Hogwarts: A Chinese-Style Professor

Chapter 85 Helena's Deal
It's 10 p.m.

Levi's figure appeared precisely on time at the top of Ravenclaw's tower.

Helena seemed to have been watching this place from a distance—as soon as Levi's figure appeared, she immediately floated out of the tower.

"Tell me, how do you want this deal done?"

Upon seeing Helena, Levi took the initiative to ask her a question.

Before that, would you like to hear my story?

Helena floated quietly in the air, her voice soft and ethereal—the moonlight shone on her translucent figure, her constantly swaying skirt complementing her beautiful profile, creating a truly ethereal scene.

"No need, just tell me it's a transaction."

Helena suddenly turned her head and stared at Levi.

After watching for a while, she suddenly laughed again and said:

"Alright—the terms of the deal are: I want you to help me kill a ghost inside the castle."

"No matter what methods you use, as long as you can make him disappear, I will tell you the location of Mother's Crown."

"The Crown of Motherhood—you are Rowena Ravenclaw's daughter?"

Li Wei suddenly realized the identity of the ghost in front of him.

The credibility of this deal immediately became extremely high.

Is it just that he was made to intentionally kill a ghost for a magical artifact that might not even be useful?
What makes them think they would do that?
"Now you believe me? How about it? If you kill him for me, I'll give you the crown."

Li Wei frowned slightly.

“I am a teacher at Hogwarts, and it is impossible for me to kill someone in the castle for you—nor can a ghost.”

"Stop pretending—I can tell you're a true Slytherin."

Helena seemed to completely disbelieve what Levi was saying.

"To achieve your goals, you can ignore everything—are you perhaps worried about Dumbledore?"

"Perhaps—then let me put it another way: the crown is very valuable, but it's not enough to motivate me to kill."

"Tsk!"

Helena's face showed obvious disgust.

"It seems we can't reach an agreement?"

Li Wei jumped off the tower and prepared to leave, treating the night as a mere stroll to admire the moon.

Although he was indeed interested in the crown, and his mindset had subtly changed after entering the legendary realm, in terms of conduct, he was still the same as the Sorting Hat had said.

He disdains using any underhanded tactics to achieve his goals.

From this perspective, the assessment of him as a 'pure Slytherin' by others seems more like a slander against him.

"and many more."

Helena called out to Levi, a look of hesitation on her face.

This is very likely the last and only person who could help her, and it would be a pity to miss this opportunity.

"Here's what we'll do—you don't need to kill him. As long as you can make him disappear from my world, I'll still give you the crown!"

Li Wei turned his head, showing some interest.

"Who is the ghost you want to kill?"

Helena's expression turned ferocious at the thought of that person.

"Barrow the Blood Man! You know him, right? He's one of the strongest among the castle's ghosts, but he's definitely no match for you."

Li Wei jumped back to the top of the tower and said calmly:
"It seems I need to hear about your past."

This will determine how he might resolve Helena's troubles.

Helena glanced at Levi with displeasure—while it was good that he wasn't overly reverent, this rudeness still made her somewhat uncomfortable. But she had no choice.

After hesitating for a moment, she still told the story of the past that had made her feel guilty for the rest of her life.

Out of jealousy of her mother's wisdom, she stole her mother's crown and ran away from home—which caused the already ailing Rowena Ravenclaw to fall seriously ill.

In the final moments of her life, Rowena sent Barrow, a blood man who had always loved Helena, and ordered him to take Helena back.

He did find Helena, but she refused to go back with him.

At that time, Barrow the Blood Man expressed his love for Helena, but she still rejected him.

Enraged, he killed Helena on the spot—and then, overwhelmed with grief, committed suicide shortly after her death.

That's the whole story.

When Helena spoke of this past event, her expression was sorrowful—not for her own death, but for her mother's guilt over her passing.

If she hadn't stolen the crown, her mother's condition wouldn't have worsened.

Moreover, according to Barrow the Blood Man, her mother's only wish before she died was to see her one more time—and she couldn't even fulfill that wish for her mother—all because of that damned Barrow the Blood Man!
Li Wei nodded and commented:

"It does sound like Bloody Barrow ruined all of this."

Although he thought Helena was quite stupid.

Standing on the shoulders of giants didn't give her a broader perspective; instead, she focused on trivial things—but at this point, there was no need to provoke her.

As for whether Barrow the Blood truly committed suicide because of his infatuation with Helena, or because he feared Rowena Ravenclaw's retribution, Levi wasn't very interested.

"You think so too, right? So—"

Helena was very excited by Li Wei's affirmation, but Li Wei interrupted her in advance.

"I have a question: since Blood Man Barrow has done such terrible things, why hasn't anyone bothered him all these years?"

A look of sadness returned to Helena's face.

"He's already dead, what can those people do? Death is a severe enough punishment for him."

Moreover, this guy is a complete scoundrel; he won't utter a sound in the face of any insults.

Li Wei continued to ask:

"You haven't mentioned this deal to anyone else all these years?"

“No—I know that they are all afraid of Dumbledore, and Dumbledore would never allow anyone to harm the ghosts in the castle.”

“I can’t help you kill him either—but I have a plan, I don’t know if you can accept it.”

"tell me the story."

Despite not having much hope, Helena said.

Have you heard the story of Sisyphus?

"He was punished by Hades, the god of the underworld, and was forced to push a boulder that would never reach the top of a mountain. Every time the boulder approached the top, it would slip and fall, and he would be trapped in endless futile labor."

"I can make a deal with you."

Looking at Helena, whose eyes were shining, Li Wei continued.

"Isn't Blood Man Baro still begging for your forgiveness right now? I can use the Unseen Stretch Charm to create a huge space, and then combine it with the Blow Away Charm to punish the ghost."

Whenever he flies to the edge of space, the Blow Away spell blows him back to his original position and counts.

When you reach the number you've set, you will appear before him once and decide whether or not to forgive him.

As long as you never choose to forgive him, he must keep flying.

"If one day I find that he no longer continues to challenge this punishment, it means that his guilt and love for you are false—at that time, he will have to choose to perish."

Otherwise, I will kill him myself, and Dumbledore cannot stop me.

(End of this chapter)