Chapter 2989 The Secret Without a Trace (21)

Before the events of Salem, the wizarding and Muggle worlds were not completely separated, and the creators of Azkaban even lured sailors to the island in the 15th century.

At that time, it was the age of great voyages, and people were still sailing on the vast sea in search of India, which was full of spices and gold. It may be because of the popular use of spices in that era, these ancient scrolls are filled with a vague fragrance, not like the smell of perfume, but more like it has been soaked into the paper.

At about the same time, one of Malfoy's ancestors became a courtier at the court of Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen. At that time, the British navy was a pirate that Elizabeth obtained private plunder by signing a charter. Around 1535, the Spaniards discovered the "Silver Mountain", and before that they had already transported the gold products of the Aztec Empire back to Europe. .

The wizards who recorded this history compared it to the looting of the Temple of Jerusalem by the Romans, as well as expensive goods such as Portuguese spices, where piracy was rampant.

At that time, naval battles were mainly based on hand-to-hand combat. At the beginning of the 17th century, the Dutch began to use cannons to avoid close combat as much as possible. Britain is surrounded by the sea, and unlike the "calm sea" in the Mediterranean Sea, the huge force of the waves in the ocean prevents them from using rowing boats, and instead they use sailing warships, and because they don't need so many sailors rowing boats, there are boats in the cabin under the deck. More space, you can install cannons.

And because sails need wind to sail, the Ottoman Empire rose during this period and quickly annexed the forces left by the Eastern Roman Empire. In order to fight against it, a new "Eastern Expedition" broke out again, and this time Britain also joined.

In the North Sea, there is no need to worry about the lack of wind, but in the Mediterranean, you will encounter the same situation as when Agamemnon led the expeditionary force. Alterations were made to make it more like a battleship with sails, while the Italians enlarged the Regais de Calais to accommodate more soldiers.

It was these two ships that fought against the Spanish "Invincible Fleet" in the naval battle between the Spanish "Invincible Fleet" and the British in 1588. Half of the Spanish warships were forced to return due to the wind and waves in the Atlantic Ocean. They were able to continue sailing with the fleet, but when there was no wind, the sailboat lost momentum and could only be bombarded by British warships from a distance. Although oar rowing has enough power, it is not as flexible as the British ship because of its huge size. The British navy set the ship on fire and let the burning ship drive towards these large ships, causing great confusion. "Defeated.

This Spanish fleet was built by Philip II, and it has made many military exploits. Unlike Spain and Spain, where gold ships were frequently robbed by pirates, both the Netherlands and England targeted Portugal's colonies and trade.

In short, there is a lot of wealth "floating" on the sea, and the pirates will look for a secret place to hide these treasures. Those sailors who are attracted to Azkaban are not all for warm beds and food.

After discovering the island of Azkaban, it was unmanaged for a period of time, and many black wizards who "came here for fame" conducted research on the island, and they tried to change the buildings on the island to what they needed However, it led to a collective attack by the dementors. According to scholars who study the field, the connection between the building and the dementors is so deep that anyone who tries to destroy the building may face retaliation, and then even the dark wizards are reluctant to go to the island.

"What did you find?"

Pomona raised his head and looked at Snape, who was covered in pitch black, in a daze for a moment.

She had been buried in those yellowed documents by candlelight just now, and she had forgotten that he patrolled in her place.

"Sit down first." She said softly, found the herbal tea she made on the shelf, and made a pot of fragrant tea with hot water. "Drink it, it will make you relax."

"I can't relax yet." He said coldly, looking a little unreasonable.

"It's not just Muggles who pretend to be alchemists, but wizards too." Pomona took a sip of tea, "Have you heard of Sebastião I of Portugal?"

"Someone pretending to be him?" Snape asked.

"He drowned while fighting in North Africa. It is said that he was not really dead, but disappeared. He was young and strong. He drifted far away along the river he was going to cross. As long as Portugal was in danger Will appear."

Pomona didn't know what he heard, anyway, Snape's serious expression softened.

"The last King Sebastian appeared in Venice, but he was finally captured and killed by the Medici Grand Duke of Florence. After the death of the real King Sebastian, Cardinal Enrique succeeded to the throne , but he did not return to secular life, and died without heirs, and then Portugal was annexed by Spain."

"You think a wizard masquerading as a king wants to be master of Portugal?" Snape asked.

"I don't think so. It's written in the file," Pomona said. "That man is going to close the Inquisition."

"You think he's ambitious?" Snape asked.

Pomona shook his head.

Inquisitions were set up everywhere with the colonization of Spain and Portugal, even including Mexico, but they did not deal with Aztec remnants, but Dutch, German and Flanders sailors.

With the loss of the Spanish Armada to England and Philip II's trade blockade, flamenco was considered a Spanish dance, but the term originally referred to all Dutch people who traveled south from the Netherlands to make a living.

"Then what do you think it's for?" Snape asked again.

"Freedom." Pomona touched the files. "Are these really copies?"

"No one is watching." He said lightly.

"Whether anyone reads it or not, you can't take the original," Pomona said seriously.

"Good night." He said suddenly, then turned and left the greenhouse.

It's really late now, but...

Looking at the "garden" in full bloom, Pomona pouted.

"It's really blinding my good garden." She muttered dissatisfiedly, and went to bed after washing.

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There is an old farming proverb: The purple berries bend the elderberry branches, the color is like rose dogwood, and the wheat is selected for sowing before the frost, rain and snow.

There are many legends about the Elder Wand, but not every Elder Wand is made of elderberry, but the elderberry resembles the knuckle fingers of a mummified corpse.

After the lazy kiss ended, Pomona stroked the scar on Severus' neck, which looked horribly hideous, as if it couldn't be cured by any potion.

"What do you want?" He said indulgently and helplessly.

"Have you ever thought about getting a tattoo?" she said whimsically, "Tattoo and cover up this scar."

"Get up." He said coldly.

Pomona was sitting on his lap at this moment, and of course he couldn't stand up if she couldn't get up.

"No." She said willfully. "You don't want a tattoo?"

He doesn't speak.

"Up to you." She said softly, no longer insisting.

"You think it's ugly and needs to be covered up?" Severus asked.

She thought so, but she looked into his eyes and felt that he had something to say.

"The Dark Lord also covered up his past," Severus said.

"That's different!"

"I'm not going to cover up anything to beautify myself," Severus said quietly, and he stood up, regardless of whether Pomona was sitting on his lap or not.

She was so angry that she wanted to kick him twice, but when he stood up, she realized that their heights were so different.

He wasn't the shorter first year in Slytherin robes anymore.

"I don't like you covering yourself." He touched her cheek with the back of his hand. "Why do you always listen to that old fool?"

Is this still a question?

But she didn't say anything, just stood there stupidly.

Although he didn't last long, he also served as a principal, and he has a majestic aura about him.

If Hogwarts had become what it was when Snape was the headmaster, would Harry still be looking forward to the early end of the holiday, and would "escape" from the Dursley's house in violation of the International Statute of Secrecy?

Umbridge's school rules contained too many details, or she left nothing to let it go, and the reason was not to let the smallest things escape her control.

The more she wants to control, the more "chaos" she creates.

"You learned from him, too," Pomona said with a smile.

"What?"

"Remember that girl who sang to you? Why did you let her sing?"

He was as motionless as petrified.

"Umbridge always wanted to pass clauses to prevent this and that. Voldemort also tried his best to prevent people from saying his name, but do you think it is useful?"

"For now." He thought for a while and said.

"That's because surrendering to fear doesn't produce power by force," Pomona said.

"Umbridge didn't use force, she used the authority granted to her by the Ministry of Magic." He said with a twitching corner of his mouth, looking as if he still hated Umbridge for mentioning that he was not accepted to apply for Defense Against the Dark Arts professor It's like Feliway's expression when he mentioned Umbridge measuring his height with a tape measure.

"We'll talk about her question later, what do you want for lunch?" Pomona asked relaxedly.

"Whatever." He said with a malicious smile, and left the restaurant majestically.

Pomona stuck out her tongue at him to see what else was available in the kitchen.