Chapter 3373 The Tide of the World (8)
"Do you really think Lily did it?"
Pomona was making tea when she suddenly heard Severus ask her.
"What did Lily do?" she asked inexplicably.
"The spell that protects the 'savior' until adulthood." He said in an almost sarcastic tone, "He has to go back to his aunt's house every summer vacation."
"Who else could it be if it wasn't Lily?" Pomona put down the teapot and walked over to Severus. He was holding a book and reading it, and he handed it to her.
"I presume he is the author of this book," Severus said.
Pomona flipped to the cover.
"Twenty-One Ways to Use Dragon's Blood" by Albus Dumbledore.
"Are you interested in blood magic?" Pomona was sitting on the armrest of the armchair. From her angle, she could see a terrifying scar on his neck, which was mostly covered by the collar.
"He's an expert on blood," Severus said. "Lily doesn't like blood."
"The power Lily used to deflect the Death Curse was weird." Pomona returned the book to him. "Maybe she learned something from somewhere."
He smiled sarcastically "Study with Potter?"
Pomona herself didn't believe that would happen.
"What about Lily when she's pregnant? She can't go on missions with James with her big belly."
The smile on his face disappeared instantly.
She didn't know what he was upset about, was it Lily's pregnancy or the fact that she had mentioned James' name?
By this time the water was boiling, making a shrill flute sound, and she left the armchair and went over to make tea.
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February to March every year is the time when the Elosis Minor Mystery is held. In ancient Greece, the Elosis Mystery would be held in Elosis near Athens. However, after the 4th century, this unusual ceremony The ritual was banned, but it did not disappear.
According to the few information about the secret ceremony, the initiates will come to an underground passage, which is completely dark. The new members will hold torches to represent Demeter's search for her missing daughter for nine days and nine nights.
"It's completely dark inside," Chicoliara said, sitting at the dining table. "All the torches have to be extinguished when the ceremony begins."
"Then what are you doing in the dark?" Denon asked.
"Pray, hoping that the goddess can 'adopt' us, and only adopted people can participate in the Great Mystery." Chiconyara said.
"Adoption?" Julian Uffral asked in disbelief.
"The explanation they gave me was gennetes, a word that also means loyalty." Chiconyala said, "The high priest will say to the chosen one, 'You are a faithful flower of the goddess.' Those who are not chosen People can only wait until next time.”
"Where is the Grand Mystery?" Denon asked.
"I have never participated in it. I have only participated in one or two small mysteries." Chiconyara said. "I don't even know where the entrance to the underground altar is."
Georgiana listened intently.
In addition to dragon blood, Dumbledore also formed a blood oath with Grindelwald, which is all related to blood.
He also knows the Loyalty Charm, which allows people to keep a secret even if they are not blood related.
"I swear, yesterday was really a coincidence." Chicoliara looked at everyone, "I just wanted to introduce Madam into the social circle."
"Is everything okay with Caroline and the baby?" Julian asked Georgiana.
"The child has become less lively and likes to kick his mother." Georgiana said, looking at Chiconyara.
"Will they still have little secret ceremonies?" Denon asked.
"I only found out if they would host it when I was invited," Chicoriara said. "That's all I knew."
"What do you think?" Julian asked Georgiana.
She can use Legilimency on Chiconyara.
"There is a man named Zabini, do you know him?" Georgiana asked Chiconyara.
Chiconyara looked at her slightly confused.
"He said he wanted to be my knight squire," said Georgiana.
Denon was drinking water and almost choked when he heard the word.
Chiconyala also showed a strange expression.
"I rejected him. What does this squire knight do?" Georgiana asked.
"What did he tell you?" Chiconyara said.
"This is an ancient custom in Lombardy, where knights squire would be handed over to other members of the family like a dowry," Georgiana said.
"No... you can understand that he wants to be your husband's substitute." Chiconyara said carefully, "when you need a male companion in public."
"Once you accept it, he will become a member of the family. If you find someone else to replace him outside the family, this outsider will be attacked by him." Denon said on the side.
She couldn't understand this weird custom, and she could only be glad that she refused.
"What are the benefits of being adopted by a goddess?" Julian asked.
"Some people will tell you that you will get real life in the underworld after death, but some people will tell me that it is related to eternal youth." Ciconiala said. "The legend is that Zeus agreed to marry Persephone. Hermes told Demeter the truth. She was so sad that she left Mount Olympus and came to Elosis, where she transformed into an old woman named Doso. She took care of the little prince for the queen, massaged the little prince with a kind of magic oil, and then burned him in the fire, which could make him young forever. One day, the queen discovered that she rescued the prince from the fire and interrupted The ritual was performed, and Demeter revealed her true form."
"You also want to live forever?" Georgiana asked, looking at Chiconyala.
"I'm just curious, just like you." Chiconyara said, looking at the crowd.
"No, I do it for work." Julian rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"So, no problem, right?" Denon asked.
"I can't guarantee... I don't know why all the water in my house suddenly disappeared," Chiconyara said.
"I just casually told Grando that I wanted to drink some water... Is there a connection between water and the secret ritual?" Georgiana asked.
"Legend has it that Demeter sent a drought that desolated the earth, and Zeus then went to Hades to release Persephone." Chiconia said.
"Isn't Zeus in charge of the rain?" asked Georgiana.
"It's just a myth, ma'am," Chiconyara said.
She eventually let him go, although this time it was Chiconyala who ran out of the house without applying.
"What's next? Ban them?" Julian asked.
"They have existed for more than 2,000 years." Georgiana said coldly, "Don't mess with these ancient beings easily, focus on worldly matters."
Julian had no objections, and Denon mentioned his two students and the sculpture competition.
She was eating food she didn't really need without much interest.
She once thought that food could bring happiness...
But on the day of the Christmas ball, wasn't she crying and eating cake alone?
Even if you drink the forgetting potion, the people around you will still "help" you remember, reminding you from time to time of the past you want to forget.
So Georgiana stopped having a boring breakfast, wasting her own and others' appetites, and wasting a table full of food.
