Hagrid continued to say something, but Pomona's thoughts had already flown elsewhere.

The Augustan poet Virgil once uttered an oft-quoted famous saying from the mouth of the god Jupiter: "To them (i.e., the Romans) I impose no restrictions of space or time, I have given them

Their unlimited dominion."

The Romans also continued to expand as described in the poem, and even Britain became a province of it, but northern England was not conquered. During his inspection, Emperor Hadrian ordered the construction of a Great Wall, which served as an artificial border.

A symbol of Rome's failure to conquer all of Britain.

The Roman legions stationed here were determined to protect this border and the tranquility of the interior because of the Great Wall. Many Britons did not regard Hadrian's Wall as an obstacle, but as a safe line of defense to block the barbarians from the north.

Rome was an agricultural civilization. During their conquest, the Romans not only brought the Great Wall, but also caused some "barbarians" to abandon their original living habits and begin to pay attention to farming. After all, the reward after victory in the war was land.

With the decline of Rome, countries fought and merged with each other. For the sake of safety and tranquility, some free peasants "dedicated" their land to large landowners and obtained their protection.

The Roman patronage system probably appeared in the Imperial Age, and was a special system that belonged to Rome and did not exist in the Greek-speaking eastern part of the empire.

The Athenians felt that the recipients should feel grateful for their good deeds, thus giving rise to the concepts of "gratitude" and "goodwill". Greek orators often mentioned this matter, how much money they donated, how many warships and public facilities were repaired

, hoping that someone would lend a helping hand in the popular court, unlike Socrates who was voted to death.

Let’s not talk about whether there are any problems with this. Rome’s patrons and patrons do not necessarily have to be “grateful”. Their purpose of building this relationship is like a pack of wolves, which is to seize political benefits and social status. Different patrons

There is still competition among them.

If the mysterious man gave Severus power, social status, and noble status, Albus gave him the freedom from being judged by the Ministry of Magic and not being imprisoned in Azkaban.

Other Death Eaters have not thought about their retreat. They only remember fighting for favor in front of their "master" and being protected by a mysterious man. They dare to do anything. Killing is a kind of happiness to them, and they will not feel guilty about killing.

It's wrong.

Hamlet once hesitated whether he should take revenge.

Killing for revenge is not just a matter of conscience, nor is it legal, even if Hamlet has good reasons.

Force can only temporarily make people submit, but cannot produce power. When strong lions age, they will be replaced by young and strong lions.

In addition, the new lion king will kill the children of the previous lion king, so that the female lions in the pride will soon become single again, and then give birth to offspring with the new lion king.

If you have the opportunity to kill your former enemy and get the woman you want, why not seize this opportunity? After all, the prophecy only mentions children born in July.

People can choose the highest principle, or the lowest bottom line, according to their own preferences. Icarus's father reminded him not to fly too high, as the wings made of wax will melt by the sun, and not to fly too low, as the sea water will melt the

The wings are heavy, so that the "limit" of the sky is not invisible like the sea level and the Great Wall.

Ambition will make a person unsatisfied with the status quo, but in the end the huge Rome collapsed from within, even though Jupiter did not impose any restrictions on them.

Things belong to individuals, and their lives are their own. In principle, no one should interfere. However, Pomona still prefers Frederick's decision in the Arnold case to restrict some powers and behaviors.

He is not right in everything. For nobles, honor is more important than life. In order to defend their honor, nobles would rather offend the lord and the king.

On one occasion, Frederick ordered the looting of the Elector of Saxony's hunting park in retaliation for the sacking of Charlottenburg in Prussia by the allied forces of Saxony, Russia, and Austria a few years ago. A noble officer refused to obey the order, believing that this was not in line with the honor of the nobles.

He finally lost the favor of the king, became impoverished, and finally died in debt. The epitaph he left was: Obedience will lead to injustice, and I would rather lose favor.

Nietzsche said: "Do you think that the hallmark of moral behavior is sacrifice? But think about it: there is sacrifice in every thoughtful act, whether in the worst act or in the best act."

Pomona respects Lily's spirit of sacrifice, but the pas de deux of love is a process of constantly dissolving the paranoia of a specific position, breaking one person's perspective, and constantly experiencing destruction and rebirth in the other person's world.

It is not only painful but also very tiring, and you may even lose yourself in it. Losing your life is just once, and you don’t know how many times you have to go through this process.

Dumbledore asked Vogel to choose to do what is right, not what is easy.

It was easy for him to say.

When Pomona and Hagrid came to the auditorium together, the atmosphere inside was different from usual. Although the table was filled with delicious food, no one ate.

Severus stood in front of the teacher's chair, with several Ministry of Magic staff standing opposite him. The others were sitting in his seat with serious expressions, except for Livius.

He seemed to have a headache and combed his hair back.

"A student is missing, Professor, can't you explain why you disappeared last night?" said a member of Wizengamot.

Pomona noticed a burst of snickering, and then she looked towards the Gryffindor table, where Emily Taylor was whispering to her friends.

"I don't understand how the disappearance of a student can be related to me, Thicknesse." Snape said calmly with his hands behind his back.

"You really don't understand?" Thicknesse said.

Snape seemed not to want to continue talking nonsense with him, and looked at Dumbledore, "The top priority now is to find Miss Wharton."

"I don't think this topic should be discussed here." Dumbledore stood up and "come with me."

Then he turned around and walked quickly along the steps to the principal's office.

"It looks like there's trouble," Hagrid said.

Pomona ignored Hagrid and planned to follow him.

"It has nothing to do with you." Just as she walked around the long table and followed her upstairs, Minerva suddenly grabbed her arm.

"certainly……"

"I know you're worried, but look at the occasion." Minerva asked Pomona to look at the auditorium.

The students were eager to try, as if waiting for the professors to leave.

"Stay here to maintain order," Minerva said, and followed the others.

Pomona looked at the people left behind in the teacher's chair. They were all classroom teachers. At this time, Trelawney was not "predicting" that someone was going to die as usual, but looked at Pomona worriedly.

"Everyone, don't leave in a hurry after breakfast." Pomona said coldly.

"Are we going to have classes today?" asked a Ravenclaw student.

"Of course, you have an exam soon."

There were sighs and sighs in the auditorium.

Pomona wanted to laugh angrily. At this time, they still expected to cancel the exam.

But the atmosphere in the auditorium finally returned to normal, and everyone was eating.

Pomona then told the teachers to take away their students, hoping for a good outcome after the first period.

Even if not, they are back and there is no need for a short person like her to act tall.
Chapter completed!