prefect to breach the entrance, stood rooted at the cave's mouth. Her eyes widened, pupils narrowing as she stared into the shadowy depths. Is this... the Toad King stirring?

In a flash, realization hit her. She whipped her head around, catching sight of ...

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 52: Do You Like My Grand Fury? Speak!

The Giant Purple Toad King's Cave.

The jagged floor of the cave was slick with stagnant lake water, its surface rippling with a briny, fishy stench that clawed at the senses. Moisture clung to the walls in heavy patches, rendering them treacherously slippery. Stalactites jutted toward the shadowed ceiling, glowing faintly with an eerie purple phosphorescence that dimly lit the labyrinthine passages within.

“The Slytherin Prefect has already gone ahead,” Penelope Clearwater sai...

HRHL# CHAPTER 263

Nobody knew whether Snape was aware that Sirius was mimicking him, but one could infer as much from the way he furiously docked points from Harry afterward.

After all, Harry was the first to earn points, and he was Sirius’s godson.

From any angle, Snape was bound to take out his resentment on Harry.

“He’s rattled,” Sirius remarked with a smirk.

But Harry, the one on the receiving end, wasn’t exactly thrilled. After all, Snape’s ire was directed squarely at ...

HRA# CHAPTER 209

The number of professors who actually came to assist was small. After receiving messages delivered by ghosts, the others had already scattered across the castle to ensure the students’ safety.

Thus, the only ones who joined Professor McGonagall to provide support were Professor Flitwick and Professor Snape, wizards with considerable combat experience and practical skills… Well, and Gilderoy Lockhart, who insisted on tagging along, prattling incessantly the entire way.

If the s...

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 51: Be Careful! Ethan Is Watching You ◉ᴗ◉

A faint glimmer flickered in the moonlight.
A thread of magic, delicate and nearly invisible, slipped from Ethan Vincent’s hand, which had been casually resting at his side. Like a silken strand, it wove itself onto Sean mike back, unnoticed by the boy himself.

Penelope Clearwater, oblivious to the subtle spellwork, didn’t bother to exchange further words with Sean. She tugged Ethan closer, raising her wand to cast a Disillusionment Charm over him.

To her surprise, Ethan ge...

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 50: The Secret Realm Seeking Challenge

Ethan Vincent blinked his cobalt blue eyes, which shimmered under the moonlight like the Black Lake lapping gently against the cliffs before them. The water’s surface sparkled, reflecting an almost innocent glow that belied the mischievous glint in his gaze.

Across from him, Sean Mike seethed, his breath heavy like an old ox too winded to plow past thirty seconds. His glare bore into Ethan, but before he could spit out a retort, Professor McGonagall’s sharp voice cut through the nig...

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 49: The Trials Begin! Ethan's New Card

In the hushed expanse of the Hogwarts library, the air was thick with the scent of old parchment and whispered plans.

"Blow them all up with a blast!" Ron suggested, his voice a mix of enthusiasm and recklessness.

"No, that’d only rile them up," Hermione countered, her tone sharp as she flipped through the pages of a hefty tome. "A hypnotic spell would be better—oh! I think I’ve seen one somewhere!"

Harry, scratching his head, ventured, "Could I just zoom over on my br...

HRHL# CHAPTER 262

“By the way, Hagrid,” Harry said to Hagrid, “Professor Dumbledore needs some three-headed dog fur. He’s asked me to come to you for some—if you have any, please send it to his office.”

Since Harry had put it that way, Hagrid didn’t suspect a thing and cheerfully agreed.

“But you’ll have to wait a bit,” he said. “I’ll get you some by the first of next month at the latest. It’s not easy to come by—”

“No problem.” Harry gave an OK gesture.

HRA# CHAPTER 208

Since the underground classroom was already on the verge of becoming a ruin, there was no need to hold back.

If they allowed such a massive basilisk to rampage through the castle, leading to the deaths of curious young wizards, it would be a failure on the part of Headmaster Dumbledore and Professor Harry Potter.

Fawkes was crying out incessantly, but compared to its usual leisurely, melodic chirps, the phoenix’s calls now sounded urgent, accompanied by the rapid flapping of its...

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 48: Only the Deafening Facts Can Awaken the Sleepers!

"It may come with risks such as drowning, dismemberment, melting, or worse," the form warned.

"I understand the potential consequences listed above and voluntarily accept responsibility," Ethan read aloud, his voice steady.

"Signed: Ethan Vincent."

With a flourish, Ethan signed his name in elegant, flowing script. As the final stroke settled on the parchment, a circular emblem shimmered into existence over his signature, glowing like a magical watermark.

"That’s the ...

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 47: Ethan’s Obsession with Private Competitions

Ethan’s voice was resolute as he faced Professor Flitwick. “Professor, I have to compete in this.”

The competition was to be held far in the north of England, a logistical nightmare that had Ethan briefly stumped. Who’d have thought the organizers would pick such a remote spot? The easiest solution, it seemed, was a Portkey to whisk them straight there. Students could focus on the contest itself, while the planners wrestled with the details.

The system’s designa...

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 46: Off-Campus Season Begins! Herpo the Foul’s Abandoned Mansion

Ethan ignored Michael’s chatter. His roommate’s constant droning of “sister, sister” all day long only earned a wry thought from Ethan: Young and full of promise, aren’t you?

His attention, however, was snagged by the bustling notice board in the Ravenclaw common room. Ever since he’d swiped 700 Galleons from the Malfoy family, Ethan had quit his odd jobs. His focus had shifted entirely to preparing for the upcoming art exhibition, where canvases and paints vanished...

HRHL# CHAPTER 261

Cassandra sniffed out a business opportunity, honed by her upbringing in the Malfoy family.

Veratia, on the other hand, sensed a chance to make some coin, purely for the sake of earning a bit of gold.

Over the years, she had hoarded her dowry, piling it up in her vault without daring to spend a single Knut—old Viennese folk like her were terrified of poverty, a fear passed down through generations... or rather, ever since Gellert swiped her fortune, her obsession with money had ...

HRA# CHAPTER 207

The line of ghosts waiting for Harry to perform his "surgery" had grown so long that the once-quiet corner of the dungeon classroom was no longer secluded. The queue stretched all the way to the classroom door, one ghost after another.

It wasn’t crowded, nor did they have to wait too long, because Harry’s surgical speed was astonishingly fast. He had even transformed the soul-forged scalpel into the shape of an axe, chopping one head after another with swift precision. In no time at...

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 45: The Dark Lord of Hogwarts, Each Generation Stronger Than the Last

Professor McGonagall’s hands trembled.
She had never seen Dumbledore so unraveled.
During the Malfoy incident, she could dismiss it as a childish spat. But after the Halloween fiasco, the danger radiating from Ethan Vincent became impossible to ignore. His innate malice sent chills down her spine, stirring memories of a shadowy figure who vanished years ago...

“Professor Dumbledore, if we don’t act now, Mr. Vincent might end up in Azkaban one day!”

Her urgent words e...

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 44: Senior, You Don’t Want to End Up Like Malfoy, Do You?

Ethan Vincent’s presence filled the Ravenclaw common room with an unsettling energy. Sean, his face flushed with a mix of fury and confusion, struggled to keep his composure. For a fleeting moment, he couldn’t tell if Ethan was genuinely answering his question or mocking him with that infuriatingly smug tone.

“Second,” Ethan said, his voice cutting through the tension like a blade.

He raised a second finger, and a chilling glint flickered in his cobalt-blue eyes. “Why do...

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 43: Ethan's Ambitions Soar Beyond the Ordinary

The words hung in the air like a spell gone awry.

A collective gasp rippled through the Ravenclaw common room, sharp and sudden, as if the very walls had inhaled in shock. Students stared, wide-eyed, at Sean and Ethan, their expressions a mix of awe and disbelief. Senior students shook their heads, murmuring regrets under their breath.

Hiss—!

This was the society, the pinnacle of prestige every Hogwarts student coveted: the Round Table Council. Membership...

HRHL# CHAPTER 260

How about taking down that old git Snape’s arrogance?

Ron was clearly tempted, but then he recalled Snape’s almost supernatural spider-sense, and he lowered his head, falling silent.

He was genuinely scared—scared that if he opened his mouth, he’d somehow summon that old… old professor.

“That doesn’t seem like a good idea,” Hermione said hesitantly. “After all, he—I mean, he is a professor, and we’re just students.”

Sirius let out a chu...

HRA# CHAPTER 206

“It’s not exactly like that,” Hermione shook her head. “I think Nick actually cares quite a bit about his death... Getting hacked at forty-four times with a blunt axe can’t possibly feel good.”

“What are you lot talking about?” Ron, freshly cleaned up, descended the stairs alongside Sirius.

“We’re talking about the Deathday Party,” Neville replied casually. “Honestly, I’m a bit skeptical about the ghosts’ taste—they can’t eat living people’s food,...

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 42: A Sincere Invitation to Ravenclaw’s Elite

Ethan Vincent, flanked by Harry, Ron, and Hermione, ascended the spiral staircase toward the Ravenclaw common room, their footsteps echoing softly in the stone corridors of Hogwarts. The moment the professors’ watchful eyes faded into the distance, Ron’s restraint shattered.

“Ethan, you’re bloody brilliant!” he burst out, his voice brimming with awe. “That was a Troll! Merlin’s beard, even Dumbledore himself probably couldn’t have taken down a Troll single-handedly as a ...

[HP:Failed Art Student]-Chapter 41: Promotion Conditions! Fulfill One to Ascend

The dust slowly settled, swirling faintly in the dim light.

Ethan Vincent, with a mischievous glint in his cobalt blue eyes, pinched Harry Potter's cheek—the so-called Savior’s face was soft and pliable under his fingers. He ran a hand through his own dark hair, tousled from the chaos, trying to tame it. After a few futile attempts, he gave up with a theatrical sigh. His gaze shifted to the corner, where a cluster of onlookers stood frozen, like statues caught in a Petrificus Totalu...