Chapter 573 Fable About The Stars
"First of all, I would like to express my deep gratitude to Headmaster Dumbledore for preparing such a special classroom for me.
After everyone sat down, Professor Firenze said gently,
"At the same time, I would also like to express my special thanks to Mr. Levin Green. His kind deeds not only prevented me from being separated from my compatriots, but also carefully arranged this classroom, making me feel as if I had returned to the Forbidden Forest when I was in class."
Firenze's eyes swept across the classroom, and then, with a slight smile, he continued: "According to my habit, I prefer to teach you in the Forbidden Forest. The natural atmosphere and mystery there can always teach me better lessons. It adds a lot of fun. Unfortunately, it's still too cold there now. Of course, this is just for you humans."
Hearing this, the faces of the surrounding students finally showed a hint of excited smiles.
For members of Gryffindor College and even other colleges, going to the Forbidden Forest is nothing unusual.
They often enter the Forbidden Forest during Hagrid's Care of Magical Creatures class, and sometimes even sneak away to explore on their own.
However, being led into the Forbidden Forest by a horseman is a completely different experience.
The students are all looking forward to Professor Firenze taking them to see some weird things after class.
Just when everyone was excitedly looking forward to the warmer weather and being able to enter the Forbidden Forest as soon as possible, a timid voice suddenly sounded from the crowd:
"But...but my grandma said that the Forbidden Forest is very dangerous..."
Everyone looked towards the source of the sound and saw Neville huddled in the corner nervously, his voice trembling slightly, as if his fear of the Forbidden Forest was deep-rooted.
There was a burst of jeers and whispers in the classroom, and some students even began to imitate Neville's tone, making his face even more ugly.
"It's Neville again," Ronald said with some pain, covering his face, "He's like this every time, always bound by some of grandma's old ideas. When will he grow up? It's such a disgrace to us Gryffindors. Got it!"
Harry pursed his lips tightly and said nothing, but his eyes also revealed deep dissatisfaction.
The other Gryffindor students were equally angry at Neville's cowardice. They all cast reproachful glances at Neville, causing Neville to lower his head lower.
On the contrary, Firenze has the best attitude.
"Don't worry, my boy."
Firenze walked up to Neville with four long legs and said softly,
"We won't go too deep, and when I'm in class, my tribe will be vigilant in the surrounding forests, which is enough to ensure our safety."
Neville stared at Firenze with a pair of red eyes. He didn't seem to expect that the majestic centaur professor would comfort him so gently, and he was at a loss for a moment.
Lavender, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but asked curiously:
"Are you saying there are more centaurs like you? Did Hagrid raise you? Just like he raised the Thestrals?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she realized that she had asked a very impolite question. She immediately covered her mouth in embarrassment and apologized to Firenze repeatedly.
Upon hearing this, Firenze slowly turned his head to look at Lavender, shook his head slightly, and said: "Centaurs are not slaves or playthings of humans. We are an independent and proud race.
Live in the forest and live in harmony with nature. "
Firenze seemed to want to say something more, but in the end he just sighed softly and shook his head.
"Let's get started."
Then, he waved his white-brown tail a few times, raised his head towards the leaves above his head, and then slowly lowered his head.
This move seemed to trigger a secret switch. The light in the room suddenly became soft and dim, creating a mysterious and peaceful atmosphere.
The students were surprised to find that they seemed to be in a forest clearing at the dawn of dawn, surrounded by the fresh fragrance of vegetation and a light earthy smell, as if the breath of nature was blowing towards their faces.
At this moment, stars suddenly appeared on the ceiling, like real stars shining in the night sky.
This scene made Ronald blurt out uncontrollably: "Merlin!"
His voice was so loud, it seemed like he couldn't express his shock otherwise.
Although it was rude to make loud noises in class, no one could blame Ronald at this moment.
Because everyone was more excited than him, the whole classroom was filled with exclamations and gasps, and everyone was deeply attracted by this sudden spectacle.
Firenze stood quietly aside and reminded everyone in a calm and deep tone:
“Lie down on the ground and look at the sky. For those with insight, our destiny is contained in the stars.
Hearing this, the little wizards lay on the ground obediently and stared at the stars on the ceiling.
Harry and Ronald did as they were told, pressing their entire backs to the floor and looking up at the starry sky.
They discovered that a star shining with blood-red light was hanging above their heads, as if blinking at them.
However, what is strange is that while this star is twinkling, it seems to completely absorb the light of other surrounding stars, making the starry sky where it is located appear extremely lonely and dazzling.
"Is he going to teach us astrology?"
Ronald's voice had not yet completely calmed down from the previous surprise, and he continued with a hint of doubt and excitement,
"Professor Trelawney has told us this before, saying that Mars can cause accidents or destruction. Every time after her class, I dare not look up at the night sky for fear of seeing something like the end of the world. bad thing!"
At this point, Ronald himself felt a little ridiculous and couldn't help but chuckle.
However, at this moment, Firenze's deep and calm voice sounded above them, causing the two of them to immediately stop smiling.
"These are all nonsense people are saying."
Firenze said slowly.
Harry and Ronald were startled by Firenze's sudden words.
Especially Ronald, he knew that talking casually in class was not allowed, and he was afraid that the new professor would deduct points from him.
It's not that he really cares about Gryffindor's points - hasn't he caused fewer points in the past?
The main reason is that it is a bit embarrassing to be the first student in a new professor's class to have his points deducted.
What's more, he is still the prefect of Gryffindor, so he should lead by example...
Fortunately, Firenze did not do this. He just said quietly:
"Compared to the vastness of the stars, human beings are really too small. The trivial things we do cannot affect the movement of the stars at all.
He gently waggled his tail and walked to the other corner of the classroom, "Whether Professor Trelawney can really see the future from the stars, I have no way of knowing. But in our thousands of years of star research, those so-called predictions are often just nonsense." We look up to the stars, not to foresee our personal destiny, but to look for signs of great evil or change that can change the world. In the past ten years, the stars in the sky have only told us that the wizarding world is in the midst of two In the brief peace between wars. But now..."
Firenze's voice suddenly stopped, and the entire classroom seemed to fall into silence.
The classmates all stared at him with bated breath.
"The bright sparks of Mars are shining above our heads. This is a sign that war is about to break out again." Firenze's voice was low and firm, and every word was as heavy as a thousand stones.
Everyone realized what Firenze was referring to, and everyone covered their mouths in fear.
Speaking of war, who else might be related to war in today's news besides the rumored resurrection of Voldemort?
The centaurs actually predicted that there would be a war in the future. In other words, they also believed that Voldemort's resurrection was true.
Thinking of this, many young wizards showed fear and uneasiness in their eyes, as if they had seen a war-torn future scene, and saw that they, their relatives and friends were in it, unable to escape.
However, Firenze did not allow this atmosphere of fear and despair to continue to spread.
He raised his tone and pointed to the other side of the sky: "Please remember, war is not an unstoppable torrent! Although the heat of Mars is dazzling, it also awakens the brilliance of the morning star!"
He stretched out his arm and pointed his fingertips directly at the other end of the sky.
Following his guidance, everyone's eyes turned towards the starry sky. Among the countless stars, 3.2 a particularly bright star shines with soft white light. It is larger and rounder than other stars, just like a pearl in the night sky.
Unlike the dominance of Mars, the brightness of the morning star does not rob the brightness of the surrounding stars.
On the contrary, under the illumination of this big star, other stars seemed to be encouraged and nourished, and their light became more dazzling.
"The morning star will lead the stars in the sky to jointly resist the threat posed by Mars."
Firenze said firmly,
"This is a difficult battle, because the brightness of the morning star is not enough to completely suppress Mars. But remember, this is only temporary. The morning star is different from the greed and domineering nature of Mars, it allows other stars to bloom their own light , and even share his brilliance with them. Under the joint illumination of this starry sky, Mars' arrogance will eventually be defeated!"
As Firenze finished speaking, the sea of stars on the ceiling, headed by the morning star, suddenly erupted into an even more dazzling presence.
Their light resonated, forming a broader and brighter light, working together to challenge Mars.
Under the impact of this powerful light, the red light of Mars gradually dimmed, and was eventually completely submerged in the sea of stars. .
