Chapter 406 East of Eden

In June 1971, before leaving for Slughorn's house for summer vacation, Pomona took Severus to search for potion materials in the Forbidden Forest as a gift to the Slytherin head who was greedy for fame and fortune .

"What's that?" The 11-year-old Slytherin looked up at a gleaming tree, which looked like Muggle Christmas lights, colorful and beautiful.

"That's tree monkey frogs, native to South America, be careful not to touch them, their teeth are very sharp." Pomona squeezed the pus from Babo's tuber with dragon leather gloves, the sticky feeling after being squeezed , plants that look like slugs glow more intensely.

"How did the tree monkey frogs from South America come to Scotland?" Lily was also looking at the glowing tree. "Are they the offspring of a cross between a tree frog and a monkey?"

"No, that's God's plan." Senior sister Hufflepuff said while working. "Tree monkey frogs are a very popular pet, and wizards in South America have been exporting them all over the world."

"I don't understand what is God's plan." Lily said confusedly.

"Artificial life is forbidden by God, and it is another untastable fruit in the Garden of Eden." Pomona looked at the apple tree like a Christmas tree and said, "You can take some of their eggs away, now is their breeding season, when That pustule turns scarlet when they sense danger."

"None of them are red," Lily said after looking at the tree monkey frogs.

"So they are very happy now." Pomona said with a smile. "Before I warn you, their eggs are very similar to frog eggs. Don't you like Zoko's frog egg soap?"

"I just don't like to paint frog eggs on my body, but it would be nice to use them as tree decorations." Lily said happily, planning to reach out to fetch the eggs of the cuddling tree monkey frogs.

"You don't like being covered with frog eggs, how do you know that the tree likes it?" Pomona was going to teach Lily a lesson, but the red-haired girl didn't care so much at all, and happily collected those tree monkeys like lanterns The frog eggs are gone.

Severus was not interested in them, and after observing them for a while, he held up his fluorescent wand and went looking for other materials.

"Sister!" Severus exclaimed after a while, and Pomona immediately stood up, took out her wand while taking off her dragon leather gloves, and ran over following the sound.

Originally, Pomona thought he was in danger, but when he got closer, he found a centaur standing in front of him. He looked up at the starry sky of Xia Ye, as if he was trying to comprehend something. Three intruders interrupted his thoughts , he turned his gaze to them.

"Hello, Ronan." Pomona greeted him.

"Hello." Ronan said indifferently, and then continued to look up at the sky.

"What is he looking at?" Lily asked inexplicably.

"Destiny Star." Pomona signaled the two juniors to follow her. "Come here quickly, don't disturb others."

Lily had to leave obediently, but Severus was still looking at Ronan.

"What are you looking at!" Pomona covered Severus' eyes, who were looking into the privacy of the centaur.

"Why aren't they wearing clothes?" Severus asked.

"They refuse to wear them."

"Why?"

"I don't know." Pomona shrugged. "Maybe they have a different definition of shame than we do."

"How is it different?"

Pomona pondered how to respond.

"My mother always uses clothes to cover the flesh on her belly, but the horse man exposed her belly. She can exercise to eliminate the flesh on her belly instead of covering it up. Can I understand this?" Lily said Said while eating chocolate frog.

"Your mother will be very sad, Lily." Pomona kept shaking her head, "but you are right, 10 points for Gryffindor."

"You're not a prefect, it doesn't matter what you say." Lily looked at her suspiciously, "Who are you, Gorgon?"

Severus was lost in thought.

"what's on your mind?"

Pomona and Lily watched him together.

"The centaur is not human, but I think he's smarter than some people seem." Severus frowned. "He thinks deeper than he appears."

"If you're interested, I can continue chatting with you, but that's not something an ordinary person can understand." Pomona said, "Even some highly skilled wizards don't necessarily know it. It requires a high level of understanding, and I can understand it." I'll tell you when you're older."

"Tell me, Gorgon." Lily looked eager to try, both of them were top students, better than some children from pure-blood families, but Lily attracted the jealousy of girls, and Severus You have to face the bullying of the Slytherin boys.

"What do you know about Egypt other than mummies?"

"Pyramid." Lily said live up to everyone's expectations.

"The Egyptian blue water lily, I've read about it, is a powerful hallucinogenic drug," Severus said.

"This kind of flower has a characteristic. It blooms when the sun is shining during the day, and the flower will close at night and open again in the morning. In ancient Egyptian mythology, the sun was born from the blooming of lotus, so the water lily shell is regarded as a sacred flower, symbolizing Only at the beginning, pray without disillusionment. At the funeral of the Egyptians, lotus or water lily must be enshrined. They believe that lotus can help the regeneration of the dead. The flower that best represents the Nile is the white lotus, while the blue water lily is a symbol of life. , used in religious rituals, the flower of life is the core of mysticism in ancient Egypt, the Kabbalah tree of life is later than it, they all pursue the mysterious causal relationship of the universe, but the flower of life is more complicated than the tree of life."

Lily was not interested in the topic anymore, she turned to collect frog eggs, only Severus was still listening carefully.

"Some people think that it is happy to return to the Garden of Eden, so that they can live a carefree life under the rule of God, just like Adam." Pomona lowered her voice and said, "Do you think that is happiness?"

"My prefect lives a carefree life, never worrying about money, has a handsome appearance and a perfect family background, but I know he doesn't want to marry the marriage partner arranged by his father, he wants to marry Narcissa Black more , if you say that you can’t get what you want at the cost of not worrying about food and clothing, then I don’t like that kind of happiness.” Severus said coldly, “I don’t want to be that kind of peacock.”

"Lucius Malfoy actually has this side." Pomona murmured, "I really can't see it."

"Sister!" Severus said angrily.

"As you said, God's Eden was arranged by the god of Genesis. It was his plan and aesthetic arrangement. Anything that did not follow his plan would be destroyed if he was dissatisfied. The wizard, through his own participation Enlightenment and practice, learn knowledge from the creator, understand his power and rules, and then work for yourself, arrange your own garden with your own will, the wizard becomes the god in this garden. If you raise a If the pet is obedient in the garden, then it can enjoy a comfortable life that it cannot enjoy in the wild. If it is not obedient, drive it out. That pet must not live as comfortably in the garden in the wild. At that time it I just want to make up for my mistakes and regain the master's forgiveness. At that moment, you are the god in the garden, Severus. When we have explored all the mysteries, we will have equal rights with the founder. Status, if he is not willing to share the supreme position with us, then there will be a big battle, he will leave a rule for himself, let the creatures within the rules always obey his orders, and this is what we want to explore for generations. "

"Challenge the Creator God?" Severus asked with raised eyebrows.

"Yes, wizards are the kind of people who don't be lambs, so our fate is cursed. Cain killed his brother Abel, which offended God, so he punished Cain for wandering, and he gave The power of Cain's eternal life is exactly what human beings are looking for. The Kabbalah tree of life has 10 chakras. In this reverse-growing tree, there are 'magician' and 'justice' in the crown. Exactly where our heads are, so, Severus, do you choose to be a magician, or a judge of justice?"

As soon as Pomona waved her magic wand, a chakra diagram of an inverted tree of life appeared in the air. Each chakra had its own color, just as beautiful as the nearby apple tree full of tree monkey frogs.

"Of course it's a wizard." His eyes sparkled brightly. "In Merlin's name."

"You don't need to swear by his name, if you choose to take this path, then you are just like him, a pathfinder, wizard." Pomona said with some jealousy, the wizard is interested in the pursuit of power and truth. The desire of the witch is much stronger than that of the witch. The witch is more responsible for passing on knowledge and continuing to future generations. In the end, the bloody Barrow was killed, why couldn't he let her go?

"You mean, I can become a wizard like Merlin?" Severus asked in surprise.

"You're all wizards, and you're all Slytherins, why not?" Pomona said irresponsibly. of.