Harry Potter’s Morning Light

  Chapter 1141 "Giant"

  "Huhu"

  As the ground crew unloaded the weights outside the basket, the colorful hot air balloons lifted into the sky.

  The heat from the spray gun above her head almost ignited Pomona’s hat, and she immediately grabbed Severus’s arm.

  It is morning, and the sun is still not so bright. Against the blue sky, the vineyards stretched along the hills are very quiet.

  Occasionally they can see sheep on the ground, as well as monasteries, churches, castles, and manors in the mountains and forests. It seems that they are witnessing that in addition to the vines, human beings perform a different magnificent epic on the land of Burgundy.

   "Severus, look." Pomona pointed to the depths of the forest, where there was a Quidditch playground.

  "Don't go near that lake." The Muggle in the hot air balloon said, "Some people say there are witches."

   "Lake?" Pomona asked in surprise.

   "People who have been there have lost their memory. It is said that some people have donkey ears. There are many fun places in Yeqiu, so you can't go there for adventure."

  Severus smiled maliciously.

  "Where is your camera?" the driver asked.

   "Camera? Oh, the camera is with you!" Pomona said to Severus immediately.

  He didn't plan to dig out the camera at all.

   "Take out the panoramic telescope."

  Pomona immediately took out the brass telescope and handed it to him.

  He took the telescope and began to look around.

  Although Britain has the English Channel separating its island from the European continent, it is vulnerable to air strikes.

  Before the invention of the aircraft, the airship was the main aviation tool of mankind. The German Zeppelin was huge, like a giant in the sky, but the Germans counted on it for tactical and strategic reconnaissance.

  But the Zeppelin did not disappoint the Germans, mainly because it was very quiet compared to the roaring fighter jets, and had a larger load compared to fighter jets.

  Before 1917, Germany had been bombing with airships, because airships could carry hundreds of kilograms of bombs.

  The Germans once thought that the Zeppelin was the ultimate weapon in their hands. Later, in 1915, the airship began to bomb Britain.

  In the beginning, the Zeppelin always won the cheers of the whole country. These airships usually take off from mainland Germany in the evening, and arrive over Britain when the lights are first turned on. The street lights of British cities and the lights from the heads of houses are their best targets.

  At that time, there was no such word as "light control", and the performance of the aircraft was very fragile just after the outbreak of World War I, and there were almost no aircraft capable of fighting at night.

  Even if an ordinary airplane finds an airship, all it can do is poke two small holes in its thick skin. The only thing that can stop those German giants in the sky is the fickle weather at sea.

  There was no awareness of air defense when London was attacked for the first time. Those German airships flew freely in the British sky as if they were uninhabited, and bombarded the East City indiscriminately.

   Zeppelin once became synonymous with fear, causing great panic among the people.

  The Germans also know how to measure. They attacked the Dongcheng District where the poor gather, not the rich area. Sometimes "life is like grass in troubled times" does not refer to everyone.

  In order to defend against these "Germans", Britain used hot air balloons to arrange air barriers in both World Wars. However, compared with World War I, the performance of aircraft was greatly improved during World War II, and the role of hot air balloons declined.

  Humans have an inexplicable worship of "huge" things.

  Compared with the Quidditch World Cup stadium held in the UK in 1994, which can accommodate 100,000 people, the Quidditch stadium in Yeqiu is much smaller. If you change to an Englishman, you might be proud of it.

  But as long as she thinks of the Quidditch commotion that occurred later, and what happened afterwards, Pomona is not in the mood to be "proud".

  Henry Potter wanted wizards to join the war to deal with these Zeppelins. Anyone who sees other people's aircraft flying wild in the airspace of their own capital, but can't do anything about them, will feel angry.

  But this is the secret rule-wizards cannot participate in Muggle wars, otherwise they will bring unexpected curses, and the curse will bring even greater fruit than the victory of wizards.

In the 1970s, in addition to the Beatles, there was also a rock band named Zeppelin in the UK. The name of this orchestra made people who experienced World War I disgusted, but young people thought it was cool, at least better than the band. The original name "New Bird" is much better.

  Flying like a bird is a human dream, but bending the bow to shoot birds is also a major hobby of humans.

  After the Ottoman Empire captured Constantinople, the whole Christian world trembled. In order to deal with the pressing Turks, the Grand Duke of Burgundy united with the Pope at the "Pheasant Feast" in his castle to recruit all countries to launch a new crusade.

  After the Black Death and the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France, the armed forces of the European countries were basically injured, so that Burgundy became the military head of the European countries as a duchy.

The power of the   Golden Fleece Medal still affects the nobles today, not to mention the nobles of the 15th century.

  The "good guy" Philip hopes to get the crown, but Burgundy has been a country from the beginning of the "foundation of a nation". This involves a complicated "crown stealing process", and the Merovingian royal family has always been rumored to be of Jesus' blood.

  Whether it is the three fathers and sons of Piping, or the "good man" Philip, they need the approval of the church if they want to "legally" inherit the throne.

  After several generations of development, Burgundy has not lost its financial or national power to any kingdom on the European continent. Even if King Alcyrance didn't want to let the Duke of Burgundy, who had to be loyal to him for generations, stand on his own, he didn't have enough strength to stop it.

  Philip is only one step away from becoming king, and that is to obtain the approval of the church.

  Becoming the leader of the Crusade is very attractive to the duke. When Pope Nicholas V came to the throne, the Roman emperor was no longer able to lead the European countries as the “ruler of the world”. The kingdoms, principalities, republics, and city-states have become independent. Not only do they manage their own affairs, but they also dominate each other, causing unprecedented chaos.

  Nicholas V was not born noble, but he hoped that European countries could reunite with the opportunity of infidel invasion, so he also had expectations for this crusade.

  But this grand pheasant feast was not as successful as the Grand Duke of Burgundy and the Pope thought.

   There is a proverb in the East, it’s better to eat with fewer people, and it’s better to work with more people. The Black Death and the Hundred Years' War have reduced the population of Britain and France and other countries.

   Although Burgundy is strong, it cannot launch a campaign with the power of a single country.

I heard that the pheasant feast was very luxurious. There were three long tables in the banquet hall of Wurong Castle. Each table was covered with silk brocade and velvet, as well as various mechanical toys elaborately made by craftsmen. And a model of a castle, with sweet orange juice flowing in the moat.

  Participants used gold and silver tableware, and expensive tapestries hung on the walls of the hall, embroidered with the ancient Greek Hercules Heracles and the golden fleece he was looking for.

  There is a female sculpture near the Duke’s seat, and the spiced wine is constantly flowing from her right breast, guarded by a roaring lion.

  A line of words is engraved on the lion's body: netouchezamadame, which means "don't touch my woman".

  The implication of this group of sculptures is that the "good man" Philip defined himself as a lion, and swore that Constantinople would be treated as his own woman.

  It is a pity that such a grand banquet did not achieve the purpose of the Duke's expectations, even if the Duke put some magical animals that Muggles had never seen on the table.

  "The Good Man" Philip compares himself to Jason, and will lead the Argonauts on an expedition.

  The grand banquet demonstrated the financial resources of the Duke of Burgundy. Everyone knew what he meant, but the king’s envoy was not a mercenary after all, and he would not see money.

  Since the Justinian plague, the use of mercenaries in wars in Europe has become a helpless move. The plague only occurs when the population recovers, as if God is not willing to unify Europe.

  There is no loyalty to mercenaries, but a certain number of people and elites are needed on the battlefield to bring the peasants who have just come out of the countryside to fight.

  Otherwise, wait for the peasants who have been drinking and reveling all year round to understand what a real war is, and the wormwood on the graves will grow to waist-deep.

  It is impossible for the people to order and ban like soldiers. They are difficult to control and often complain. French films often show how the French people engage in underground resistance behind the military in a humorous and clever way.

  It is precisely because of the existence of such a group of people that it is impossible to rule the world.

  "You take a hot air balloon just to see the scenery?" the hot air balloon driver asked.

   "Yes, just watching the scenery." Pomona said calmly.

  Some people like to use landscape photos as "trophies" to prove that they have been there.

  But some people are more willing to leave their names in the history books.

  If a man is not interested in women, how can women conquer him?

  Maybe, you can try to write history books like Bathilda Bagshot,

  In this way, in order for her to write better about herself, even if he doesn't love her, he must be polite to her. You can't send her Medea just like Jason sends her a sum of money to kill her.

  "Are you a local?" Pomona asked.

   "It depends on how you define it." The hot-air balloon operator said, "I was not born here, but I have lived in Yeqiu for most of my life."

   "Then do you know if Joan of Arc is a rough woman?"

  The hot air balloon operator was stunned.

   Pomona smiled mysteriously, looking at the distant scenery.

   "I knew it was time to bring a bottle of sparkling wine." She was a little bit stunned to say, how pleasant it would be to sit in a hot air balloon and watch the scenery while drinking champagne.

   "I have it here." The hot air balloon operator said, opening a car refrigerator, which contained not only champagne but also fruits and biscuits.

   "Oh, that's great!" Pomona said in surprise.

   "The weather is good today, it is still windy in the morning, and the newlyweds who had made an appointment have been cancelled."

   "In other words, are we lucky?"

   "It's better to say that the groom's luck is too bad." The pilot gave Pomona an ambiguous glance. "His ex-girlfriend is holding his child and looking for him at the wedding."

   Pomona opened her mouth wide.

   "I think that is definitely an unforgettable scene of a lifetime."

   "No, it's absolutely unforgettable." Pomona reached out and pinched Severus's arm hard.

   "What are you doing!" The old bat put down his binoculars and asked angrily.

  "Sir Popington asked me, why not hold a wedding in the auditorium, do you know why?" Pomona asked with a cold face.

  The expression on the double agent's face suddenly became serious.

  "How did you feel when you saw Harry Potter for the first time, he looked like James, or did he have Lily's eyes?"

  Severus looked at the Muggle pilot, who was engrossed in maneuvering the hot air balloon as if they were in a storm.

   "Can we talk about another topic after we get back to the ground?" Severus said compromisingly, not even daring to look Pomona's eyes.

Maybe Pomona is not like Nacissa Malfoy, knowing that her husband has another woman outside, but she now feels like the one who saw another woman holding her husband’s child at her wedding, asking Brides whose husbands are responsible for them.

The point is that Harry Potter is still not related to Severus Snape. Whether it is because of his nostalgia for his first love or his guilt for telling the story and causing Lily's death, Severus feels that he should treat Harry. Lee is "responsible".

  She is very angry now, but she is not crazy enough to fight him with her magic wand on the hot air balloon.

  What if the hot air balloon crashes?

  It’s just that the next flight experience becomes very boring, and people can’t wait for the balloon to land immediately.

  (End of this chapter)