Children today were exposed to things entirely different from those in Pomona's era. Back then, they had no video games, nor so many tasty treats and fun toys. Pomona's main pastime had been reading.
That was probably hard to understand for people who got headaches at the sight of words. Besides Tales of Beedle the Bard and The Lord of the Rings, Pomona had also loved The Chronicles of Narnia.
Four children during World War II were sent to the countryside by their parents to escape the war. By chance, they passed through a wardrobe into another world.
In the world of Narnia, there was a beautiful lion King named Aslan. He was the creator of the kingdom of Narnia and a symbol of wisdom, benevolence, glory, justice, and strength.
He led the children and all the Narnians against the forces of evil, defending the kingdom of Narnia.
That majestic, gentle, lonely lion had remained impossible to banish from her mind.
Among the stars of a summer night, Leo was not the most conspicuous. By then, the Spring Diamond at the zenith had been replaced by the Summer Triangle in the southeastern sky, formed by Vega in Lyra, Alpha Cygnus, and Altair in Aquila.
Leo was a spring constellation. Although the sun entered its house along the ecliptic in summer, it sank in autumn and winter, when winter constellations such as Capricorn ruled the sky.
Harry and Neville were both Leos, while Severus and Tom were both Capricorns.
In The Prince, the author said that lions could frighten away other beasts but lacked the fox's insight. That analysis was based on the lion's animal nature.
Lions were also often associated with lust and pride.
Greece's greatest strongman, Hercules, had been cursed by Hera from the moment he was born. After