Professor Baker concealed the reason why he made the Horcrux.
Avatar's magical senses allow him to intuitively "see" the most essential changes in other people's mental power, so as to directly perceive the other party's true emotions and thoughts, which is equivalent to having a simple Legilimency, or the kind that ignores the brain occlumency without any trace, so whether the other party is kind or malicious, sincere or hypocritical, happy or angry, whether he has lied or concealed something nothing can escape from him.
Although most of what Professor Baker said was true, only at the beginning, when he talked about the reason why he made the crystal ball, his mental power fluctuations showed a less obvious "concealment" state.
Of course, he couldn't say it - if he said directly that he had killed someone in pursuit of immortality, who would be willing to help him? And he would rather ask two first-year students for help than go to other professors, probably because he didn't want the characteristics of the Horcrux to be seen through.
And in the subsequent description, he deliberately avoided the word "soul", but kept emphasizing how "consciousness" is.
But there was one thing that puzzled Avada: when Professor Baker swore that he had done nothing evil and answered Baron's question "Is the crystal ball a dark magic item?", he was telling the truth!
In other words, Professor Baker was indeed very knowledgeable in dark magic, and this black crystal ball was indeed a Horcrux, and the reason for creating the Horcrux was indeed shameful - but Professor Baker did not do anything evil when creating the Horcrux? !
This completely violated Avada's cognition.
But he could barely accept it. After all, he also knew that he had only been exposed to magic for a few months, and his understanding of the magic world was just a drop in the ocean. It was because he had read the original book that his vision was a little higher, but it was also very general - maybe there was a way for him to create a Horcrux without the soul being corrupted by dark magic that he didn't know about?
And if Professor Baker really did not do anything evil, but his soul was split after killing a notorious dark wizard...
"You plan to let us help you?"
Baron asked with a frown, "We are just first-year students, how can we solve problems in this area?"
"Don't worry, even for a first-year wizard, as long as he is not too stupid, it is not difficult to help me, and there will be no danger. What's more, I have taught you for half a year, and I can probably realize that your level is far beyond that of your peers... and if you are really willing to help me, then I will not only provide you with generous rewards afterwards, including but not limited to money and property, some of my unique skills, as well as secret intelligence and potion formulas... At the same time, I will try my best to guide you, teach you specific practices, and control risks for you."
"However,"
He suddenly smiled bitterly, and said bluntly: "You didn't seem to intend to trust me from the beginning, especially you, Mr. Ken?"
Avada's pupils shrank.
"As an adventurer who specializes in dealing with dark wizards, I do have the ability to judge people's psychology by observing subtle expressions." Professor Baker said helplessly: "Besides, a wizard with ulterior motives and proficient in dark magic, brought a cutting-edge dark magic item into the school, and deceived everyone with a hypocritical face... This kind of person is very suspicious, right?"
Baron glanced at him warily: "So what?"
Professor Baker's voice had a hint of smile: "Then as an ancient pure-blood family, you must have a 'Spiritual Brand Contract'?"
Baron did not speak, but the expression on his face gradually changed from vigilance to thinking.
"Spiritual Brand Contract? What is that?" Avada had never heard of this word before, and turned to Baron and asked.
"That is a kind of magic contract that does not require a wand to sign, but must be signed with mental power to leave a mark on it." Baron said thoughtfully: "This is a more advanced magic contract used specifically between powerful wizards. Because they have mastered the control of their own magic power, it is very easy to do some tricks when signing with a wand..."
"Besides, it is very suitable for my current situation."
Professor Baker added in a relaxed tone: "I don't have a body now, so I can't sign the contract with a magic wand even if I want to. I can only use a mental imprint contract. If I am willing to use a magic contract to guarantee what I said before and restrict my behavior, are you willing to give me a certain amount of trust?"
Avada and Baron looked at each other and fell into thought at the same time.
"Of course, there may be a more convenient way for me..." Professor Baker said slowly: "For example, I am now controlling the space magic in the room. I can threaten to trap you to death here and force you to make an unbreakable oath to help me - but I won't do that. I prefer to complete cooperation under the condition of mutual trust rather than unilateral coercion, not to mention that you are still my students."
As soon as the voice fell, Avada immediately felt that the originally chaotic space returned to normal. Professor Baker's voice rang in his ears again: "Okay, the space magic has been lifted by me, you can leave freely now."
"I will not restrict you, but I have a request: if you agree to sign a contract with me, please do not tell anyone else about me."
"Just a request?" Baron asked, "What if we don't accept it?"
"I have shown all my sincerity. If I can't get even a little trust even with this, then I deserve it." Professor Baker sighed.
"I will wait for your reply after the Christmas holiday."
As soon as this sentence was finished, there was no more voice of Professor Baker in the room. The black crystal ball rolled quietly to the ground, looking inconspicuous among the countless collections in the Room of Requirement. No one would have thought that such an ordinary crystal ball would hide the soul of a powerful wizard.
Avada and Baron looked at each other, staring at the black crystal ball tightly, while slowly retreating and approaching the door of the Room of Requirement. Finally, when they were almost touching the door, Baron took the lead and pulled the door open. Then they both ran out at the fastest speed and slammed the door shut again!
After watching the smooth door gradually disappear, leaving only the empty wall, Avada and Baron sat down on the ground at the same time, their faces turned pale, cold sweat flowed down their foreheads, and they gasped for breath.
The previous confrontation with Professor Baker was too tense and too exhausting, especially when they didn't know Professor Baker's intentions. It was like walking on a tightrope on a cliff, afraid that they would lose their lives if they were not careful.
After a long time, they gradually recovered.
Fortunately, not many people stayed in school during the Christmas holiday, and no one would come to the eighth floor normally. Professor Flitwick was probably still sleeping in, so no one noticed their abnormality.
"Are you going to trust him?"
After a long while, Avada took the lead in asking Baron.
He himself was willing to give Professor Baker a certain degree of trust - by observing the changes in mental power, he could directly "see" that Professor Baker's kindness and sincerity came from the heart. And it was indeed as he said, he could have trapped the two of them and forced them to make an unbreakable oath, but he did not do so.
Although he was still a little worried about the Horcrux, if there was a contract as a constraint, then it would not be a problem.
But after all, the mental imprint contract was in the hands of the Shafik family, and if Baron was unwilling to provide it, then he had no choice. He didn't dare to directly help a guy who had no constraints at all!
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