It’s the third week of school.
All fourth graders have noticed that they have significantly more homework to do this semester. When the students complained particularly loudly that Professor McGonagall had given them too much homework in Transfiguration, Professor McGonagall explained why.
"You are entering an important period of magic education!" she told them, her eyes shining majestically behind the square lenses, "your owl exam is coming soon——"
"We won't take the owl exam until fifth grade!" Blaise Shabini said angrily.
"Maybe so, Mr. Chabini, but trust me, you need to be fully prepared! In this class, there are only two Mr. Malfoys who can turn a hedgehog into a satisfactory pincushion. I I should warn you, your pincushion still cowers in fear when someone comes near it with a needle!”
On the other hand, Professor Binns finally finished talking about the Goblin Rebellion and began to prepare for the fifth-grade Owl exam, compiling and integrating the long history of the wizarding world.
The history of the wizarding world begins in the ancient Egyptian and ancient Greek civilizations. This is the period when written records of the wizarding world first appeared, although most of the records have not been handed down, or have not been handed down completely.
The period before the emergence of these two civilizations is collectively referred to as the prehistoric era.
These are not within the scope of the owl exam and will not be mentioned here.
It was not until the period from 500 BC to the 4th century AD that the historical system of wizards gradually matured. Historians collectively call this period the "ancientage", which corresponds to the "classical age" of Muggle history.
At this time, the civilizations of ancient Egypt and ancient Greece were still glorious, and the Ollivander family also officially emerged in the Mediterranean countries, establishing a family of wands. In ancient Greece, there were the despicable Herbo, Circe, the invincible Andros, and the prophet Morocco. The four super powerful wizards of Psos are admired or feared by everyone.
After the end of the ancient centuries, there is the so-called "Middle Age", which generally refers to the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century.
It was especially brilliant in the tenth century. The four founders of Hogwarts, Durmstrang, Merlin, Morgan Le Fay, Cliona, Morrigan, and the Goblin King Ragnarok I were all stirring things up. A man of the hour.
(Note: Cliona is an Irish female Druid, a seabird Animagus, who discovered the use of moondew grass, is good at bird singing and healing magic, from the chocolate frog picture)
(Note: Morrigan is an Irish witch, a crow Animagus, the ancestor of the Thayer family, and the ancestor of Isolt Thayer, the founder of Ilvermorny, from Pottermore Ilvermorny)
In their later generations, there were also many famous people, such as Hangis who founded the village of Hogsmeade, Armand Malfoy who founded the Malfoy family, and the man who created the three artifacts of Death. The three Peverell brothers, such as the weirdo Yurik who uses a jellyfish as a hat, etc.
(Note: The third Peverell’s granddaughter married into the Potter family in the 13th century. Going back two generations, the era of the three brothers was around the 11th century, when they landed in Great Britain with the Malfoy family. (about the same time)
The period after the Middle Ages is called "early modernage" by historians, which generally refers to the period from the 16th century to the 18th century. Nicolas Flamel, Pallas, the founder of Ilvermorny, Exeter Si and Azkaban, Gringo and Gringotts, and Silver Spear are products of the recent century.
After that, the history starting from the 19th century is collectively called "modernage".
Although Professor Binns's lectures were still so monotonous and boring, making all the little wizards in the audience drowsy, but knowing that this was related to the content of the exam, many little wizards still managed to pick up the energy to take notes.
Xie Lin listened with great interest. For him, understanding of magic is urgently needed, and the history of magic cannot be missed. The history of magic is an interest for him. The adventurer soul hidden in his body likes to listen to ancient knowledge and legends.
Another rare person who could withstand Professor Binns' hypnotic voice was Murray McDougal, sitting to Schelling's left, taking notes intently. Sitting on Sherin's right was Daphne, who had fallen asleep within ten minutes of the start of class.
As soon as the bell rang, the unbearable freshmen immediately walked out of the classroom. Professor Binns remained unmoved and stood quietly on the podium watching them leave.
Schelling took the initiative to ask Professor Binns: "Professor, can I know the origin of magic?"
"Oh, I can see that you are a child who loves learning." Professor Binns' dull ghost face twitched in surprise. He had some impression of this boy, as he seemed to have made impressive remarks about the goblin rebellion, although he still couldn't remember Sherrin's name. "Who are you……"
"I'm Malfoy, Professor."
"Mr. Malfoy, this question is difficult to answer. After all, ancient history has not left us many written records, and wizards of that era rarely chose to become ghosts to guide future generations..."
"The more common view is that magic originated in ancient times," Professor Binns said. "In ancient times, the world was not what it is now. The landscape was desolate and the climate was harsh. Only the most powerful species could survive. At that time, the dominant The creatures that dominate the world are not us human wizards, but very powerful ancient dragons and ancient giants..."
"It is no longer possible to know what the ancient divine dragons and ancient giants looked like, but we can imagine their appearance from their descendants-that is, the dragons and giants that remain today. They are different from these descendants. Their powerful The body can adapt to extremely harsh environments and has the power to destroy heaven and earth. That power is the prototype of magic..."
"Of course there were other species in the world at that time, including the ancient elves, the ancestors of the current elves, and the ancient fairies, the ancestors of the goblins, etc., but the power of these species was far less destructive than the two mentioned above. A species, and many archaeological evidences show that their personalities like peace and order, but do not like chaos and war, so these species choose to avoid the world. Therefore, the two major races of ancient dragons and ancient giants compete for the rare resources in the world. resources, and launched a long-lasting war..."
"Then, humans who were very weak in size and strength appeared. Although humans seemed humble in that environment, they had strong reproductive power and a strong will to survive. Some ancient humans We can also regard the changes that occurred on the body as the first magic riot in human history..."
"That kind of power was called the 'Power of Chaos' by later generations. It was the first source of magic power for humans. It was passed down to future generations in the blood and passed down from generation to generation, forming today's various wizard families... These information can be found in part Found in the family documents of pure-blood wizards with ancient inheritance, well...this is probably the reason why some wizards insist on the concept of pure-blood supremacy."
It turns out that this is the source of the so-called blood power. Xie Lin, who solved many doubts, continued to ask: "Professor, you said this is the first source of magic power for humans, so do we have other sources of magic power?"
"Yes, child, you are right." Professor Binns was very satisfied with the attitude of the students in front of him who listened attentively, and continued to explain: "Although with the power of chaos, human beings are still weak, but the astonishing number of human beings has reached The ancient dragons and ancient giants could not ignore the situation, and the long-term war also made their groups increasingly scarce. They began to recruit humans to join their camp and fight the war on their behalf."
"In order to attract the attachment of humans, they are willing to give part of their innate blood power to humans who are willing to rely on them. This is the origin of the magic of the second generation of humans - the power of the dragon and the titan given by the two major races. Power. Generally speaking, these three kinds of magic are historically recognized as the origin of all magic for human wizards."
Xie Lin nodded frequently. After Professor Binns finished speaking a long paragraph, he did not show any signs of fatigue and was obviously enjoying himself. Of course, this had a lot to do with him being a ghost.
"Do you understand this explanation?" Professor Binns said kindly.
"Yes. Thank you for your answer, Professor Binns." Schelling said hurriedly.
"If you have any questions in the history of magic, please come back to me. There are not many students who are so studious these days." Professor Binns put away the illusory textbook with satisfaction and floated out of the classroom, "See you next time, Mr. Malfoy."
Professor Binns rarely remembers students' names, but apparently this consultation made him remember Schelling's name.
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