Chapter 125 Historical Mystery (Updated)

It's the third week of school.

All the fourth-year students have noticed that they have a lot more homework to do this term. When the students complained loudly about the amount of homework Professor McGonagall assigned in Transfiguration, she explained why.

"You are entering an important period of magical education!" she told them, her eyes shining majestically behind her square lenses. "Your OWL exams are approaching-"

"We won't take the OWL exams until the fifth year!" Blaise Zabini said angrily.

"That may be the case, Mr. Zabini, but believe me, you need to be fully prepared! In this class, only the two Mr. Malfoys can turn a hedgehog into a satisfactory pincushion. I should remind you that your pincushion will still curl up in fear when someone holds a needle near it!"

On the other hand, Professor Binns finally finished talking about the goblin rebellion and began to prepare for the fifth-year OWL exams, incorporating and integrating the long history of the wizarding world.

The history of the wizarding world began in the ancient Egyptian and Greek civilizations, which was the earliest period of written records of the wizarding world, although most of the records have not been passed down, or have not been passed down in full.

Before the emergence of these two civilizations, they are collectively referred to as prehistoric times.

These are not within the scope of the OWL exam, so they are omitted here.

It was not until the period from 500 BC to the 4th century AD that the wizarding history system gradually matured. Historians collectively call this period the "Ancient Age", which corresponds to the "Classical Age" of Muggle history.

At this time, the ancient Egyptian and ancient Greek civilizations were still glorious, and the Ollivander family also officially emerged in the Mediterranean countries and founded the family of wands. In ancient Greece, there were four super-powerful wizards, the despicable Herpo, Circe, the invincible Andros, and the prophet Mopsus, who were admired or awed by thousands of people.

After the end of the ancient century, it was the so-called "Middle Ages", which generally refers to the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century.

The tenth century was particularly glorious. The four founders of Hogwarts, the founder of Durmstrang, Merlin, Morgan le Fay, Cleona, Morrigan, and the goblin king Ragnak I were all influential figures in this era.

(Note: Cleona is an Irish female druid, a seabird Animagus, who discovered the use of moondew grass and is good at bird language and healing magic, from the Chocolate Frog picture)

(Note: Morrigan is an Irish witch, a crow Animagus, the ancestor of the Sayer family, that is, the ancestor of Isolt Sayer, the founder of Ilvermorny, from Pottermore Ilvermorny)

In their later generations, there were also many famous figures who went down in history, such as Hengis who founded Hogsmeade Village, Armand Malfoy who founded the Malfoy family, the three Peverell brothers who created the three artifacts of the god of death, and the weirdo Ulric who used jellyfish as a hat, etc.

(Note: The granddaughter of the third Peverell married into the Potter family in the 13th century. If we count back two generations, the three brothers lived in the 11th century, which is about the same time when the Malfoy family landed in Great Britain)

The period after the Middle Ages is called the "Early Modern Age" by historians, which generally refers to the period from the 16th to the 18th century. Nicolas Flamel, Paracel, the founder of Ilvermorny, Extis and Azkaban, Gringol and Gringotts, and Silver Spear are the products of the early century.

After that, the history since the 19th century is collectively called the "Modern Age".

Although Professor Binns' lectures are still so monotonous and boring that the young wizards in the audience are drowsy, knowing that this content is related to the exam, many young wizards still reluctantly pick up their spirits and take notes.

Shelling listened with great interest. For him, understanding magic is urgent, and the history of magic cannot be missed. The history of magic was a subject of interest to him. The adventurer's soul hidden in him loved to hear ancient stories and legends.

Another rare person who could resist Professor Binns's hypnotic voice was Murray McDougal, who sat on Schelling's left and took notes attentively. Sitting on Schelling's right was Daphne, who had fallen asleep within ten minutes of the start of the class.

As soon as the bell rang, the unbearable freshmen immediately walked out of the classroom. Professor Binns was unmoved and stood quietly on the podium to watch 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's dull ghost face twitched in surprise. He had some impression of this teenager, as if he had expressed impressive views on the goblin rebellion, although he still couldn't remember Schelling's name. "You are..."

"I am Malfoy, Professor."

"Mr. Malfoy, this question is difficult to answer. After all, ancient history did not leave us many written records, and wizards of that era rarely chose to become ghosts to guide future generations..."

"The more unified 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 possesses 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. As a species, many archaeological evidences show that their personalities like peace and order, and 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 is called the 'Power of Chaos' by later generations. It is the first source of magic power for humans. It is 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 documents of the pure-blood wizard family 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 origins 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 remembered students' names, but apparently this consultation made him remember Schelling's name.

Extracurricular knowledge: Morrigan is the famous "Phantom Queen" in the Muggle world, representing war and death; in Irish folklore, crows can always be seen hovering in the sky on the battlefield. it's her