Chapter 025: Priest ...... tarot
"Everyone! Let's go first! Charlie shouted, waving vigorously at the others, and the four children on the boat glanced at him helplessly, trying to avoid and pretend not to know this guy, but they couldn't help their curiosity, and leaned over to the edge of the ship, feeling the process of the ship's slow lift-off.
As the first ship slowly rose to a height of 20 feet, the second pilot opened the box carved with the shape of a boat, revealing a one-foot-long wooden sailboat suspended in mid-air. An ancient Arabic phrase came out of the Muslim's mouth, and the wooden galleon immediately began to grow in size until it was 10 times its size.
The second group of members rushed onto the ship under Arthur's leadership as soon as the stairs appeared, without being greeted by Draco. The third group started with Bill, because there were too many girls in this group, and they were all the youngest, so they had to send more people. Although the fourth group was Molly leading the four teenagers alone, she was the easiest team leader, because Draco and Harry were too busy, and the bodyguard duo was too stupid. The fifth group, with its twins, was the most noisy, but under Snape's silent suppression, even the driver felt the pressure.
Al-Azhar University was the first mosque in Cairo and one of the oldest Islamic universities in the world. From the beginning of the school's establishment, a special lifting area was opened to facilitate Muslim students to store their flying carpets or spaceships when they went to and from school, and later because of the construction of Khan Khaliri Market and Hussein Mosque near the school, more and more spaceships came to borrow and park, and finally the school simply separated the lifting area from the campus with a fence, but opened a side door to facilitate access.
After landing at Al-Azhar University, Ron once again carried the black flag. Take a tour of the campus and get a feel for the place where Muslims study. Experience the difference with Hogwarts. Then go to the Hussein Mosque through the side gate of Guò.
The Mosque of Hussein was originally just an ordinary temple, but when the skull of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was transported to Cairo and enshrined here. It gradually became a center for the study of law in the Islamic world, and became known for its lectures on Islamic law. At the end of the 19th century, when the British ruled Egypt, the Ministry of Magic sent wizards to the area to conduct peaceful exchanges between the two systems of sorcery with the Muslims.
The Hussein Mosque is a Friday service that is visited by Muslims in the vicinity, so much so that the usually crowded Khan Khaliri market can be deserted on that day. Luckily, July 31 was not a Friday, so they were able to visit the Hussein Mosque and enjoy the bustling Khan El Khaliri Market.
Khan Al Khaliri Market is the Egyptian equivalent of Diagon Alley, except that there is no clear boundary between it and the Muggle world, and the mix of wizard and Muslim shops is a special test for shoppers among the many ordinary Muggles. Bill came to Egypt shortly after graduating. I often come to Khan Khaliri Market to hang out when I have time, and after paying some price, I get to know some of the shopkeepers and learn that there are really good goods there.
But it was enough to open Percy's eyes and make the four girls have fun, only Catherine, who had a good vision, walked for a long time without fancy anything, until the sun and the moon turned, and she suddenly noticed a tent. The tents were made of white linen. There was nothing special about it, and Catherine had scanned it several times before, but she hadn't paid attention to it until she suddenly noticed that it was embroidered with a silver "Eye of Horus" on it.
The "Eye of Horus" is called "Wadjat". At first it was the eye representing the cobra goddess Wardit, who was the god of the sun, and this symbol represented her omnisight. Able to know everything in the world. Due to the complex relationship between the Egyptian gods, this sacred eye eventually became the right eye of the pharaoh's patron deity, the eagle god Horus. It means to pay attention to all things and bring good luck.
Later because of the blow of Christianity. With the erosion of Islam, the ancient Egyptian civilization is declining day by day, and it is even difficult to find a trace. But this symbol, as well as some other signs, has been passed down as an amulet through the frescoes of the gods, and when Catherine this afternoon saw many shoddy fakes. However, the one in the tent waited until the sun went down before it suddenly emitted a faint light. Although very brief, it was enough to pique Catherine's interest, and she wondered if it was a real "Eye of Horus" or if it was just a hoax.
Catherine greeted Percy and walked to the tent, but Luna followed.
"What do you think?" Catherine stared at the tent for a moment, then looked down to ask Luna for her opinion.
"It should be true." Luna shook her head with a blank face, which made people feel unreliable at all.
"Then we're going to have to go in and see." Catherine smiled and lifted the tent and walked in.
It was dark inside the tent, with only a few candles scattered, but when Luna came in, she exclaimed with a look of intoxication, "The light here is so beautiful!" ”
"Thanks for the compliment!" A man wrapped in a dark purple cloak sat in the corner and let out a hoarse female voice, "It's a pity that you're not destined for tonight." She stood up very slowly, staggering, but walked straight up to Catherine.
"Please stretch out your hand, destined person." The woman stretched out her right hand, and it was very full and white, completely like a girl, even more beautiful than Catherine's, which was particularly out of place with her appearance.
Catherine stretched out her left hand with some confusion, contemplating how capable this woman was.
"Your hand is too heavily implicated, and my ability is not enough to intervene, but I will be affected by it." The woman directly withdrew her right hand and said hoarsely, "Please stretch out your other hand." ”
Catherine stared at the black "Eyes of Horus" on the woman's hood in surprise, and her gaze unabashedly looked at the other party's still hidden face, but the other party did not move in the slightest, and only slowly stretched out her equally delicate left hand.
"And what can you see in my right hand?" Catherine withdrew her left hand and hung her right hand over her opponent's left hand.
"Death and Purification." The woman's left hand turned half a circle, grabbed Catherine's wrist and gently flipped her palm upward, and then stretched out her right hand to slowly approach, but stopped before touching, "I need some props, please come here." ”
The woman dragged Catherine to the table with the candles, and then she solemnly took out a metal box from the corner of the tent.
The box was very old, and the carvings on it were very worn, but Catherine could still make out the two ancient Egyptian words on it.
"Priest...... Tarot! Catherine was startled, and couldn't help but glance at Luna, and then noticed that her expression had become very strict at some point, and Catherine was expected to look at the purple-robed woman, and then noticed that her face under the hood was actually drier than a hundred-year-old tree.
"Feel free to pick one!" The purple-robed woman opened the box and spread out a stack of cards with a completely black back on the table.
Catherine pulled out a random one and flipped it over, and saw that the lighthouse of Alexandria was painted on it.
"The tower in position." Catherine's eyes narrowed slightly, she had also been exposed to tarot cards, so she naturally knew that this card represented mutation.
"Draw another one!" The purple-robed woman's voice became a little excited.
Catherine hesitated for a moment before pulling out the second one, turning it over and seeing that it was Anubis upside down.
"Death in reverse" represents fear of change.
Catherine's face suddenly turned ugly.
"Very peculiar! Very peculiar! The purple-robed woman repeated twice before muttering, "The territory of the Grim Reaper, where you can't go, but you have to go." ”
"The realm of the Grim Reaper is all over the borders of Ancient Egypt." Catherine smiled wryly and said that with the prosperity of ancient Egyptian civilization, it was really very difficult to think of not encountering anything related to Anubis in its territory.
"Draw four more cards, please." The purple-robed woman ignored Catherine's complaints, but continued to speak to herself.
Catherine didn't hesitate anymore and just took the four cards in a row and turned them over.
Sword 9, which signifies sickness, calamity, and misfortune of all kinds; Holy Grail 2, success and good luck, but attentiveness and concentration are necessary to obtain them; Star Coin Knight, a man of patience and perseverance, inventor or scientist; 1 Wand, success in wealth and career, lifelong friends and a peaceful state of mind.
Seeing that she had turned over the most unlucky card and then turned over 3 good cards in a row, Catherine's mood couldn't help but relax, but the purple-robed woman suddenly lay on the table and studied the four cards.
"It's so weird! I've never seen four cards with different attributes appear at the same time, and it's incredible, it's unprecedented. She jumped to her feet, and with unusual agility threw herself into the corner and rummaged through it quickly.
Catherine glanced at the purple-robed woman's back in disbelief, then at Luna, and when she saw the girl's expression regain her dazedness, she knew that the "ceremony" was over.
"Let's go." Luna laughed and said, "Can't bother her anymore." ”
Catherine smiled and nodded, took out a small sachet and gently placed it on the table, and then led Luna quietly out of the tent.
After a long time, the purple-robed woman jumped up with joy and shouted, "I understand!" But when she turned around, she found that there was no one else in the tent.
"What about people? Where did it go? The purple-robed woman nervously rummaged through all corners of the tent, until she accidentally opened the sachet left by Catherine and poured out a small pile of gold coins and some materials, and realized that the guests had gone.
"That's so much! Isn't this a deliberate attempt to make me owe a bad fate? There will definitely be no good things then! The purple-robed woman picked up a piece of gold coin and bit it hard, her chin had recovered at some point, and her voice was no longer hoarse, "Forget it, I owe it anyway, let's enjoy it first!" Now where to go for a full meal? Pity my stomach, you've been starving for me for so long. ”
As soon as the purple-robed woman thought about it, she immediately swept the gold coin back into the sachet, and then left the tent with the sachet in hand, leaving the magical materials lying alone on the ground, protesting that her treatment and value did not match. (To be continued......)