Chapter 2561 Smoke and Mirrors (Twenty-seven)

When an animal looks into a mirror, it cannot tell that it is itself in the mirror.

But it can feel some kind of need, like hunger, which prompts them to hunt and eat. If they don't feel hungry, they won't think of storing more food for the winter like humans do, because in winter,

Many animals are gone and hunting will become difficult.

People will also see dark clouds gathering and start looking for shelter from the rain. The so-called preparedness for rainy days is not just based on perception, but based on imagination.

Of course, not all animals can't tell that it's themselves in the mirror, such as elephants and orangutans, and not all animals don't know how to store food for the winter. For example, squirrels will find tree holes to hide nuts, causing

Hungry people come and dig. Sometimes people dig out something unexpected. For example, there was an Albanian farmer who scooped out a crown that looked very valuable.

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"Aha, Dean!" Kettleburn saw Pomona and Neville and dragged his cautious half-leg to them.

He wears wooden prosthetic legs. Although he doesn't look like a pirate, he still has some difficulty in moving.

"Did you come back from the Fire Dragon Sanctuary so early to watch the Quidditch World Cup? Silva?" Pomona asked.

"Don't save face for me, Dean, I know my legs and feet are not working anymore." Kettleburn took out two small boxes from his pocket. "Here you go, this is the dragon cheese I bought in the reserve."

"Thank you." She accepted the gift, but was not in a hurry to open it. "How was the harvest of this trip?"

"It's amazing. In fact, besides the Fire Dragon Sanctuary, I also went to other places. The wizards in those places are very interesting." Kettleburn said, and then started to talk about his experiences.

In fact, in addition to the fire dragon, the Fire Dragon Sanctuary also has a strong wind dragon named Drague, who will help humans chase down the fire dragons that run out of the reserve.

It is very smart. The key is that it is not as easily excited as a fire dragon. The staff of the reserve feel that it can understand human speech.

In addition to being extremely fast, it can also summon heavy rain, allowing the rain to extinguish the fire that the fire dragon sprays. It has stayed in that place for almost a hundred years and has never had a dispute with the dragon tamers. The dragon tamers

Nor will it be constrained and controlled.

"That's a very beautiful dragon, I can't describe it in words," Kettleburn said.

"Did you take a picture of it?" Pomona asked.

"I did bring a camera, but unfortunately I ran out of film. There were so many novelties to take pictures with," Kettleburn said.

Pomona thought it was strange for the dragon tamer to let Kettleburn, who only had half a leg and one arm, enter the reserve, but she thought of Charlie Weasley, who was Kettleburn's student and had been there before.

Well looked after by Kettleburn.

"One more thing, I heard that there is a werewolf as a professor at Hogwarts. Who is he?" Kettleburn asked, "Is he the one who will replace me?"

"Hagrid? No~" Pomona smiled and shook his head. "You have known him longer than me. Do you think he is a werewolf?"

"So, it's the other one." Kettleburn said with a frightened face. "The one who succeeded Lockhart as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."

Remus did not come to school for the interview, and by the time he arrived at school on the Hogwarts Express, Kettleburn had retired and left England.

"Besides the Fire Dragon Sanctuary, where else have you been?" Pomona asked with a smile.

"In Europe, werewolves call themselves mooncalf. They sacrifice a calf once a year and pray that they can turn into a wolf or a human." Kettleburn said, "But some people say that they sacrifice

As a child, of course, I don’t believe this, and I heard that all European werewolves are gathering in the UK, and it seems that a ‘big party’ has started.”

Neville looked horrified.

"Go get us our drinks," Pomona said to him.

Neville immediately left his seat and went to the bar to get drinks for them.

"Is it because they want to cause trouble at the Quidditch World Cup?" Pomona asked.

"I don't think it's that simple. Anyway, I won't go to the World Cup to join in the fun." Kettleburn said, "It's better to go home and be safe."

How can England be as safe as Europe at present, and there are no Death Eaters and werewolves in Europe.

But she gave up the idea of ​​letting Neville stay with him temporarily, God only knew what he would say to Neville.

"Here comes the wine," Neville said, like a publican waiter.

"Thank you." Pomona took the butterbeer on the tray and continued chatting with Kettleburn, even though she wasn't that interested in the Fire Dragon Sanctuary.

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Corsica originally belonged to the Republic of Genoa. In 1769, thanks to the Marquis of Choiseul, the French bought it from the Genoese and formed a part of France.

When Napoleon was still a military cadet, he followed Paoli to make Corsica independent from the French. Although he is now the First Consul of France, Genoa is part of his hometown, so it is not difficult to understand him.

Will take gentle measures against the Genoese.

Miss Campini's affair with him was just a rumor. She made a "judgment" without confronting him face to face. This was actually very unfair. Corsican dialect and Genoese have many similarities. Georgiana and Jim

I also felt friendly when communicating in English. Maybe he just helped a fellow villager and gave some gifts. Everything was just Georgiana's overthinking and overreaction.

Rumors stop at the wise. If she really thinks she is a wise person, she should listen to what the "defendant" says. She cannot be like Crouch and just pass the verdict without asking Sirius Black.

This was her reaction after hearing Bertin's "admonishment". She actually wanted to forgive him.

"Georgina."

Just when she and others were smiling hypocritically, Interior Minister Shaptal came, and his face looked very bad.

"Excuse me." Pomona said to the Norwegian nobleman, and then followed Schaptal to a small balcony.

"Did you ask the British man to announce those proposals?" Schaptal asked seriously.

"Yes." She said calmly.

"So do you have any idea how big an impact this will have?" Schaptal asked.

"I know." She said nonchalantly.

"Then you still want to do this?" Schaptal asked.

"I know what you mean." Georgiana smiled, "I'm not French."

"so what?"

"There are some things I can do. At worst, others will say that the foreign woman doesn't know anything." Georgiana touched her arm. It was too cold to blow in the wind on the balcony.

"Go get a shawl." Schaptal said to the waiter not far away, and then looked at Georgiana, "What do you mean?"

"Today the gendarme told me that because of the 1793 Declaration of Human Rights, the Belgian police cannot bring dogs on duty. Which article of the Declaration does this violate?" Georgiana said, but she continued without waiting for Schaptal to speak.

If I remember correctly, the 1793 Declaration of Human Rights was announced by Robespierre, and it had 18 more articles than the 1789 version. This Declaration stipulated that everyone has the right to education, which is consistent with Condorcet’s philosophy.

Consistent.”

Shapthar looked at her quietly.

"That kid, the convex lens that Fresnel used to make the lighthouse light used the principles left by Condorcet. He just thought that Condorcet was right and that politics should not hinder the discovery of the truth." Georgiana lowered her voice and said.

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"You knew it and still supported him?" Chaptal also lowered his voice. "Are you helping him or harming him?"

"Are you a politician or a scientist?" Georgiana whispered, "Why should we bury the truth that can stand the test of practice? If this is the case, then mankind will always live in 'darkness'..."

"Do you think what you did was inappropriate?" Schaptal asked.

"I only know that Mayor Lupe was born in a seminary, and Talleyrand, a priest can become a secular official even if he takes off his robe, let alone a seminarian student who has not yet put on the priest's robe." She took a breath and calmed down.

own heartbeat "Young people are more receptive than old people."

"They are also prone to act impulsively, just like you," Schaptal scolded.

"You think I'm crazy?" Georgiana asked.

Shaptar sighed "I know..."

"No, you don't know." She interrupted him with a wave of her hand. "You men, like women, can lose your mind. Judges should be fair, but the judges here are asked to refuse to support equality..."

"Have you asked the First Consul?" Chaptard said suddenly.

She stopped talking.

"I thought you understood..., I refuse to pass your proposal," Schaptal said.

"This is for the Belgian Parliament..."

"I am the Minister of the Interior, and all matters related to internal affairs need to be signed by me." Shaptar said harshly.

Georgiana was silent again.

"I will submit suggestions for repairing water purification and water delivery facilities, but we will discuss the rest after returning to Paris." After finishing speaking, Chaptard left the small balcony.

She felt a fire in her heart. Even if it was snowing outside, she didn't feel cold even though she was wearing a gorgeous but thin evening dress.

She looked at the roses in the yard. They were supposed to bloom in May, but now they were blooming under the snow. They looked "unnatural", just like the "garland" made of gold and silver wire on her head.

She missed Hogwarts, as if she were in the magnificent summer meadows with blooming flowers, but she was wearing the witch's hat at that time and forgot that she could take it off and make a wreath with those flowers.

A warm shawl covered her shoulders.

Although it was a little late, the person holding the shawl did not forget it. She was about to turn around and say "thank you"...

"The captain told me that I would feel like I turned into a ball of smoke. When I passed through a place shrouded in smoke, my body would stay." The Purifier whispered in her ear softly. "At first, I didn't see the rose, but I smelled it."

When I came to the fragrance of roses, I felt many people slowly gathering together in the thick fog. I didn’t know those people until I saw the captain appear. I followed him and found a woman. He grabbed her hair.

, and threw her to the ground."

The Purifier touched her cheek with the back of his hand. "'She's a witch,' the captain said, and then he told us to attack her."

"Did you do what he asked?" she asked.

"He said it was to protect his faith, but I don't know what faith he was talking about." After the purifier finished speaking, he took a half step back. She felt that he was far away, so she turned around and looked at him.

"She is not as beautiful as you, and roses are more suitable for you." The Purifier smiled sinisterly, turned around and returned to the brightly lit room.
Chapter completed!