Chapter 105: Caught at Night Tour
John stared at Firenze with an idiot look and said:
"What are you kidding?"
"This is no joke, it's the guidance of the stars. Look..."
Firenze pointed to the night sky and wanted to explain his theory to John, but after catching a glimpse of the 'fur care tool' that John took out again, he hurriedly swallowed his words.
"Anyway, that's the conclusion I came to."
After reorganizing the language for a long time, Firenze sighed, "Don't say you don't believe it. Even I didn't believe it at first. But then, I continued to observe the stars for several months. No matter how the seasons changed, But the result of the divination has never changed.
You are the dragon that will destroy this world in the future.
Please note that I am not referring to the fire dragon.
I'm not saying that you will turn into a fire dragon on a physical level either.
The answer given by the astrology is very vague, but I guess it means that you will become a terrifying being with symbolic meaning like those dragons in mythology.
As for the symbolic meaning of the dragon, you as a human must have heard about it, right?
It doesn’t matter if you haven’t heard of it, I can continue…”
John waved his hand to interrupt Firenze's chatter.
Of course he understood what the symbolism of the dragon was.
The 'dragon' that Firenze was talking about just now is actually Dragon, which is the Western Dragon.
It is a divine being in the earliest legends that gave rise to Western tradition.
Or rather, its image is that of primordial chaos, the enemy of the God of creation and order.
Later, under the mutual influence of multiple cultures, the European 'dragon' was given more images.
Such as the guardian of treasure, the symbol of greed and the symbol of evil.
John had browsed a large number of religious classics when he was at St. Brelade, and among them, 'dragon' was directly equated with Satan.
Combined with this knowledge and Firenze's words, what Firenze wants to express is already obvious.
"So you want to say that I will become a demon like Voldemort in the future and destroy the entire world?"
"Although Voldemort is evil, he cannot be called a 'dragon'."
"Oh, you mean I will be worse than Voldemort. Then why are you telling me what to do? Aren't you afraid that I will kill you directly?"
Firenze was silent.
This was not only because he didn't know how to answer John's question, but also because the magic aura flashing on the tip of John's staff was getting brighter and brighter.
After a long time, Firenze took a few steps back:
"I am different from Bain and the others. They follow the guidance of the stars and are willing to be controlled by the stars. But I think that living beings should not rely too much on divination. The so-called divination and prophecy are not irrefutable, and you are not necessarily Will become a 'dragon', or destroy the world.
As for why I appear in front of you and tell you these things.
It is precisely because I want to change the result of divination.
I pray you, I pray you never go down that road!
I pray that you will stick to the light in your heart!
I pray that you will never walk into the distance or into the darkness! "
At the end of the sentence, Firenze bowed his body and knelt down on one knee towards John.
At this time, the magic light on the tip of John's staff was also extremely bright.
You must know that this is not a [fluorescent flashing spell], but a sign of [falling apart] ready to go.
But in the end John didn't wave the wand.
He just smiled and said:
"Do you just rely on your words when asking for help?"
As soon as these words came out, Firenze was stunned.
He stared at John blankly for a while, and finally took out an amulet made of unicorn tail hair with a pained face.
John took the amulet.
Seeing this, Firenze breathed a sigh of relief and shouted with a melancholy expression:
"Mars is extremely bright tonight, please be careful on your way back!"
John raised his middle finger and said:
"You should worry about yourself! Don't get eaten by spiders on the road!"
After saying this, John cast the Disillusionment Curse on himself and walked towards Hogwarts Castle.
He did not look back at Firenze, nor did he take Firenze's prediction to heart.
It's not that he doesn't believe in divination and prophecy.
It's because he doesn't care.
John had a clear idea and understanding of himself.
Under normal conditions, he could not become the 'world-destroying evil dragon' that Firenze said.
If this kind of thing is really going to happen.
That was either because he was affected by force majeure, or because of interests or hatred.
Needless to say, there is force majeure.
This is not something he can change by his own will anyway.
As for interest and hatred.
John felt that if it was because of these two items, it wouldn't matter.
Therefore, John's mentality was not affected at all, and the various emotions he just showed were just acting for Firenze.
The result was very good, Firenze really got something out of him.
A rough estimate is that there must be at least twenty unicorn tail hairs in that amulet, which is more than 200 galleons.
Plus the materials exchanged from other centaurs in the afternoon.
The total harvest value of this trip to the Forbidden Forest is more than 700 galleons, which is staggeringly rich!
After counting the materials this time, John returned to Hogwarts Castle.
However, as soon as he walked into the foyer, John saw a scrawny old cat with dark gray fur squatting on the stairs and staring at him.
John was no stranger to it.
This cat is Mrs. Norris, a cat kept by the caretaker Filch. Because she has been nurtured by her owner for a long time, she often patrols the corridors.
Generally speaking, whenever it comes up.
This means that Filch is not far around.
John suddenly felt an ominous premonition.
'Is Firenze's crow's mouth really right? '
With this in mind, John began to slowly retreat out of the foyer.
He wasn't going to go back to Hogwarts tonight. Anyway, the magic suitcase was here, and he wasn't afraid of not having a place to stay.
But he had just taken a few steps out when a beam of light hit him.
This light seemed to have some kind of special magic power, directly breaking his illusion spell.
At the same time, Filch's excited voice also sounded from behind him:
"Stay up late at night! Little thief! I finally caught you!"
"Alright alright."
John turned around with a smile and said to Filch, "You caught me. Now take me to Professor Snape's office."
"He's actually a Slytherin brat. Haha, you know what's going on. But don't expect me to let you go, and I won't even plead for you!"
Filch said gloatingly, and Mrs. Norris came over and screamed softly at this time.
The voices of this person and the cat are both unpleasant to hear.
But John chuckled and shook his head.
What if you get caught wandering at night?
With Snape's temper, the most he could do was scold him a few times.
As for deducting points?
It is absolutely impossible to deduct points!
If he was exhausted, he would be detained for a few days, and the place would have to be Snape's office.
And this kind of punishment is almost nothing to John.
Putting away his wand, John prepared to walk to Snape's office.
"and many more!"
Filch suddenly grabbed John's arm and asked, "Is your name John Shafiq, Michelle's brother?"
John frowned slightly and said:
"That's right, do you still know Michelle?"
Filch didn't answer John's question.
He looked very troubled now. He thought about it for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said:
"For Michelle's sake! Just leave!"
"what?"
"I said! Go back to bed quickly! I will let you go just this once!"
After saying that, Filch walked away angrily, leaving John alone standing there with some confusion.
It wasn't until Filch's figure disappeared that John whispered softly:
"It seems that Michelle is hiding something from me."