Unbreakable Vow

As Dumbledore instructed.

Cypher only needed to strike his most comfortable pose.

And listen to Fawkes the phoenix sing him a song.

The most comfortable pose?

Cypher thought for a moment, then gave up on lying flat on the ground.

Instead, he sat cross-legged.

"If you can, find and maintain the feeling you had just before the magic was about to be unleashed."

Is that the feeling I had when I saw the barrier on the Black Lake?

Cypher's heart stirred, and Mage Hand slowly guided him.

He saw it, the perspective like a red and blue diagram in infrared.

The entire room was covered in a pale blue light, and in the very center of the room were two sources of magic, one blue-purple and the other gold-red.

Without opening his eyes, Cypher knew that they were Dumbledore and Fawkes.

At that moment, Fawkes seemed to sense something. It opened its wings and slowly circled above Cypher's head.

Cypher felt a trace of warmth, and he understood that Fawkes was about to begin its blessing and baptism for him.

Generally speaking, a phoenix will only sing a unique song for someone once, when it first meets them, after the person passes its test and gains its approval.

Fawkes' last song was sung for a young Dumbledore.

The song is difficult to describe in words, but it can elevate one's soul. If the resonance is sufficient, it can also greatly increase your total magic power.

After a long while, the song stopped, and the phoenix nodded wearily to Dumbledore. With a flash of fire, it disappeared from the room.

It needed to find a place to restore its magic. Here, Dumbledore had activated defensive measures, and the external magic power was insufficient.

In his previous life, Earth was an era of information explosion, so Cypher was particularly good at appreciating and resonating with songs.

He naturally and perfectly fell into the insights that the phoenix brought him.

When Cypher opened his eyes again, he felt a burst of relaxation.

His magic was more flexible.

"From now on, use the wand I made for you. Throw away the previous wand."

Only then did Cypher realize that Dumbledore had changed the wand he made to look exactly like his previous one.

"There are many things you can't know yet. I can only reveal some things to you after you learn Occlumency."

Cypher nodded to show that he understood.

"In that case, you do need Legilimency to learn Occlumency..."

Dumbledore frowned, weighing the gains and losses.

If he hadn't met Tom, he believed he wouldn't have so many concerns.

However, he discovered that Tom had agreed to him on the surface, but was still doing his own thing in reality.

If Cypher were to come into contact with this magic...

No, Tom is just an orphan. He has never made any friends, while Cypher has his own warm family and confidants to accompany him on his journey...

"Cypher, I can teach you Legilimency now. I can even give you my notes on learning magic."

Cypher perked up. Generally speaking, this was the time to make requests.

"But... you must promise me two conditions. First, you must learn the Patronus Charm before you can practice these spells. Second, you must make an Unbreakable Vow with me not to actively harm your classmates."

Cypher nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"Fawkes! Bring Miss Iris and Miss Luna to my office!"

"Learning the Patronus Charm can test whether your mind is being invaded by magic. The vow is because I'm afraid you..."

"I understand!"

Cypher understood that the Patronus Charm was like a mental test in his later life that could give feedback on whether he was being swayed by power.

The vow was because he was afraid that he would not be able to resist temptation.

After all, in Dumbledore's eyes, no matter how mature he acted, he was still just an eleven-year-old child.

"Professor, can the two of them learn these spells?"

Dumbledore was stunned, his expression strange.

"If you can get them to learn it."

Is it that difficult?

Cypher scratched his head.

"After you learn the Patronus Charm, come to me for a Restricted Section permit. If you can't find a book, come to me in my office and I'll help you."

In a few words, a bird carrying two people appeared in the center of the office.

It was Fawkes who brought Iris and Luna.

"Is there anything else we can help with?"

Iris came up to Cypher and looked him up and down.

"I feel like you've changed a bit,"

She muttered softly.

"It's nothing major, I just need to make a vow with the professor, and I need you two to act as witnesses."

"Huh?!"

Dumbledore held his wand and drew complex patterns in the air.

The three of them stood aside, watching dumbfounded.

This wasn't something they could understand right now.

Luna, who understood a little, whispered to the other two that this was very advanced runic knowledge.

Once Dumbledore finished inscribing, He beckoned Cypher forward, to stand opposite him.

Iris and Luna stood on either side, the four of them forming a diamond formation.

"What do I need to do?"

"Raise your wand and point it at me."

Then, Dumbledore chanted something under his breath.

A golden band of light emerged from the tip of Cypher's wand, wrapping around his arm.

It spread backward like a snake, all the way to his shoulder.

The same band of light appeared at the tip of Dumbledore's wand.

"I, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, vow to comply with and fulfill all reasonable requests made by Cypher Corvin!"

As soon as the words fell, the band of light on Dumbledore's arm quickly retracted and wrapped around his wand.

Cypher was surprised that Dumbledore had even agreed to all his reasonable requests. Originally, Cypher would have been satisfied with just occasional guidance.

"I, Cypher Corvin, vow that at no time will I actively cause harm to any Hogwarts student!"

With Dumbledore's demonstration, Cypher quickly spoke his vow.

Dumbledore hesitated slightly, but still acknowledged Cypher's vow.

Cypher only cared about the young Wizards at school, he consoled himself.

With both sides acknowledging the vow, the two ribbons intertwined at the tips of the two wands held together.

Finally, Luna and Iris placed their wands on the intertwined ribbons.

"The vow is sealed!" ×2

The two ribbons merged together, then duplicated into two.

They merged into Cypher and Dumbledore's wrists respectively, leaving a red line tattoo.

As the ritual ended, the magical fluctuations gradually dissipated, and the tattoos slowly disappeared on their wrists.

"Successfully completed a major event, how about a drink at my place to celebrate?"

From Dumbledore's tone, it sounded like he wanted to keep the three of them around to give them some pointers and hear about their upcoming plans.

Cypher was of course very willing, he looked at the two girls, who indicated they would listen to Cypher.

Seeing this, Cypher led the three of them to sit down in front of Dumbledore's desk.

"Cypher, Luna didn't specify what your Transfiguration problem was because she hasn't studied alchemy."

Dumbledore explained with a smile when he saw that the three of them had conjured comfortable sofas.

Then, he opened a drawer, took out four cups, and used his wand to fill his cup with honey water.

Cypher glanced unobtrusively at the drinks cabinet next to him, and saw that the level of a bottle of honey water had dropped significantly.

"What about you? Black tea? Honey water? Pumpkin Juice?"

The three of them exchanged glances, handing the choice over to the nutrition expert Cypher, who quickly said.

"Two glasses of plain water, one glass of honey water."

Looking at the viscosity of Dumbledore's cup, Cypher's face turned pale.

Who knows why Dumbledore had turned the good drink into something like concentrated juice, was this some kind of perverse hobby of his?

Amidst Dumbledore's laughter, Cypher used his wand to thoroughly mix two portions of water and one portion of honey water in the air, then divided them into three portions and placed them into the cups.

"Just right!"

Cypher took a sip and said with a smile.

The two girls also sat primly on the side, drinking the sweet water, nodding repeatedly in approval.

"It seems my taste is indeed a bit unique."

Dumbledore seemed a little dejected.

"So, the three of you, can you tell me about your plans?"