Chapter 276 Professor Binns Has Faded

Following Elena's question, Professor Binns' lecture stopped abruptly.

The clear and melodious voice of the little mixed-race Veela echoed in the classroom, in sharp contrast to Professor Binns' previous low and boring lectures - it was like a sudden influx of cool breeze in the stuffy room before a summer thunderstorm.

The little wizards who were a little drowsy suddenly woke up from their trance:

Ron moved his chin away from the cover of "History of Magic", and a trace of transparent saliva was about to drip on the book; Harry slowly took off his glasses and then put them back on; Susan lifted her head from her arms When she got up, a red sleep mark appeared on her left cheek; and Hermione...well, as an honors student, Miss Granger was still as energetic as ever, but her state was not much different from that of other classmates at this time.

Gregorian calendar year? History of magic? Time dimension?

What does this all mean...

Hermione Granger frowned and stopped the quill in her hand with a confused look on her face. Her eyes wandered between Professor Binns and Elena, like a confused little animal - although she was not distracted, she Still didn't understand what Elena was asking.

In fact, most wizards may not be able to answer Elena's questions right away. They may not even be able to figure out what the girl is asking. Sometimes the more accustomed things are, the more difficult they are. answer.

But Professor Binns was different. He almost stopped teaching and froze on the podium, looking at the little girl in front of him in surprise.

As a professor of the history of magic who has been around for thousands of years, Professor Binns is very aware of the weight behind the question that the first-year student just asked, as well as the endless questions that may arise from it.

The chronological calendar is the first cornerstone that anchors all history - any issue involving this field is no less than tracing back the origin and development of the entire history of magic.

In other words, if you really want to answer it completely, then this question is too broad.

Professor Binns blinked.

"That's not what this lesson is about." He whispered in that dry, breathless voice. "We only need to learn some simple historical facts now, Miss Kaslana, instead of exploring the origins and cornerstones of the history of magic. .”

After a slight pause, Professor Binns looked around at the young and confused faces, cleared his throat, made a soft sound like breaking chalk, and continued to read the lesson plan in his hand with a sound like an old-fashioned vacuum cleaner.

"...During that period, Emeric the Evil came to southern England to impose a reign of terror -"

Just halfway through reading, Professor Binns stuttered and stopped again, looking ahead blankly with his wrinkled face.

Elena's raised right hand has not been lowered. It is swinging back and forth very rhythmically in mid-air, just like the double snake staff that Salazar Slytherin was waving more than a thousand years ago.

"Miss Kaslana?"

"I would like to ask a question, Professor. You said before starting class that the history of magic is a subject that studies facts. Any content that contains speculation and unreliability should not be the object of our study."

Elena said softly, her tone full of childlike innocence, her blue eyes flashing with light.

"However, the beginning of the AD era is based on an illusory Muggle myth and legend. When we record the past according to the chronicle and try to connect historical events together, if even the beginning is a legend speculated by people, then what is derived from it? How can it be called - [real history]?"

Chronicles, written in Latin as annales, meaning "annals".

This is currently the most objective and accurate way of recording history.

In this form of compilation, there is no need for literary aspirations, no need to pay attention to special structural patterns, but only the complete connection of events in human and natural history that occur every year with biographical elements.

The magical world uses this classic method of historical recording when describing and studying history.

However, just like the roots of a towering tree, when using chronicles to record history, choosing when the historical event node occurred as the starting point is undoubtedly the most important starting point.

In fact, in the long world history of mankind, there may be dozens or even hundreds of dating methods that have appeared.

In West Asia, the ancient Babylonian Kingdom used the Nabonassar Chronicle, also known as the Babylonian Chronicle, which was based on 747 BC when King Nabonassar of the Fourth Dynasty came to the throne. After the rise of ancient Rome, it occupied a vast area along the Mediterranean coast. The Roman chronology is generally based on 753 BC, the year when the city of Rome was founded. The Arab region uses the Roman chronology, which is based on 622 AD, when Muhammad left. In the mysterious Eastern countries, six species have even emerged. Unique chronological system...

However, among all chronological systems, the currently internationally accepted AD chronology is the most special one. (Note 1)

Not only is the Gregorian calendar promulgated and implemented by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, it is one of the youngest calendars, but the Gregorian calendar is also one of the few starting time points (first year) events that are purely based on Made up of legends.

Prior to this, there were similar operations in ancient countries such as the Hellenistic Era (which begins with the myth of the creation of the world) in ancient Greece, and the Mayan Era (which begins with the end of the legendary first world flood).

More importantly, the establishment of the beginning of the AD calendar, that is, the "year of the Lord's birth", was ultimately wrong - after all, according to the "Gospel" records, Jesus should actually have been born around 4-6 BC. (Note 2)

This is undoubtedly a very embarrassing thing, and an even more fatal result is that there is no reliable historical data to establish the so-called first year of AD.

All its time anchor points are established with auxiliary support from other chronological calendars.

You know, Hogwarts was founded in 993 AD, and Professor Binns was already very old before that.

For this professor of the history of magic, most of the changes in chronology are the same as the past that he experienced personally.

Hearing Elena's voice, Professor Binns no longer took any chances - it was obvious that she knew exactly what she wanted to ask.

Professor Binns clumsily closed the notes in front of him, raised his head bitterly and looked hard at Elena in front of him.

This may be the first time in so many years that he has observed a student so seriously.

There is no doubt that the first-year little witch in front of her is not as innocent and harmless as she seems - Professor Binns has learned a truth over a long period of time, the real devil is always like an angel.

"All right."

Professor Binns said slowly and reluctantly, and his translucent gray body seemed to become lighter.

"Yes, I think what you said is not completely wrong. You are right. The chronological description we are using now is indeed based on a young product that is not rigorous and even somewhat ridiculous..."

Along with the old man's dry voice, everyone in the classroom seemed to vaguely hear a faint sigh. I don't know if it was an illusion.

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(The annotation content is free. Why not say it in this chapter? It is because this chapter says that long English and some sensitive words cannot be displayed.)

Note 1: AD is often expressed as A.D. (abbreviation of Latin Anno Domini, meaning "the year of the Lord's birth"), and BC is expressed as B.C. (abbreviation of English Before Christ, meaning "before Christ"). However, in order to downplay its religious overtones and avoid the resentment of non-Christians, most modern scholars have changed the terms to Common era (C.E.) and Before the Common Era (B.C.E.).

Note 2: "AD" came into being in the 6th century AD. At that time, in order to expand the ruling power of the church, believers attached almost everything to Christianity. In 525 AD, a believer named Dionysius, in order to predict the date of "Easter" seven years later (532 AD), proposed that Jesus was born 284 years before the Diocletan era of ancient Rome. The idea of ​​using the year of Jesus’ birth as the starting point is strongly supported by the church.

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