The next day, Wednesday, the morning class was History of Magic.
Professor Binns finally finished teaching the contribution and advancement of the Medieval European Wizarding Federation to the European magic world from the 13th to the 15th century. He moved on to the next topic - the goblin rebellion.
The Goblin Rebellion is a series of rebellious movements launched by goblins to resist the discrimination and prejudice against them by wizards. This movement has been common in history, but there are only three most historic ones.
The first occurred in Hogsmeade in 1612, when the Three Broomsticks pub was selected by goblins as the headquarters of the rebel army. This riot lasted for a long time and affected the merchants and residents of Hogsmeade. huge.
The second rebellion occurred in 1752. The impact of this rebellion was even greater. Two ministers of magic even resigned because of it. At the beginning of the rebellion, the then minister of magic, Albert Butt, did not take it seriously. After all, in the environment at that time, no one thought that the goblin who usually seemed to be bullied by everyone would be so troublesome when it turned out to be really vicious. Later, things got worse and worse, and he could only take the blame and resign because of poor handling.
His successor, Basil Fleck, did not fare much better. He lasted just two months, making him the shortest-serving minister to this day. After forming an alliance with the werewolves, Fleck realized that the situation was beyond his capabilities and could only resign in despair.
It was not until the then Director of the Auror Office, Hesphaestus Gore, who succeeded him as Minister of Magic, that he successfully suppressed the rebellion. Gore had already gained great fame at the time, but he advocated the use of tough measures against aliens and rejected the proposal to implement a werewolf rehabilitation program. This led later historians to believe that his style would only lead to more rebellions.
The historian's prediction was correct. Later, in the late 18th century, goblin rebellions emerged one after another - in 1762, a goblin named Waggart died. Another famous rebellion was the Sloppy Ghost Lala Incident.
The sloppy ghost Lara was insulted by a young wizard. His head was pushed into the village pond and he was not released until he almost suffocated. Angry and unwilling, the sloppy ghost Lala once again set off a goblin rebellion and became the leader of this bloody rebellion.
Today, the "Code for the Treatment of Non-Wizards and Semi-Humans" has been established, and the basic rights of goblins are protected. Although they are still not allowed to hold wands, their living conditions are much better than in the past, and goblin rebellions have gradually become rare. . However, there are still many rumors that secretly, the goblin subversion group is still operating secretly, planning to overthrow the rule of the Ministry of Magic.
Xie Lin, who had a lot of inside information, knew that these rumors were not groundless.
Schelling raised his hand in a rare move. His actions quickly attracted the attention of all the young wizards - apart from the time Hermione asked in the second grade, I had never heard of anyone else asking questions in the History of Magic class.
Professor Binns on the podium was explaining the Goblin Rebellion in 1612 very boringly. He raised his head and looked very surprised.
"Who are you--"
"I am Malfoy, Professor. I have a question. You just mentioned that the headquarters of the rebellion at that time was in the Three Broomsticks pub, but the scale of the rebellion obviously did not match the size of the Three Broomsticks pub. Besides, the location of the Three Broomsticks It is too obvious. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and it lacks all kinds of natural barriers for defense. It is difficult for me to imagine how incompetent the Aurors at that time must be to be unable to attack and allow this rebellion to continue so long. Long?"
Draco, who had been staring blankly out of the window with his mouth open, suddenly woke up from his trance; Daphne's head lifted up from her arms; Pansy's elbow dropped from the table; and another A student who was paying attention to the lecture and taking notes - Murray's eyes flashed with admiration and admiration.
Professor Binns blinked. He said dryly: "My classmate, what you said makes sense. The consensus of historians is that the Minister of Magic at that time was somewhat hesitant. He was still hoping that the goblins would surrender on their own, so he did not strictly enforce the law." They attack, but there are many loopholes in this inference... There is also an inference similar to rumors, that is, the goblins have actually established a secret base somewhere underground in Hogsmeade Village, and that secret base stores magic. After the rebellion, the goblins destroyed all the so-called secret rooms and secret weapons before evacuating in order to keep it secret after the rebellion. Of course, this is just one of the conjectures. When studying history, we must boldly assume and verify carefully..."
"I understand! Thank you, Professor!"
Sure enough, as Xie Lin guessed, the crypt space leading to the secret passage on the fifth floor is actually the goblin's secret room, and the so-called "holy fire" rune is obviously the core inheritance of the legendary goblin royal family—— The holy fire of the demon clan. The Goblin Holy Fire was condensed and extracted from the goblin fire drawn from the depths of the earth by Ragnuk the First, one of the kings of the Goblin Royal Family. He even used this holy fire to create the famous "Gran" The Sword of Findor".
Gryffindor's sword also absorbs the "pursuit of knowledge" characteristic of the Holy Fire, so it has the ability to perfect itself and can absorb anything that can strengthen itself, such as the venom of the basilisk. This shows how powerful weapons made from holy fire are.
It seems that the goblins at that time did not successfully build their secret weapon, and in their hasty retreat, they were unable to completely eliminate the traces of the holy fire, so they left the magic text behind. Of course, the goblins at that time probably never thought that a wizard would notice such an inconspicuous crack on the cracked stone wall.
(Note: The character Ragnarok I comes from the chapter "The Sword of Gryffindor" in Pottermore. In the original text, he is the goblin king, indicating that there was a goblin kingdom in the eleventh century)
The afternoon class is Defense Against the Dark Arts.
Professor Lupine finished teaching Boggart, Red Hat, Cabba, Grindylow, and Xinkpunk, and finally began to teach more dangerous dark creatures.
The definition of dark creatures is very broad. It generally refers to creatures that are naturally bloodthirsty and prone to killing, or that are born with black magic abilities. Currently, the most standard definition is: species that actively enter the wizarding world and actively attack wizards.
The classification system of dark creatures is also different from magical biology - magical biology classifies species according to their habits into aliens, beasts, spirits and non-beings. The species of dark creatures are classified into Demons, Evil Spirits and Living Dead.
(Note: People's Newspaper translated Demon as devil, but in the author's mind, devil should be a humanoid species with double horns, bat wings on its back, and carrying a trident, similar to Diablo. In English, it should be Devil. . Demon is a category, so the author here translates it as monster.)
Monsters are generally physical beasts or aliens with an abnormal desire for human blood or human flesh. Common examples include red hats, Kabbahs, Grindylows, horse-shaped water monsters, etc., and pig monsters and snakes that are born with the ability to curse. Monsters, ogres (Orge), hags, and werewolves also belong to this category.
Evil spirits are the general term for demonized ghosts. Generally, wizards or Muggles die with great resentment and unwillingness, so their resentment persists and transforms into evil spirits. For example, the banshee is formed by a murdered person. It was formed by a woman, while Xinkpunk was formed by a traveler who accidentally got stuck in the mud and died tragically.
The living dead are a very special category. Like evil spirits, the living dead have also lived and been resurrected after death. However, the living dead can still carry part of their memories and consciousness during life, and can even have entities and thoughts - not so much Having died once, it would be better to say that it mutated into a new species due to some kind of cursed power related to death.
This category includes European vampires and inferi, Egyptian mummies, living zombies from Africa and South America, and Chinese zombies. Among them, Chinese zombies are the most mysterious.
Zombies are also called flying zombies. They are generally made by a group of dark wizards called "zombie keepers". They are covered with white hair, their eyes are as red as cinnabar, and their teeth like sharp blades are exposed outside their lips. Not only do they not rot, they are as hard as copper and iron bones. It is said that the most advanced zombies can even change into monsters.
(Note: The Inferi are a special case. They have no thoughts and souls. They are actually just zombie puppets)
(Note: The mummy is not made up by the author. It appears in the Boggart chapter and is Parvati’s Boggart form. The zombies in China are really made up by the author.)
Professor Lupine has already dabbled in the first two categories of dark creatures, and what he wants to teach today is the category of living dead. Of course, it would be impossible for Lupin to teach about zombies given his abilities. The protagonist of today's class is the most common vampire in Europe.
Of course, the goal of this course is not to teach young wizards how to hunt vampires (in fact, hunting vampires is illegal after the "Code for the Treatment of Non-Wizards and Semi-Humans" was enacted), but when you encounter a vampire alone What should be done. In human terms, it means how to escape, take precautions, or call for help when encountering a robber, rather than teaching you how to knock down the robber.
A vampire is a humanoid creature that feeds on fresh blood, especially human blood. They are easy to identify. Generally speaking, they have a terrifyingly pale face, a thin and gaunt face, and long and sharp fangs can be clearly seen when they open their mouths.
Professor Lupine told everyone that vampires do not really need to drink human blood, they just crave the taste of blood. Most vampires in modern society will raise their own small animals and suck their blood. He went off topic as he was telling everyone about things that happened during his travels, such as using a bloody lollipop to kill a thirsty vampire.
At present, most vampires and werewolves are registered with the Ministry of Magic, but that does not mean that there are no fish that slip through the net. Therefore, you still need to have the awareness of vigilance and prevention, especially young women or underage boys and girls, who are vampires' favorite blood-sucking targets.
In addition to trying not to go out alone at night, especially in the deserted wilderness, another way to prevent being attacked by vampires is to use amulets. Vampires hate the smell of garlic very much, so chewing a few pieces of garlic in your mouth during night walks can effectively avoid vampire attacks. Those who don't like to eat garlic can also wear garlic-flavored amulets, such as necklaces, scarves, etc., or even buy A bottle of garlic oil applied to the neck can also be effective.
The fangs of a vampire carry the power of a curse. Once bitten by a vampire, there are only three consequences: death due to being unable to withstand the power of the curse; being completely deprived of reason by the power of the curse and becoming a blood slave who only knows how to suck blood; successfully suppressed Live the power of the curse and transform into a new vampire. No matter which end they end up in, the outcome is extremely bad. Vampires, like werewolves, are discriminated against in the wizarding world and their lives are very difficult.
Another thing that needs to be noted is that every vampire is born animagus. They can transform into a bat without learning. In the bat state, the vampire can still come out during the day, and in the bat state The fangs still carry the curse of vampires, so it is also very important to identify vampires disguised as bats.
This was a purely theoretical class, so the class ended after Professor Lupine finished talking about vampires and left a paper on how to use garlic to prevent vampire attacks as homework.
The next day, Friday, early in the morning, Hagrid took Buckbeak with him to London. This time he was attending a hearing before the Dangerous Animals Committee.
Although Schelling and his team did not accompany him, it did not prevent them from gathering together and waiting for the result of the hearing - Blaise had a two-way mirror, and he would know from his mother as soon as the result came out.
The outcome of the hearing was within Schelling's expectation.
At the hearing, as soon as Mrs. Shabini gave her testimony, the entire committee immediately came to his side. And Hagrid's clumsy tongue completely wasted Hermione's painstaking efforts in preparing his testimony. Not only did he fail to speak his defense well, but the notes in his hand kept falling down, and he couldn't even remember the date clearly.
After the trial, the committee determined the execution time for Buckbeak's death sentence - June 6, but in fact, Buckbeak still had the opportunity to appeal.
Hearing the news, the little wizards of Slytherin were very happy. The next day happened to be Hogsmeade's visit day, and a group of them made an appointment to celebrate at the Three Broomsticks, and the generous Blaise paid for the treat.
