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hp100 reminded me of my persistent thought that wizards don't use the standard Zodiac because they know too much about Astronomy.
Instead they used the Zodiac that is derived by actually observing the path of the sun throughout the year -- the path that goes through thirteen constellations, in a different number of days for each constellation.
Based on *this* Zodiac, Harry is a Cancer, not a Leo, and Snape is a Sagittarius, not a Capricorn. And Hagrid, of all people, is an Ophiuchus!
hp100 reminded me of my persistent thought that wizards don't use the standard Zodiac because they know too much about Astronomy.Instead they used the Zodiac that is derived by actually observing the path of the sun throughout the year -- the path that goes through thirteen constellations, in a different number of days for each constellation.
Based on *this* Zodiac, Harry is a Cancer, not a Leo, and Snape is a Sagittarius, not a Capricorn. And Hagrid, of all people, is an Ophiuchus!