Chapter 1087 Strange Neighbor

In their first year as freshmen, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Draco, who were punished and confined, encountered a hooded figure in the Forbidden Forest, which was sucking the blood of a unicorn.

Of course, everyone later knew that it was Quirrell who was possessed by Voldemort, but no one knew it at the time, so it was still very scary.

Draco was the first to run away, followed closely by Fang. The other three Gryffindor lion cubs were either frightened or not, and stood there daring not to move until the centaur Filzer came to the rescue.

Centaurs are not half-man, half-animal, but a completely independent species. They don't like to be offended, especially when the offense is related to their clan. There are no horses in their clan, so they are called "half-blood mongrels"

The fate will be the same as Umuliqi.

Centaurs generally rarely take the initiative to interfere in human affairs. In their words, "God's will cannot be violated." Felzer's intervention in human affairs, as well as his teaching at Hogwarts, make him a leader among centaurs.

Alien.

In the eyes of humans, centaurs without clothes are savages, but in the eyes of centaurs, they are far smarter than humans.

Since humans classify vampires and hags as "human beings", they would rather be classified as "beasts" and be protected like magical animals than share the identity of "human beings" with them.

It is difficult for Muggles to understand how inferior the "noble vampires" are in the magical world. What's wrong with being always young and beautiful?

Therefore, horse people and some people will never have a common language, although horse people can also speak human languages.

If the cradle of the Renaissance was Florence, then Pardo during the Renaissance attracted countless foreigners to come here to "suck the mellowness of philosophy."

When medical students and tourists cheered for the anatomy theater, people's thinking also began to change.

The "vitality theory" was popular for a period of time in the Middle Ages. People believed that life was composed of a mysterious substance that was different from non-life.

Later, people used magnets to find iron in human ashes. This "vitality theory" began to collapse during the Renaissance, and animism became popular in the 17th century.

A huge change took place between the 15th and 17th centuries. Scholars gradually eliminated their prejudice against craftsmen and instead incorporated their working methods into the study of theoretical knowledge. They broke down the social class barriers that had persisted in the Middle Ages. Feudal thought combined the two

The elements that constituted the scientific method were segregated: upper-class academics were versed in logic and rational argument, while experimentation, an interest in causality, and quantitative methods belonged to commoner craftsmen.

Whether it is Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, or even Newton, they can design machines to assist their research. The status of craftsmen has been significantly improved, and this is also the most difficult thought to break in feudal society.

People who don't understand will never understand that in the era in which Tycho Dodonus lived, people spent more money on astrology and fortune telling than on improving telescopes. Kepler did not have superhuman eyes like Tycho.

A telescope is needed to observe the stars in the night sky.

In addition to observing the moon with a telescope, Galileo also used it to observe the sun. He discovered sunspots, but long-term observation of sunlight also caused him to go blind.

Today's astronomical telescopes will have a coating on them, which will filter out some harmful light to protect the observer's eyes. This time Pomona missed the observation of the total solar eclipse.

But that has nothing to do with her. After all, the total solar eclipse occurred in South America, which happens to be the continent where the new Pope Francis is located.

Speaking of blindness, Pomona didn't realize how blind she was until now.

Albus once told her, Minerva, and Sinistra that centaurs had the ability to tamper with the stars. At first, she thought this was nonsense.

The stars in the sky are 4.2 light-years away from Proxima Centauri, the closest star in the solar system. How can the centaurs have the ability to displace a star larger than the sun?

Gienah Corvi is derived from Arabic and comes from the Mongolian astronomer Ulu Beg, meaning "the right wing of the crow", but in modern astronomical images it is the left wing. The Mongolian invasion of Europe not only brought the Black Death, but also

Bringing the astronomical knowledge from the East, the ancient people when observing the sky imagined the stars as moving on the celestial sphere, like a spherical projector carrying various stars.

The top of the Christmas tree will be decorated with a star. Although children today only care about the gifts under the tree, the star at the top of the Christmas tree represents the Star of Bethlehem, which led the three wise men to find Jesus who was born in the stable.

, it seems to be moving on the celestial sphere.

Gienah Corvi happens to be the Star of Bethlehem, which also symbolizes greed and deceit.

The centaurs can tamper with the stars, but they seem unable to change the records of human astronomical observations. In the Middle Ages, people used iron to make ink. Iron cannot fission or fusion, which is the end of the life of a star. It seems that the centaurs cannot control this power, and then this

Is knowledge inherited by humans?

Pomona didn't dare to tell Severus about this guess, not to mention him. Even she herself thought it was a "fairy tale" and it was too unbelievable.

There are so many stars in the sky that art students are too lazy to paint, so they take a paintbrush and sprinkle a lot of white dots on the canvas. This is the representative starry sky.

Celestial cartography is not a required subject at Hogwarts, but astrology is a necessary tool for observing the starry sky. It is equivalent to a map on the ground, showing the positions of stars on the celestial sphere.

The distance from the right wing of the crow to the left wing is not very far on the celestial sphere, or it may be that the Mongolians did not distinguish between left and right, or the direction of distinguishing left and right is different from modern people, etc.

But this discovery shook Pomona's long-held understanding that it is impossible for centaurs to tamper with the stars. From a certain perspective, changing the stars also changes the destiny of some people. Everyone has their own destiny star.

, it doesn’t have to be a king, it must correspond to the King’s Star in Leo, or it may correspond to Alpha Canis like Charles II. But most people’s life stars are too dim to be observed at all, and the atmosphere will interfere with the light. In addition,

With today's light pollution, it's even harder to see.

That's why humans have to send the Hubble telescope into space to observe stars outside the atmosphere.

She not only listened to the hero's story this morning, but also overheard some philosophy.

The Greeks advocated "nakedness" in order to eliminate the mystery of the body. Socrates also advocated that men and women strip naked for training in the Republic. In the eyes of some people, this is a very ridiculous idea.

Socrates advocated the abolition of private ownership in the Utopia. He wanted to eradicate the concepts of "one's own" and "others'" from the minds of Athenian citizens. Women could not establish "their own home" with a single man.

Without a private family, there would be no private property, so no one would move public wealth to a private home, or a man would snatch other people's property and put it into his own home, and men would have private happiness because of private property.

angry.

Socrates's assumption is also impossible for the centaurs. Their social structure is similar to that of the Spartans, where couples are fixed and children belong to groups. Or it may be like the social structure of hyenas, where other members of the dog pack go out to hunt.

There are always one or a few hyenas taking care of their children in the nest, which is similar to a human nursery. The centaurs do not easily hurt the young foals, but they have been training archery since they can run. Injuries are inevitable during training, and the centaurs' medicine is also

Very developed.

When the humans suggested that the centaurs wear clothes, the centaurs sternly refused. They were proud of their civilization, but they did not understand that humans could still arouse sexual desire even if they wore clothes.

Nakedness is the end, what else can you think about when faced with a body that is not pretentious and beautified? You may even feel the gap between reality and imagination and feel disappointed. Just like a veiled beauty, she has a pair of sapphire-like enchanting breasts.

With her eyes, everyone who saw her imagined how beautiful she looked. However, when she pulled off her veil, they found that the beauty had big buck teeth and looked like a horse. Who would look at this ugly girl anymore?

The Greeks were not perfect. They also lied and indulged. If they restrained their animal nature for a long time, people would accumulate a lot of pressure. On the day of the Dionysian festival, it would all be released through carnival. The scene was simply unbearable and utterly meaningless.

Human appearance.

Unicorns also defecate in front of everyone, but centaurs do not. This is common to humans.

Resisting the desire to "solve it on the spot" is also a form of abstinence. Defecation can also bring pleasure like reproduction. It is a kind of instinct. However, defecation is not the original sin. The urban sanitation in the Middle Ages was extremely bad and was not common.

No religious person went to rectify it, it became a hotbed of plague.

"Lust" is one of the original sins. After eating the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve were able to distinguish good from evil and knew shame. If they were timid and pissed off, they would be ridiculed. So why would they be ridiculed for being bold in pursuit of love?

There are many tourists in the River Valley Grass Plaza, and most of them are young men and women, many of whom are lovers. They are close to each other and occasionally kiss. This reminds Pomona of Lavender Brown, a woman with

The girl Ron Weasley kisses everywhere he goes.

Pomona had been critical of her in the past and felt that her behavior was very disrespectful and lacked consideration.

Lavender was ridiculed as a stupid girl, and later she was bitten by a werewolf, even though it was not a full moon.

"Here you go." While Pomona was sitting on the grass looking at others in a daze, Severus handed her an ice cream.

"What flavor?" Pomona asked, looking at the other ice cream in his hand.

"Vanilla ice cream that does not contain 3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, only natural vanillin." Severus said, thinking he was being humorous.

"I didn't find the funny point?" she said expressionlessly.

"3-Methoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde is the molecular formula of vanillin. This statement is the same as the fact that drinks do not contain dihydrogen oxide (H2O)."

She still didn't find anything funny.

The Potions Professor with a smile on his face suddenly stiffened. After he lay down, he put his head on her lap and ate the ice cream unhappily.

"What were you thinking about just now?"

Pomona glanced at the chocolate ice cream in her hand and lied wisely.

"If you met the Creator one day, what questions would you ask Him?"

"Do you believe in a Creator?"

"I mean hypothetically."

"Then do you think it was God or Prometheus who created human beings?"

"That's not the point. What I'm asking is what question do you want to ask?" Pomona said a little angrily.

Severus pondered deeply.

"I already know why Prometheus created humans, so I won't ask him this question." Severus said after a moment, "And I also know why God created us, so I won't ask him this question.

"

"What's the difference between you saying that and not saying that?"

"I would ask him, being a god is painful and lonely, do you want to be a human?" Severus took a mouthful of vanilla ice cream. "It's fun to be a sinner sometimes."

Pomona was stunned.

"During the Triwizard Tournament, you knew that being with me was a sin, but you deliberately committed it. Didn't you feel very happy?" Severus said with a smile, "Although I was almost sent to Azkaban.

Dementors kissed."

"What are you thinking about?" she said with a strange expression.

"I don't think about anything, I just want to enjoy myself in time."

She wanted to smash the ice cream in her hand into his face.
To be continued...