The Final Plan

Chapter 83 The Final Plan

As time passed, the students of Hogwarts were approaching their final exams, and a tense atmosphere constantly enveloped the entire castle. The usual noises of playing and laughing in the corridors and common rooms had also decreased considerably.

But there are always those who shoulder special responsibilities, whose pressure is many times greater than that of ordinary students. For example, fifth and seventh graders who are about to face crucial exams, and so on...

"...I think I understand."

Inside the "Always Request" room, Baron sat opposite Avada, his hands clasped under his chin, quietly listening to Avada recount the entire plan.

"In other words, you've now completed all the other arrangements, and all that's missing is my black crystal ball to begin the plan. You need to utilize the black crystal ball's ability to contain souls, and use it in conjunction with those spells, to imprison the wandering spirit that Voldemort is currently possessing Quirrell."

"right."

Avada nodded.

"Your problem now is that, according to this plan, you need to find an opportunity to put the crystal ball on Voldemort to ensure 100% success, but Voldemort won't allow you to participate in stealing the Philosopher's Stone. And if it were Harry, his touch would directly cause Quirrell's death and Voldemort's escape?"

"That's right."

"Have you tried seeking help from Professor Dumbledore? With his insight and abilities, he might be able to help?"

"I originally intended for him to handle it, and I've already let him know the full plan. But after reading his explanation, I realized that this plan can only be executed by me personally... It's a little secret, you know what I mean."

Avada explained gravely, "So telling Dumbledore about this would be more harmful than helpful—Dumbledore's involvement wouldn't help with anything, whether it's keeping Voldemort in check or protecting Harry. He might even scare Voldemort away the moment he shows up, ruining the whole plan from the start."

"...Are you really sure?" Baron's face practically screamed "outrageous."

To be honest, even he himself found it absurd: the most reliable entity at Hogwarts, the backer and early-stage guardian of countless transmigrators, had no use whatsoever in his plans...

But that's just how it is. In the original books, Voldemort's ghost did indeed manage to escape Dumbledore's grasp, and Dumbledore, after reviewing the information and plan provided by Avada Kedavra, explicitly stated that his plan was better than the original, yet he himself was unable to implement it…

"I am absolutely certain—Dumbledore cannot keep Voldemort, and Harry has absolutely no need for his protection. This is the future I have witnessed firsthand."

"..."

After hearing Avada's resounding assurance, Baron lowered his head and pondered for a moment before raising his head again.

"I have a proposal, would you like to hear it?"

"Oh?"

Avada raised an eyebrow, curious as to how Baron had solved the problem that had troubled him for months in such a short time: "Tell me about it?"

"That's right, I plan to..."

Avada listened silently as Baron explained his ideas, his expression gradually shifting from curiosity to surprise, then from surprise to horror, and finally leaving only a look of utter helplessness...

"Hmm... a very Slytherin-esque and aristocratic proposal."

Avada nodded slightly, acknowledging Baron's intelligence and thinking, but then sighed, "But you really didn't need to get involved."

"Putting everything else aside, you won't even get past him—he can Legilimency. Besides, only Voldemort is weakened, Quirrell isn't. If he goes all out, he can take me down in less than three minutes, let alone you. Even with those conditions you mentioned..."

"Just tell me if this method is feasible or not," Baron interrupted his analysis and asked.

"It's feasible, but..."

"If it's feasible, that's enough."

Baron, unusually, interrupted him twice in a row: "The magical world shouldn't continue to be poisoned by that bastard. If sacrificing just a little of my safety could make him stop completely and bring peace to all of Britain and even the world, I can't think of anything more worthwhile... And besides myself, there really isn't anyone else who meets all the conditions, is there?"

"Besides, if your operation goes smoothly, he won't even have a chance to make a move, and I won't be in any danger at all, right? Don't you even have that much confidence?"

"I'm a Slytherin, after all. You can't just stand by and watch your friends risk their lives while you do nothing."

Avada opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know what to say.

"There's no need for this," he finally managed to squeeze out, "At worst, I'll just quit this year. It's not like I won't have a chance to get rid of him later..."

Don't talk nonsense.

Baron frowned. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. And you yourself told me that if we fail this time, we'll only have a chance to eliminate him when he resurrects, and that will introduce a huge variable! Right now, eliminating him only requires the safety of myself; this deal is already worthwhile!"

"You can't measure it using a buying and selling mindset..."

"I do not believe that my personal safety is more important than the peace of the entire magical world. I have said before that this is my responsibility, and no one can take it for me now. I am the only one who meets the requirements."

Baron looked into Avada's eyes and said, slowly and deliberately, "And I trust you, I trust that your plans and actions will save me from misfortune, and that's enough."

"..."

Avada remained silent for a long time.

"Are you... sure?"

He raised his head, looked directly into Baron's eyes, and asked the question one last time.

"Sure."

Baron nodded emphatically.

"Do you know how to perform Occlumency surgery?"

"Yes, I just started practicing last summer. My father said my skill level is pretty good."

"Can it apparite?"

"No, my parents won't let me learn it."

"...I understand. Give me the crystal ball."

Avada took the black crystal ball from Baron and took out a silver ring from his pocket, loosely fitting it around the ball. Then, he took out his wand and whispered a spell over it. As time passed, the ring slowly changed size, eventually fitting perfectly around the crystal ball as if it were one with the crystal.

"That's fine."

Avada returned the crystal ball to Baron: "Now, all we need to do is imprison him inside, which will suppress his mental power and prevent him from escaping."

"I understand. Remember to call me when the time comes."

Baron took the crystal ball and stared at it blankly for a moment: "I hope everything goes well."

"Um."

Avada nodded: "Then you can go back first. I still need to study some things here..."

"All right."

Baron stood up and walked heavily toward the door of the Room of Requirement: "See you later."

"Okay, see you later."

……

After confirming that Baron had left, Avada stood up abruptly, pushed open the door to the Room of Requirement, and strode out. However, instead of heading towards the stairs, he went in the opposite direction...

Principal's Office.

He was going to find Dumbledore, tell him about his plan, and ask him to secretly protect Baron's safety—neither he nor Harry needed extra protection, but Baron was different.

So what if he exposed a magical sense? He accepted it!

(End of this chapter)