Pomona was lucky today. There were no clouds in the sky. Perhaps because they were deep in the mountains, the stars shone especially brightly, and she could see many constellations even without a telescope.
Aside from the five planets and the moon, the brightest star in the night sky was Sirius. It was so dazzling that it obscured the light of its companion star.
Sirius was actually a binary star system made up of two stars. One was Sirius A, the brightest star visible in the night sky, while the other was its companion, Sirius B.
Observing Sirius B required a telescope. Just as Pomona was hesitating over whether to take out hers, Severus appeared.
Only his head was visible, reminding her of how he used to stalk around the school catching people and deducting points. For some reason, she started giggling foolishly.
"What are you doing here?" he asked sternly.
"I'm observing the stars!" She pointed at the sky. "When Centaurs encounter confusion, they observe the stars to seek guidance."
"You've spent too long with the Centaurs." Rather than urging her to get down from the roof, the old bat climbed up himself.
"Where's Felix?"
"Resting." He sat down beside her.
"Is he strong enough to enter that entrance to hell?"
"I don't know." Severus stared at the stars. "Have you figured anything out?"
"Not yet." She drew up her legs and rested her chin on her knees. "Sinistra once told me that when you think about how we are looking at the same constellations as the ancients, it feels as though we share some mysterious connection with them."
"She also said that Cancer was a dung-rolling scarab in Ancient Egypt."
"Why do you always ruin my beautiful dreams?" she shouted furiously. "First Unicorns, and now constellations!"
"Fine, it