Chapter 1171: The Spirit of Louvre (8)

Every Wednesday and Saturday, the Louvre will open its night show. At this time, the Louvre has become quiet without the noise caused by the daytime tour groups. The lion entrance they entered during the day has been closed, and everyone has to enter the Louvre through the entrance under the glass pyramid. The first aisle they enter after the security check is the street scene of medieval Paris and the wall of the Louvre that has sunk into the ground. .

During the day, Pomona just felt something was wrong, and after nightfall, the feeling of "wrongness" became stronger.

The Louvre is not like the Bokin blog, which is full of collections that look sinister, but it is often these "arts" that are particularly prone to problems. Except for the diary, Tom Riddle's Horcrux is not a work of art such as jewelry.

Unknowingly, they came to the Syria Pavilion. During the day, the pavilion was almost empty, and at night, no one could see it. The lights inside were also very dim. She stared at the ancient Egyptian sculptures all the way. , I don’t know if it’s her own eyesight, she always feels like it’s covered with a layer of black tulle.

"I must be crazy," she murmured. "We'd better get back soon."

Ignoring her, Severus walked to the Pensieve, and Conseil to a stele, their backs to her, as if their souls had been sucked away by the objects in front of them.

"Oh~" She looked around in horror, so she trotted to Severus' side, anxiously holding his arm, hoping that doing so would give her courage.

"Tsk." The old bat squinted at her impatiently, "These sculptures can't move, what are you afraid of?"

The paintings of the wizarding world are dynamic, which is the biggest difference from the paintings drawn by Muggles.

Part of the wizard's consciousness will remain on the painting after his death, but it is much different from his own, but even in the world of wizards, it is not so common to see moving sculptures. During the Battle of Hogwarts, what principles Minerva inspired those sculptures based on? Earth Academy, he also taught Minerva that spell.

Pomona felt very unhappy every time she thought about this matter, and she didn't know if it had something to do with the dark power flowing in the air.

The English mummy, derived from the Persian mumiai, means "pitch". It has been used as a medicinal material in the Middle Ages. At that time, people did not associate "pitch" with mummy.

Even if they knew it later, no one made a statement. Many people knew about the unusual funeral customs of the Egyptians, as well as their understanding of the soul and resurrection. Even King Francois I of France carried a small bag of mummy powder with him for use. Come emergency.

This evil drug is very popular, not only for Muggles, but also for wizards. In the underground black market they visited, not only mummy powder was sold during the 18th century, but also corpse oil extracted from mummies. Painters also This material is chosen as the pigment, and it exists in many famous paintings collected by the Louvre. And people at that time generally believed that the higher the status of mummies when they were alive, the stronger their medicinal value and magical power.

Mummy trafficking is a dangerous business, not only because the Egyptian government prohibits merchants from exporting mummified bodies through draconian taxes, but also because the ships carrying mummies often encounter storms and shipwrecks. However, under the temptation of huge profits, some people still secretly trafficked.

Anointing is originally a sacred ceremony in Christianity, but if the ointment was extracted from the pharaoh's mummy, it would not be so sacred. Due to the difficulty of preserving ancient mummies and the harsh transportation, unscrupulous merchants centuries ago directly used the corpses of modern people to make corpse oil and powder. Compared with France, the Egyptians are more accustomed to calling the French Frank. Although the pronunciation is almost the same, it is a very different concept. This is going back to the era of Damascus machetes, camel cavalry and caliphs 1,000 years ago. .

"I'm afraid," she said, trembling. "Have you got a talisman or something?"

Severus pursed his lips and shook his head, looking unreasonable, trying to pull his arm away, but Pomona hugged him tightly.

"Let go!" he warned.

"No!" She replied decisively, "It's fine if you want me to let go, we'll go back immediately."

"You were the one who said you were going to explore!"

"I'm sorry, can't I?"

The death stare of the old bat appeared.

Pomona stared fearlessly into his eyes, as if her guts had returned.

"Ahem." Gong Saiyi coughed twice, and the two turned their gazes to him at the same time.

"If you don't mind, I have a talisman here." Conseil said, and took out a children's toy from a medieval money bag covered with embroidery - a puppy made of straw.

"Have you ever read Zhuangzi?" Gong Saiyi seemed to see the suspicion in Pomona's eyes, and added, "In Zhuangzi's fortune, if you encounter a nightmare and are out of breath, you can use this grass Made dog models to ward off bad luck."

"In England the dog represents another meaning." Severus looked at the grass dog with bright eyes. "Especially a black dog, it's a sign of bad luck."

Conseil looked at Pomona as if asking her if she wanted the amulet.

"Can Chinese amulets protect against Egyptian ghosts?" Pomona had just finished speaking when Severus slapped her on the forehead.

"Oh, it hurts so much." She wailed while covering the place where she was beaten.

"You're a wizard." Severus gritted his teeth and said every word, "Please act like a wizard."

"Okay." Pomona nodded solemnly at Severus, then took Conseil's amulet and hung it around her neck.

"What are you doing?" Severus frowned.

"Do what a wizard should do, and wear amulets all over your body." Pomona proudly held up the puppy amulet in front of Severus. "Is it cute?"

"Don't be as crazy as the old fool..."

"What kind of plant is this made of?" Pomona took the puppy amulet and sniffed it carefully. She didn't know if it was her illusion. She always felt that she smelled the soap that Sirius often used.

"A herb called moose that drives away ghosts and prevents bad luck," said Gonceil.

Pomona looked at Severus.

"What?" Severus asked stiffly.

"It's nothing." Pomona replied pretending to be relaxed.

She would never tell Snotluck that every time Sirius met him, he would wash away his bad luck with this kind of soap that could ward off evil spirits, and he would never do that when he came into contact with Lupine the werewolf.

Not only did Severus doubt the relationship between Sirius and James, he even doubted the relationship between Sirius and Remus, which was provided by Remus' memory. Reese is an "old married couple". The careless Gryffindor didn't care about this. The old bat's way of harming people has become more perfect after more than ten years of tempering, so that the former old opponents didn't understand the meaning of his words.

Sirius and Remus didn't understand Severus' sarcasm, and went on with their own lives, Severus hurt himself internally, calling them both stupid.

Pomona felt that he asked for it. Although the way he scolded people was vicious enough, he would not feel that kind of happiness if others couldn't understand him. It's better to be more direct. Later, when he scolded Sirius, he used "stupid" Dog" came to refer to.

While sniffing the scent of vanilla on the straw dog model, she was in a good mood to continue shopping, and those eerie sculptures suddenly looked less scary.

It was as if she had a loyal big dog accompanying her. If any monsters dared to provoke her, the big dog would bite them. It must be the best bodyguard in the world.