Chapter 2779 The Elegy of the Moon (12)

Since Remus Lupine had a bad birthday, James Potter, who had a birthday in the same month as him, also had a bad birthday. So on the last Hogsmeade day in April, they came to the Hog's Head pub.

The Three Broomsticks is almost a must-go place for Hogwarts students. After returning, James "didn't want to attract too much attention", and he didn't want to spend his birthday in a place like a teahouse.

James ordered a bottle of Firewhiskey, and Aberforth Dumbledore, the owner of the Hog's Head pub, acted like "he cared" and got glasses and wine for the four of them.

"We should order something to eat," Pomona said. "Drinking on an empty stomach is not good for your stomach."

"Are you going to eat the food here?" Sirius gestured to Pomona to look at the bar's centuries-old greasy floor.

So she immediately gave up the idea.

Firewhiskey is not drank slowly like butterbeer, but is drank in one gulp. Obviously James and Sirius had the experience of drinking whiskey before. They drank the wine skillfully, and Pomona couldn't let them.

The two looked down upon each other and finished it in one go.

On the other hand, it was Peter who imitated their example after seeing Pomona drinking. As a result, he almost choked on the wine and kept coughing.

No one paid attention to him, James waved to Pomona and Sirius with a swagger, "Where is my birthday present?"

Pomona took out the gift box he had prepared from his pocket. Sirius said, "Wait a minute," and then left the bar.

"What is this?" James picked up the gift from Pomona.

"With night vision glasses, you can see clearly even in very dark places," Pomona said.

James didn't seem to be very interested in these ordinary-looking glasses. Anyway, he didn't put them on immediately.

"This is my gift." Peter took out a small box from his pocket.

"Thank you." James said with a smile and opened the gift box from Peter.

Inside was a Golden Snitch, and even though James already had many, he still liked it very much.

They waited for Sirius for a while, but he still didn't come, so they started talking about the haunted mirror on the fourth floor.

That mirror has been haunted for more than a year or two. Based on the personal experiences of previous witnesses and robbers, this mirror opens almost every three months, but not on any random day of that month.

"The three days before Christmas last year happened to be the winter solstice, and the time Peter discovered happened to be the spring equinox." James said, "I think the next opening of the special secret passage should be June 21, which is the summer solstice."

"I agree." Pomona said, remembering the zodiac sign in front of the mirror entrance, which is divided according to the sun's rotation around the zodiac. In equatorial areas, such as Egypt, the moon will be chosen because

There the waxing and waning of the moon is more obvious than the changes of the four seasons.

If it weren't for the heat wave of 1976, it would be difficult for the British to feel what real summer is. Humans are one of the species least sensitive to seasons. Plants will sprout in spring and bear fruit in autumn, and animals will hibernate, migrate and other habits.

Especially modern civilization pays less attention to seasonal patterns.

The UK enters daylight saving time in March every year. This was the idea of ​​Franklin from the United States. He was already accustomed to life on an American farm. When he arrived in London, he found that the French people did not get up until ten o'clock in the morning. "To save candles", they would wake up early.

It is adjusted forward by one hour in the summer and then adjusted back in October.

Most people are diurnal, but some people like to live at night. They are still sleeping during the day when others are at work. They light candles when they want to see things at night. It happened that shallow coal mining in the UK at the beginning of the 20th century was exhausted. People were interested in the things they had.

Anxiety has arisen about how long coal can last, and the country is thinking of ways to save energy, and daylight saving time is one of those ways.

There has been debate about when a human day begins. The Italians started with sunset, the Babylonians started with sunrise, and astronomical timekeeping started with noon. Eventually, these timekeeping methods were all replaced by the French timekeeping method, and the clock was divided into 12

into equal parts, starting a new day at midnight.

The nightlife in France is exciting and rich. The United States in Franklin's era had not yet experienced "pioneering", so why not go to bed early at night?

In addition to the round astrolabe, the clock is also round. A beautifully crafted watch is very suitable as a family heirloom and passed down from generation to generation.

The original clocks only had hour hands, without minute hands and second hands. It was not until the 16th century that minutes and seconds appeared on the dial, but these were meaningless to the flame lily.

South Africa has only rainy and dry seasons. The winter and spring seasons from October to March of the following year are its breeding period. After the rainy season, it will enter dormancy. During the dormancy period, the leaves will wilt, and it will be "awakened" when the temperature changes.

It also needs light, but darkness is more conducive to storage, it does not have high requirements for ventilation, and there are no special requirements for the photoperiod when it blooms.

The sundial is an easily visible ornament in the garden. It has specific positions such as the winter solstice, spring equinox, summer solstice, and autumnal equinox. When the sun shines on these positions, the secret passage of the mirror opens.

"What are you discussing?" Sirius came back at this time, holding a package in his hand.

"Discuss that damn mirror." James said. "Is this your gift to me?"

"Open it and take a look." Sirius handed it to James. It didn't have beautiful packaging, it was just wrapped in brown paper.

James roughly tore open the package, revealing a mirror inside.

"What are you giving me a mirror for!" James yelled.

"This is not an ordinary mirror." Sirius said, taking out another mirror from his arms. "This is a double-sided mirror. We will not be so bored next time we are in solitary confinement."

James turned the mirror to his own face, but he saw Sirius's.

Pomona craned her neck and realized that the mirror in Sirius' hand was looking at James.

With this thing, it will be very convenient when exploring underground. It would be terrible if they went far away last time and couldn't hear Alice's voice and didn't know the door was closed.

While they were drinking, they talked about Filch and his annoying cat. Since Mrs. Norris, people wandering around at night are more and more likely to be caught.

Of course, Sirius and James, who were in sixth grade, didn't have to worry about being caught, but they were worried about Remus. Before he came to school, he promised that he would only spend his transformation in a safe house near the school. Now the Screaming Shack

The secret of the house was discovered by "Snot Man". Where will he transform when he returns to school?

Now they were talking about the surveillance map, which they hadn't touched for two months.

Talking about this matter, not even Zuko could arouse their interest. Even though it was not dark yet and it was still early before the stipulated time to return to school, they left Hogsmeade.

Who knows that they are "buddies" in the same dormitory? Remus will graduate smoothly and will not end early because of "Snot Snitch" snitching.

After returning to school, Pomona took them to the cultural relics room, where the jewelry box with the Goblet of Fire was placed on a display stand.

"I heard from relatives that only the principal can open this 'turtle shell'." James looked at Sirius and said, "Can you convince the principal to open it?"

"I have a better idea," Sirius said. "My great-great-grandfather was the Headmaster of Hogwarts, and I can use his wand."

James raised his hand and gave Sirius a high five.

Pomona couldn't help but giggle again. She still remembered the first time Sirius successfully transformed. She asked him to raise his "claw", and he actually did it.

James always joked about this and advised him to just become a pet.

Then Pomona remembered her turtle, which disappeared when she returned to her dormitory after school one day.

Why does the school stipulate that everyone must buy a pet? Some people are simply not suitable for keeping pets. Even if they buy one due to school requirements, they will eventually abandon it. Love cannot be instilled by force.

She preferred to believe that the seed of kindness is to help others to the best of your ability when they are in pain. From this point of view, Pomona felt that Sirius and James were not completely bad.

"I just saw Evans in Hogsmeade." Pomona said suddenly.

James almost jumped up, but Sirius looked at her calmly.

"You don't call her Lily anymore?"

"We had a fight." She smiled wryly. "I found it really difficult for me to be friends with girls."

"Are you going to Hogsmeade now?" Sirius asked James.

"Not going!" James said calmly, "She will be back soon."

Pomona discovers that James has really changed.

She glanced at Sirius, unable to discern happiness or anger from his expression.

"Let's go to the nursery!" she ordered.

"Why go to the nursery?" James asked.

"You'll find out later." Pomona pretended to be mysterious and left the cultural relics room.
Chapter completed!