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Chapter 1322: The Baron and Helena
🕑 Added 2024-12-12 04:34:58 +0000 UTC“What opportunity? I can’t see anything strange about this."
“Lady Ravenclaw personally appointed the Baron to find Helena. We all know that he has been pursuing her madly..."
"Yes, he said last time when he talked with us that he was fascinated by that woman. Maybe, the Baron thought that if he married her, he would get the support of the Ravenclaw family and Professor Gryffindor. He’s very ambitious and does not care whether the woman is really pure-blood. As long as she has the surname of Ravenclaw and Professor Gryffindor recognizes her as his daughter, it is enough. I’ve heard Professor Slytherin also supports the idea. With this relationship, the Baron will become the hottest new star," Clive agreed. "Tsk tsk, but Helena rejected him. It's funny to think about it. The woman would rather elope with a Mudblood than choose him. I’d bet the Baron must be furious now. This guy has a bad temper. I can't imagine what will happen if he finds her."
"That's the problem!" Malfoy said quickly. "We all know Helena had once rejected the Baron. If she truly left a year ago because of an elopement, sending the Baron to find her is far from a wise decision — especially since it was Lady Ravenclaw herself who ordered it. She’s not someone who would make such a mistake."
"Is there a problem? I heard that Lady Ravenclaw became ill because of her daughter's departure. Do you remember the time when she disappeared? Rumor has it that Lady Ravenclaw was very ill because she missed her daughter. She wanted to see Helena before she died, so she sent the Baron. We all know that with the Baron's love for Helena and his character, he will not give up until he brings her back."
"Don't be so naive, Clive. This is the statement released by the school. When have you ever seen such public statements be truthful or accurate? Generally speaking, the truth lies in the opposite direction," said Malfoy. "Let me tell you, there’s actually a secret here we don’t know, and this secret is the key to Lady Ravenclaw's downfall."
"Don't keep me in suspense. Spill everything you know — there’s only the two of us here!"
"Of course I’ll tell you, we are allies!" said Malfoy in a slick tone. "But this matter is of great importance, you'd better not tell anyone else — not even your family, and definitely don’t use an owl. It’s too easy for things to leak."
"I'm not a fool, Malfoy, I know what to do!"
"Of course, of course!" Malfoy said in a low voice. “Because we found Lady Ravenclaw’s decision so suspicious, after the Baron left, our family sent someone to track him. To be precise, they intercepted him before he left France..."
“You sent someone after the Baron? He's not easy to deal with."
"Compared with the Four Founders of Hogwarts, it's nothing," said Malfoy quickly. "About three months ago, our people had a friendly conversation with the Baron in the Orleans area. He told us everything he knew, including that he was going to Greece to find Helena. Someone saw her going there, and..."
"Hehe, you are worthy of being the Malfoy family. Aren't you afraid that the professors will know about this?"
"Don't worry, he won’t say a word. Besides, since we've taken action, the Baron and Helena will definitely not come back. I think a tragic ending where the two die together suits them perfectly. If he couldn’t have her, then destroying her fits the Baron’s character exactly."
Clive didn't answer, but just simply let out a cold, unsettling sneer.
Evan, however, was fully focused now; this conversation between the two was becoming increasingly intriguing.
As the resident ghosts of Slytherin and Ravenclaw Houses, the Bloody Baron and the Grey Lady (Helena Ravenclaw) were very popular at Hogwarts and all students knew them.
Of course, few actually communicated with them.
The Grey Lady often stayed in Ravenclaw Tower, rarely coming down except for the Start-of-Term Feast, and was reluctant to speak to students.
She was a proud yet shy ghost, and only students from Ravenclaw House had the opportunity to interact with her.
As for the Bloody Baron, there was even less to say. He often sat at the Slytherin table, seemingly deliberately trying to frighten others.
The Baron was always wearing chains and bloodstained robes, staring at one place with empty eyes and never speaking.
Both students and ghosts were afraid of him, including the usually fearless Peeves.
Imagine having someone like that sitting next to you — could you even manage to eat?
This had once become one of the things Harry and Ron teased Draco Malfoy about — they thoroughly enjoyed seeing Malfoy have a hard time.
By both appearance and reputation, the Bloody Baron was a fearsome ghost.
But in fact, as a ghost, the Bloody Baron was in an unconscious state most of the time.
Not to mention being scary, he couldn't even communicate normally, which just looked abnormal.
Evan used to think that the reason he became like this was mainly because of the stimulation after killing Helena with his own hands, as well as the deep sense of guilt. The two strong emotions superimposed on each other made him still so abnormal after becoming a ghost.
But now, it seemed there might be other factors involved.
Listen to what this Malfoy ancestor was saying outside. Their family sent wizards to have a "friendly conversation" with the Baron, during which he spilled all the secrets he knew to the cunning and treacherous Malfoys. Then, this ambitious and talented wizard, driven by anger and jealousy, chose to end his life alongside the woman he loved...
Anyway, it was really a spectacular script.
Since this ancestor of the Malfoy family said as much, they must have found some way to control the Bloody Baron.
Was it the Imperius Curse?!
Or perhaps other soul magic, or even a potion?!
Considering Rowena Ravenclaw’s mastery of soul magic and Salazar Slytherin’s expertise in potions, the Malfoy family wouldn’t have done something so obvious. If such a thing were discovered later, it wouldn’t be a laughing matter. They likely used some foolproof magic or verbal manipulation — it was the safest approach.
Unfortunately, this had been going on for three months, and it was probably too late to stop it now!
"I am now beginning to be interested in your information, Malfoy. Tell me, what did you learn from the Baron?"
"Not much, but crucial enough," said Malfoy. "This is news that even the other three professors don't know. Before Helena left, she stole Lady Ravenclaw's diadem! I don't need to say more. You know what that diadem represents, right?"
After he finished saying this, there was a long silence outside the door, without a sound at all...
