I love this very different take on Helena Ravenclaw! She's often seen as the blameless victim of the Bloody Baron's attentions, but here you have given us someone a LOT more believable, who is is wrapped up in her own narcissistic and self-serving view of knowledge and its power and of *him* that she weaves her own trap. The lush language only accentuates the depth of her delusions. Beautifully done, Mystery Author!