There is a chair in the interrogation room of the Ministry of Magic, which Igor Karkarov once sat on, and it is covered with various sharp thorns.

Pomona walked up the stairs and thought as she walked, this kind of chair was once very popular in the Inquisition. It was called the Spanish chair.

When Pomona came to the top of the building, she looked in from the door and saw Albus Dumbledore standing alone, with the Book of Acceptance and the Pen of Admission in front of him. When she came

Coincidentally, the pen of admission floated again, as if it was about to write a name on the book.

"Principal," Pomona said at the door.

"Come in." Dumbledore said calmly, "Come and take a look."

Pomona walked to Dumbledore's side. When she walked around his tall back, she saw the Pen of Admission hovering and the Book of Acceptance closing slowly, seemingly unwilling to record the name with the Pen of Acceptance.

on top.

"What do you think the ink is?" Dumbledore asked.

"What ink?" Pomona asked.

"Ovining birds always come out to fly when it rains. Unlike other birds, they will return to their nests to take shelter when it rains." Dumbledore said slowly, "And the color of this ink is so similar to the memory in the Pensieve.

."

Pomona began to think quickly.

If Ben Cooper's memory was taken away and used as "ink", then he may indeed forget what happened at that time.

But with so many memories, why take away that one?

"Are you thinking about Ben Cooper's memory?" Dumbledore said without looking back.

"Yes, Principal." Pomona said, "If it is really related to the memory that created the Dementor, then it should take away his happiest or most painful memories."

"He has been trying to recall what happened that night, and even wanted to use a time turner. He has suffered a lot for this." Dumbledore sighed. "The most severe punishment is not the body, but the one that goes deep into the soul and mind.

Willed.”

"What about desire?" Pomona asked, "Do you know the pain of not getting what you want? And if you want people to believe that these invisible pains are more than the scenes of flesh and blood, or the pain caused by hunger and disease.

Pain, do you know what to do?"

Dumbledore said nothing.

"Muggles don't believe in souls, nor do they believe in ghosts, even though Ben Cooper said he saw one."

"Then you don't believe what I said?" Dumbledore asked.

"Of course I believe you," Pomona said, "but I don't think everyone understands."

"I don't need everyone to understand." Dumbledore smiled and said, "Let's go."

"You let me climb such a high building just to see this?" Pomona asked.

"You said you understood that pain inflicted on the soul is more painful than pain on the body," Dumbledore said.

Pomona was so angry that the Pen of Acceptance seemed to have given up writing its name on the Book of Admission and returned to its original position.

"Whose name do you think it is intended to have on it?" Dumbledore asked.

"How do I know?" Pomona said.

"You may take a guess," said Dumbledore.

She was silent for a while.

"Neville Longbottom."

"His grandma asked me to send you a message to thank you for visiting Frank and Alice at Christmas. They went to the hospital the day after we went there. They spend Christmas together every year," Dumbledore said.

But unfortunately Neville seems to be a squib."

"He is not yet 11 years old. As long as he shows talent before the age of 11, he can be recorded. There have been similar cases before." Pomona said.

"He is also suffering, a different kind of pain than Harry." Dumbledore said, "Do you know what kind of fairy tale would suit him?"

"Is he another ugly duckling?" Pomona asked.

"I hope you will think properly, Professor, let's go down now." Dumbledore said with a smile.

Then they left the tower that the students had never been near.

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Some gallows are equipped with a trap door. Gravity and the person's own weight will break the neck, causing the victim to die instantly. Before this, the method of hanging was to put a noose around the prisoner's neck and tie it.

It was suspended in the air, and the prisoner shook and struggled, and died of suffocation ten or twenty minutes later.

The characteristics of hanging are that it is cheap, simple and fast. The ax is used by the nobles when carrying out executions. However, the crime suffered by Nick, who was almost headless, is no less than that of hanging.

The French prefer to use swords. They feel that swords are not as dull as axes and are crisper and sharper.

Pomona couldn't help but think of the way Neville held up the Sword of Gryffindor and destroyed Nagini. Instead of turning into ashes like an ordinary snake, she formed a snake behind Neville.

A huge "shadow".

She took out a ticket from a circus that performed in New York in 1929. On it was a snake girl, or a woman who transformed from a human into a snake.

She is neither an Animagus nor a werewolf, but a type of blood orc. However, the spectators do not care about the pain she has experienced, and they do not want to save her.

Nietzsche said that snakes bite us and take pleasure in it. They can imagine the pain of others to achieve the purpose of making themselves happy. High-level happiness is that others are happy and they are also happy, but unfortunately this quality is rare, even philosophy

Experts doubt its existence.

In addition to curiosity, some people also hope to feel lucky by watching other people's misfortunes.

Confucius has a saying that goes like this: In ancient times, scholars were for themselves, but today’s scholars are for others.

It is easy to understand this sentence as people in the past studied for themselves, while people nowadays study for others. Just like "for oneself" who is self-interested, "for oneself" is for oneself.

Own.

The "wei" here refers to the "cultivation". "If a person does not do it for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth." It means that if a person does not pay attention to his cultivation, it will be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the world. To be a human being is to cater to others to gain praise, which is somewhat similar.

Kong Rong, he allowed that pear to bring him more benefits than if he didn't.

The starting point of "cultivating oneself to calm others" is self-improvement, while peace of mind focuses on the relationship between the group and self and personal social responsibility. This is a key point of traditional Confucian philosophy, such as "cultivate oneself, harmonize the family, govern the country and bring peace to the world".

Self-cultivation begins. From the perspective of group-self relationships, it affirms personal social responsibility and helps to suppress and avoid self-centered value orientations.

If a person is not hiding in seclusion in the mountains and old forests, then he is probably in the same society as others. He is a member of society, and society is also composed of many people like him. Without individuals, how can there be a group?

If "all things are one", it is inevitable for individuals to communicate with each other. Many people don't like people who are at the top. Of course, they may not want to communicate with the "bottom". His high head is looking upward.

A passerby reminded him that there was a pit under his feet, but he refused to listen. As a result, he fell into the pit and was covered in mud. When he got up, he angrily cursed whoever dug the pit, and then wanted to punish the onlookers.

They saw his embarrassment, and he also wanted to take out his anger on others, just like the kicking cat effect. When he vents, it will be the turn of the people around him to be dissatisfied. They can resolve it themselves, or they can kick others."

"Cat", and in the final analysis, it is just someone who does not listen to other people's warnings and walks without looking at the road.

A butterfly flapping its wings can cause a storm. Wang Shouren also did the work of suppressing bandits. When he was ordered to suppress bandits, could he combine knowledge and action as he proposed the theory?

In fact, before the Inquisition, the only way the church allowed to punish heretics was excommunication, which obviously could not deter those stubborn heretics.

Of course, studying alchemy would touch many taboos, but Philip II did not let alchemists study how to make himself immortal like other rulers did.

The witch in fairy tales can only cast a curse and turn the prince into a frog. It takes true love's kiss to lift the curse, but the warlock is different.

Around 1545, the Spanish discovered silver mines in the Americas. However, the silver ore contained many impurities after being mined, resulting in low yield and low purity.

Around 1555, Bartolomé de Medina, a Seville native, developed a method of refining silver by mixing mercury based on German technology. This was not only a technological innovation, but also impressed many people.

To make a fortune, a New World immigrant originally owed thousands of pesos, but because of this technology, he suddenly became a millionaire. The production of silver in the Americas quadrupled, supplying more than 80% of the world's silver and 70% of the gold demand.

.

In 1476, Botticelli's muse Simonetta died, but the marriage relationship formed by her did not lead to contact, so in 1478, Lorenzo de' Medici and Lorenzo de' Medici

Qi encountered an assassination attempt.

Montrita's family mined iron ore to make armor, and the Medici paid the Pope's gold coins to buy the armor. If they could produce and sell the armor themselves and make the armor thinner, they could make more sets of armor and earn more.

Profit.

All this happened before the discovery of the New World, and the Italian War after Giuliano was assassinated. Italians liked to use mercenaries, and even Sforza, the Archduke of Milan, was a mercenary.

The Spanish also solved the problem of military strength in this way. After Charles V abdicated, Philip II did not alienate his relationship with the Habsburgs, because Germany was also Spain's source of troops, and even the Duke of Alva preferred German soldiers.

When everyone did business around Spain, no one would fight for the little bit given by the Pope. In a sense, the Spaniards promoted peace in Italy.

When Spain declares bankruptcy, even if the sheep of Castile are still producing wool, Italy's textile industry and other industries will not be able to continue to flourish.

As the woolen textile industry declined in the Iberian Peninsula, some silk textile industries began to emerge in coastal cities.

In the early days, large sailing ships from Manila would bring silk from Asia, bringing huge profits. However, after Zhang Juzheng's political reform, these silks caused serious damage to the silk industry of the Iberian Peninsula.

Not because it is too expensive, but because it is too cheap. Because of the Papal Meridian, the Portuguese will move along the African continent, around the Cape of Good Hope, and then east to India. The Spanish will transport it from Manila to Mexico, and then from Mexico to Spain

.Even after being transported such a long distance, the price of silk is only one-tenth of that of Spanish silk.

This is partly due to Spanish inflation, skyrocketing prices, high worker wages and high taxes, and also because of a lack of manpower.
To be continued...