Chapter 2773 The Elegy of the Moon (6)

"Cheers~"

Under Kettleburn's shouts, everyone raised their glasses to celebrate him winning the 1977 Hogsmeade Best Disabled Award.

With only one arm and half a leg left, he defeated Tom, the hunchbacked proprietor of the Leaky Cauldron, because Tom did not live in Hogsmeade.

Pomona didn't mind attending such a strange party. In fact, it was nice to have the opportunity to get out of school and get some fresh air.

On the second Monday of April, James Potter also returned to school, and he and Sirius Black "dated" again in public view.

In the fifth grade, James made a "joke" with Severus Snape under a beech tree in front of so many people. There were so many witnesses present that he was not expelled, not to mention that this incident did not happen at all.

Several witnesses.

Instead, there was another rumor in the school, because Severus Snape wanted to provoke the Whomping Willow for some unknown reason. As a result, he was almost seriously injured by the Whomping Willow, but it was James Potter who saved him.

He has the scars to prove it.

People easily believed it, because the scars on James's body were real. Many people saw him when he was changing clothes in the Quidditch locker room. The players laughed at Snape's overestimation of his abilities, and at the same time they were more aware of it.

Keep a respectful distance from the Whomping Willow.

The only one who has not returned to school now is Remus Lupine. He was not involved in what happened after the fifth grade OLS exam, and he was not aware of what happened in the sixth grade from beginning to end. Severus came from Lucius Malfoy

He didn't mention the lawsuit after school. He just got closer to the "little Death Eaters" and didn't even attend Slughorn's slug party.

Pomona didn't have time either. As the Death Eaters' activities became more and more frequent, there were obviously not enough memory cancellers. In addition to being at school during the day, she occasionally had other "part-time jobs" at night. There was really no chance to relax like today.

many.

“Pomona!”

She followed the sound and found that it was Frank Longbottom, one of the Aurors she had often encountered at crime scenes recently.

"Why are you here!" Pomona said nervously.

"Relax, I'm here to rest." Frank smiled and raised the butterbeer in his hand. "Of course you have to drink this when you come to the Three Broomsticks."

Pomona drinks canyon water, a cold drink that is more suitable for drinking after the weather gets warmer.

"You want to join us?" Frank said, motioning Pomona to look in one direction, where Alice was waving to her.

"I won't interrupt." Pomona said with a smile, who would interrupt other people's dates.

"Actually, there is a question. We were arguing just now. When do you think Hogsmeade was founded?" Frank said, "Alice said it was 914, just like the inscription in the town. I don't think it is, because that is

The founder of Hogsmeade had not yet been born."

Pomona recalls a piece of school history.

"Before the establishment of Hogwarts, there were Muggle villages near the castle. I believe Hangis just ran into one of the Muggle villages."

"Where are the Muggles who live here?" Frank asked.

"They moved away," Pomona said.

"Why are they moving?" Frank asked.

"The Black Death," Pomona said. "There were famines and things like that. People had lots of reasons to move. Maybe they found better jobs in the city."

"There is a cemetery near the village, let's go there and take a look." Frank said, "The tombstones have the dates of birth and death. At least we can know the latest time Muggles lived in Hogsmeade."

Pomona looked at Alice, who would take a girl on a date to a cemetery?

"He won't let it go," Alice mouthed to Pomona.

Pomona wanted to refuse, but changed her mind when Kateborn rolled up his trousers and let others see his prosthetic legs.

Tonight the moon is bright, the stars are few, and the breeze is blowing. It is a good time to visit the cemetery.

So she slipped away with Alice and Frank while others were not paying attention.

Before 1714, Hogsmeade Day did not exist because many students did not want to live on campus at all, but rented houses in Hogsmeade.

In this way, students did not have to abide by school rules and could enjoy the freedom of not having their parents around. However, after 1714, students were no longer allowed to rent a house off campus, and were replaced by two days of "holiday" per week.

This, of course, caused a lot of dissatisfaction, but Gump, the Minister of Magic at the time, enforced it with an almost iron fist. At the same time, the Muggle world also caused turmoil. That year, Queen Anne died, she was the first member of the Stuart dynasty.

The last queen, and there is no heir to the throne. After the establishment of the monarchy, power gradually tilted towards the Parliament and the Prime Minister. In the past, the wizards protected the king and the queen, but now they protect the prime minister who lives in Downing Street.

But most prime ministers end their term without knowing the existence of wizard bodyguards. As Aurors who often deal with Muggles, Frank and Alice dress very "normally", unlike wizards who imitate Muggles and wear top hats at the same time.

Wearing robe and pajamas.

When some wizards felt that the magical world was no longer safe, they did run to the Muggle community, just like Hangis ran to Scotland from other places. The witch-hunting movement in Scotland did not break out until the 16th and 17th centuries. In the 11th century, it was still relatively small.

Peaceful.

Professor Binns said that history happens outside the classroom.

In Europe at that time, many people suspected of being wizards and witches would be tried directly in the village and then executed. In Scotland, people could only be executed after receiving a reply from the Privy Council in Edinburgh, and the trial often took several years.

In addition to waiting for feedback, the execution of the trial took a long time. Moreover, imprisoning a wizard cost a lot of money, 20 Scots pounds a day, equivalent to 240 pence. At that time, a worker's daily wage was only 40 pence.

Locking up a witch for two years will bankrupt a worker, but the money is only a small amount for the rich. When the cost is borne by the rich and becomes a local public good, witch hunting begins to flourish.

Already.

At that time, Scotland's main exports were herring and wool. Due to its terrain and latitude, Scotland was not suitable for agriculture. Food was mainly imported, and ordinary people relied on it to survive. 13. Natural disasters in Europe in the 14th century led to a decline in food production. Whenever food production was reduced,

Witch hunting will occur, but when the climate warms and resources become more abundant in Scotland, there will be more witch hunting cases.

However, the data in the 11th century are too fragmented, making it difficult to pinpoint the time and place.

Also in 1714, the British Parliament passed the Longitude Act, which stipulated that anyone who could determine the longitude to half a degree could be rewarded with 20,000 pounds. After the implementation of the International Confederation of Wizards Secrecy Act in 1692, due to the use of

With a large number of hidden spells, the Leaky Cauldron became unmarkable on the map. The Muggles who used to appear in the bar disappeared and were replaced by a large number of grumbling wizards.

In places full of wizards, such as Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade, shops can put magic items for sale in the window. If someone asks a Muggle shop owner if he sells broomsticks, the kind boss will think that you and

He made a joke and drove him out with a broom in a bad mood.

It is precisely because it is so common that it feels nothing special. If you live in a place where Muggles and wizards live together, you will never see a Quidditch shop. Once such a shop is discovered, Ministry of Magic staff will ban it.

While discussing this topic with Frank and Alice, they crossed the small bridge outside Hogsmeade and came to the village cemetery on the other side of the river. There was no church in this place. There was a church in Godric's Hollow, and the villagers all

Buried there, after all, it is a mixed settlement.

The wealth of the tomb owners during their lifetime can be seen from the tombs. Some people only have one tombstone, while others have a small mourning room, which looks like a small stone house. Some have collapsed due to no one maintaining it for many years.

But some are still standing, and there are even people living in them. They light bonfires, sit on the ground casually, drink and eat meat, and throw dice. Obviously, they are not commemorating their deceased relatives.

"Merlin's Beard, they seem to be bandits in the Forbidden Forest. Why did they station their camp here? Frank." Alice asked.

"I don't know, dear, I'm going to investigate. You two stay here." After speaking, Frank cast the Disillusionment Curse on himself and disappeared into the night.

"Then we just wait here?" Pomona asked Alice.

"What if he comes back to find us and we're not here?" Alice said, taking out her wand. "Stay alert."

Pomona had no objection, and said it would be better to listen to experienced Aurors at this time.

So she picked up the wand too.
Chapter completed!