Chapter 2983 The Secret of No Trace (15)

The only animal Pomona could think of that was hidden in the Forbidden Forest, was as big as a Muggle car, and was a threat to young wizards was Professor Ruth's "pet" Sparky, a vampire who looked like an elk.

As long as it is full, Sparky is actually quite docile, although its eyes emit red light at night instead of the green light of ordinary animals.

"Could it be because someone snitched on you?" Grapeland said while smoking his pipe after finishing the pie.

"Snitches? Who? Why?" Pomona asked.

Grapeland puffed on his pipe silently.

Pomona also began to think about it. At that time, Charlie, Hagrid, herself, and Snape were all going to see Sparky. It was impossible for her to do it herself, so she was the most likely to tell the truth...

"That's impossible," Pomona said.

"What's impossible?" asked Grapeland.

"Dumbledore protected him. Without Dumbledore, he would not only face interrogation, but also be imprisoned in Azkaban, so he had no reason to do that." Pomona said.

"Are you doubting Severus?" Gruplan asked.

"Who do you think it is?" Pomona asked.

"That girl named Emily, she seems to like to ask around." Grapeland said, "Could she know it accidentally?"

"How could she know?" Pomona said, but she didn't say anything. After all, it was not impossible.

Grapeland smoked his pipe and kept staring at her.

"What are you doing?" Pomona asked angrily, feeling uncomfortable.

"Why do you doubt Severus? I thought you were friends." Graplan said.

"Can't we be suspicious if we are friends?" Pomona asked rhetorically.

"How can we still be friends if we can't trust them?" asked Graplan.

Pomona didn't want to think about this topic. It happened that she remembered her original purpose at this time, so she and Grapeland began to discuss things about Liz.

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In October 1604, a new star appeared in the sky. Six months before the new star appeared, Galileo was accused by the Inquisition in Rome.

It was only nine months before Bruno's works were included in the Index of Forbidden Books, although Bruno had been burned to death in the Campo de' Fiori in 1600.

This discovery was juxtaposed with the comet discovered by Tycho in 1572. They were called "Tycho's star" and "Kepler's star" respectively, because they both produced unusually dazzling light when they appeared. In that era of observation with the naked eye,

Significance.

However, these two things have different meanings. Although the church prohibited astrology activities, the emperor wanted to know the future direction. With the emperor taking the lead, the secular world followed suit, and astrologers received a lot of resources and money.

However, the discovery of new stars in 1604 abandoned the relationship with miracles and omens, and was classified by Kepler as a natural phenomenon.

It was recorded in Kepler's book "Nova". In addition, he believed that the orbits of the planets were ellipses, not perfect circles as believed in the classical era. Its significance lies in the end.

It shows the relationship between prophecies and oracles and stars. In the scriptures, the three wise men from the East followed the guidance of the star of Bethlehem and found Isaiah who was born in the stable.

As the public's desire for miracles continued to rise, astrologers published new predictions almost every day, and starting in 1602 Kepler did not intend to cater to the public, announcing his decision to limit the scope of predictions when publishing his annual predictions.

This did not attract the attention of the church, because at that time there were indeed some "prophets" who would publish some pamphlets, most of which were empty, worthless, and misleading "prophecies."

If they wrote prophecies with this attitude and the prophecies came true, they would definitely try again. Therefore, Kepler's ideas were quickly accepted by people after they were put forward.

In addition to predicting the future of mankind, one of the functions of astrology is to foretell natural disasters. Astrologers did not predict the great flood of 1524, which caused a great stir, because great floods always inevitably lead to the end of the world. Noah

Ark connected.

A big place for "prophets" to try their luck is to predict natural disasters such as hail and floods. If they are right, they will naturally be said to have fulfilled their predictions. Even if they are not right, there will be other explanations to shirk responsibility.

Tycho was already dead at that time. He died in the second year after Bruno was burned. Bruno's death cannot be said to have no effect. At least many people gave up adhering to the heliocentric theory. Tycho asked his disciples to pay attention to the star catalog

precision, rather than celestial order, as he himself did.

In other words, they became "cameras" and did not participate in the debates on the theories at that time. Scholars of heliocentric theory and other theories could use their database.

Kepler said there was no problem with the matter, but Galileo, who also discussed the new star, was sharply criticized. Even during a public lecture in Padua, someone shouted "nonsense new philosophy"

family" and was included in the "anti-miraculous" camp.

Another application of Occam's razor is, for example, if a tree sways in the wind, there are two possibilities. The first is that it is blown by the wind, and the second is that it is swayed by invisible elves. If you think it is the third

People with the second possibility need to prove the existence of invisible spirits.

The second kind of logic is much more complicated than the first kind. The same is true for fortune telling and divination. Sir Bacon said that faith itself is a beautiful thing, but don’t believe too much. It is better not to believe than to fall into a wrong belief.

If ancient people worshiped the stars because they revealed destiny, then rebuilding the connection between people and the stars would be more difficult than breaking it.

In fact, astronomy classes are as unpopular as history classes, because astronomy classes have to be taken at night and they have to stay up late, and history classes are just a good way to catch up on sleep. If it weren't for the fact that it is a compulsory course, many people would not be willing to take it.

Newton sharpened this razor even more "brighter": anything that cannot be experimented and observed is not worthy of debate. If this argument is followed, almost all the cutting-edge theories of physics after the 20th century will be eliminated, but considering Newton's position

In this era, there were not so many instruments and equipment to observe the invisible world.

William Blake vilified Newton's image to a certain extent. The side of him facing the audience was naked, similar to the King of Babylon he painted, but the other side was wearing white gauze. Newton focused on the corner in front of him and measured it with a golden compass.

, but turned a blind eye to the huge nature behind us.

John Ray, a naturalist who was a contemporary of Newton, believed that the world created by the Creator represented his rationality. Human beings understood the wisdom of the Creator in the process of observing his creation. He not only left an important influence on British history, but also influenced later generations.

"Tiger" represents a kind of order that is not under human control, which comes from experience. Even if William Blake has not seen a wild Bengal tiger, he has at least seen one in a zoo.

"Fantastic Beasts" is more like imagination. Newt also wrote it at the beginning of the cover. Muggles will laugh it off and not believe it.

Some people have never explored this issue from another angle. The "big cat" Zou just appeared on the streets of Paris. It disrupted the order. All the Muggles who saw it opened their mouths in a circle.

Everyone makes an "ah" sound when surprised or screaming.

Descartes often had a dream. In the dream, he was lying naked on the bed, while his other self was sitting by the fire and thinking. Reality and dreams made it difficult for him to distinguish what was real, as if a big devil had created an illusion.

, deceiving his senses. After having doubts about the authenticity of the entire world, Descartes needs to find something that will never doubt its existence, and build "I exist" on this certainty without fear of being "

"Big Devil" interferes.

I think, therefore I am.

Cogito ergo sum.

Of course, there are still other problems after this statement is raised, but the point is that Descartes was born in 1596 and Tycho was born in 1546. When Tycho was in college, Descartes was not born yet. How could he influence

Go to Tycho and ask him not to believe in books but to believe in his own experience?

Could it be that he turned into a ghost and entrusted the dream to Tycho, or did Tycho, the prophet, see the "future"?

These all belong to the category of "supernatural". When some phenomena do exist but cannot be explained consistently, then it is necessary to avoid simplicity and make as many assumptions as possible, no matter how complicated or incredible it is.

There are many Muggles who still shout "There is no magic in this world" even though Dursley saw magic like that.

In order not to appear different from other normal people, some people will pretend that they cannot see things that others cannot see, instead of being like Ben Cooper, who insists on saying "I saw a ghost" no matter how much pressure is exerted from the outside.

At this time, the bathroom door opened, and Severus came out, wearing a black robe, and then left the main house without saying hello and went to his "garage".

Pomona pouted, lowered his head and was about to continue reading.

"We're running out of horned beast powder!" he shouted on the lawn outside the door.

So she's going to write to Liz Stewart and ask her to scrape some of the horned beasts off the reserve?

"I know." She said reluctantly, and then she became silent.

But she no longer had the mood to continue studying.

She raised her head and looked out the window. For Lily, Severus gave unconditionally.

Although Slughorn had enough food and clothing after leaving Hogwarts, he lacked experimental materials, and the "connections" he managed could not provide him with Quidditch tickets.

This is also the question she has always hidden deep in her heart. Even if Snape is not popular, it is very convenient to have a fool like her. He can get whatever he wants. Even if he leaves school, he still has no worries about those rare things.

of medicinal materials.

Do you love me or are you using me?

She finally chose not to think about this problem, even though she already felt that this doubt was like the seeds of a poisonous tree, taking root and sprouting in her heart.

So she put down the book, picked up the quill, and began to write a letter to Director Tourt.
Chapter completed!