"The school was just the beginning", Firenze continued sadly. "Why do you think they closed the school?" Astor was unaware that Hogwarts had even been a school, not that he cared much; he shrugged his shoulders blithely. Firenze, unabated, continued to explain. "They want to control magic, it is hard for a centaur, like me to understand, but mortals like you once had great power. It was a gift, but it's been taken away from you, and what's worse is that it was so long ago you don't even remember"