Do Not Disturb Sleeping Dragons

Back in the dorm.

Daphne and Astoria were both in their rooms.

"Skylar, I have already rallied some younger students who are on good terms with my family, all of them from Slytherin, in the name of Greengrass. The rudimentary form of the Sleeping Dragon Society has been established," Daphne reported first.

Astoria interjected, "I have no problem with it either; Hestia and Flora from the Carrow Family have also agreed to join."

Skylar highly values the twin sisters Hestia and Flora, who carry the blood of the Carrow Family, one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. Moreover, their wands are made from the same Fantastic Beasts material, so if they cast spells together, they can produce a synergistic effect greater than the sum of their parts.

This enhancement effect is astonishing. Historically, the Bute Brothers, Founders Ilvermorny in North America, once joined forces and, at the age of 16, used wands of the same origin to unleash power comparable to the famous dark witch Gormlaith Gaunt.

Thinking of this, Skylar couldn't help but mischievously imagine Harry Potter teaming up with Voldemort to fight against a common enemy.

"Well done!" Skylar asked, "How many people are there in the organization now?"

"As you instructed, I haven't contacted any upperclassmen yet, not even our year's students. So the main focus is on third-year and second-year students," Daphne said.

Skylar intended to hand over the senior students to Narelle of the Wankanda Family, but Narelle's loyalty and abilities were still being tested, and he also didn't want to attract the attention of the Ghosts Society, so Skylar decided to put the recruitment of them on hold for the time being.

The other students in the same year, however, were concerned because Skylar had noticed Draco's unusual behavior. Before things became clear, Skylar didn't want his plans to be exposed to them, especially since Blaise's mother was his enemy!

As for first-year students, they have just enrolled and are not yet familiar with daily school life, and they may also lack a sense of confidentiality, so Skylar will not consider them for the time being.

"There are only three students in the fourth grade: you, me, and Morrie. There are six students in the third grade, and ten students in the second grade, including Astoria." A total of 19 students, which is better than Skylar had expected.

Skylar carefully reviewed the list Daphne had given him, and was very satisfied with her work efficiency. After praising her, he asked, "Is there anything else? When should we hold our first all-hands meeting?"

Daphne frowned, seemingly organizing her thoughts, before saying, "Skylar, have you ever heard of the 'Ghosts Society,' a student organization?"

Skylar nodded; it seemed even Daphne knew about the Ghosts Society.

Daphne said, "This organization is very mysterious. I don't know much about it. I only heard about its existence by chance when I was recruiting people. I heard that your brother was invited... As for whether he accepted, I don't know."

"You two just need to keep the Ghosts Society's affairs in mind. I'll mention it to Morrie. You don't need to worry about them for now... They need to be even more discreet than we are, so they definitely won't do anything to us openly... We just need to be careful."

Skylar didn't want any conflict with the Ghosts Society for the time being. Dealing with Lestrange and Selwyn's group was fine, but going up against the Ghosts Society, whose strength was unknown, would be unwise in the early stages of establishing the organization.

Moreover, based on the typical plot of wish-fulfillment novels that Skylar was used to in his previous life, beating up the smaller ones might attract the attention of the larger ones. Behind the Ghosts Society is the Knights of Walpurgis, who can use two generations of Dark Lord as pawns!

In the time that followed, Skylar devoted himself to studying four things: the Book of Ancient Divine Dragons, Cosmetic Potion, Pygmy Puff cultivation, and advanced application of the Shield Charm.

Time flies, and October 1st arrived in no time.

The Sleeping Dragon Society held their first meeting in the space inside Newt's Suitcase Space. The new members were filled with curiosity about this mysterious space and developed even more admiration for Skylar's amazing abilities.

First, there was a self-introduction ceremony to allow the members to get to know each other. Then, Daphne read out the pre-designed charter and rules, the most important of which was that the existence of the organization could not be revealed to any third party. Violators would be severely punished. The Sleeping Dragon Society would operate as a completely secret underground student organization.

Daphne then read out the three fundamental principles of the Sleeping Dragon Organization:

First, increase the cohesion of the organization. Every senior member has an obligation to guide junior members in the organization, and members of the same grade should help each other, communicate with each other, and maintain good interactive relationships.

Secondly, the organization will hold regular dueling training sessions to cultivate members' practical combat skills. This activity will be personally supervised by Skylar —at this point, many members couldn't help but cheer.

Third, resource sharing. The organization aims to pool everyone's resources to build a shared library within the Suitcase Space, allowing each member to contribute and share knowledge. Currently, all members are from Slytherin, and almost all come from wizarding families, contributing by copying from their family collections. In the future, members from Muggle families will join, who can conduct research for the organization or complete its tasks. A fair system will then be established to calculate their contributions and exchange them for equivalent resources in the library.

There's no need to worry about the initial resources for the shared library; Skylar himself, plus the Greengrass Family's collection—even after deducting some private collections that shouldn't be made public—already has over five hundred books.

Skylar's example in the original book when Hermione created Dumbledore's Army, Schelling awarded each member a Galleon with a Protean Charm as a membership card. Whenever members were gathered, whether for a full meeting or practical training, the Galleon would change to indicate the time and place of the gathering.

After completing these tasks, the Sleeping Dragon Society officially adjourned.

The "protagonist's faction," the Sleeping Dragon Society, is established!

The next day, before dawn, Skylar was already up, exploring the castle dungeon—his target: the kitchen!

Skylar emerged from the Slytherin Common Room and walked down a wide stone corridor, where he noticed pictures of various foods adorning the surrounding walls.

"Good luck." Skylar quickly found a large portrait, which depicted a huge silver bowl filled with fruit.

Skylar gently touched the large, emerald-green pear in the silver bowl. The pear actually wriggled and seemed to be laughing. Suddenly, it turned into a large green doorknob. He reached out, grabbed the door, and pulled it open, thus arriving at the legendary kitchen.

The kitchen was the same size as the Great Hall above, with many tableware items displayed on the cabinets around it. The Great Hall also had four long wooden tables, arranged in the same way as the tables in the four colleges in the Great Hall above.

Some food was already laid out on the table, presumably for the students' breakfast. When it was time to eat, the House Elf would use magic to teleport the food to the corresponding table above.

"Sir, is there something you need?" A Sprite spotted Skylar and trotted over to him.

"The restaurant hasn't opened yet, so I came to check on the kitchen," Skylar said with a polite smile.

"Please come with me, sir." The House Elf grabbed Skylar's hand and pulled him to sit at the table. Six House Elf rushed up, carrying a large silver tray with a jug of milk, ham, fried eggs, toast, salad, and pumpkin porridge.

"Thank you, little one." Skylar poured himself half a glass of milk, ate a delicious meal, and then asked, "This is my first time here. May I walk around and explore?"

"Of course, sir!" the House Elf nodded eagerly.

Skylar was most interested in the food freezer, since wizards didn't use Muggle refrigerators, and as far as Skylar knew, there were no spells to cool items in the magical world; the so-called "Freezing Spell" was actually a spell to freeze and stop the target from moving.

(Note: This book translates Freezing Spell as "Freezing Spell), but People's Publishing House translates it as "Freezing Spell).)

Skylar strolled around leisurely, taking in the sights.

There are hundreds of Sprite in the kitchen. They skillfully wave their long fingers and use magic to direct the knives, spatulas, ladles, and Hufflepuff's Cauldron to carry out various cooking procedures in an orderly manner.

Reaching the far end of the kitchen, Skylar finally arrived at a small room specifically for storing ingredients. The door to the room was engraved with Runic Symbol — Skylar recognized the rune as "Isa," meaning "ice" and "stillness."

The magic rune emanated extremely powerful magical energy fluctuations.

By this time, Skylar had already gained a basic understanding of Guruni's spellcasting, and he was well aware of the difficulty of Guruni's spellcasting.

Skylar himself possessed extensive knowledge of Ancient Runes. Even he spent so much time and effort to master the Ancient Runic Magic Symbols "Guardian"—from his first encounter with it during the Silver Spear trial to when he helped Astoria exorcise the curse, he could only cast a half-finished ancient rune spell.

It wasn't until Lockhart's self-destruction that, in a moment of desperation, Skylar managed to materialize the magic, thus completing the entire process of casting the Gruni spell. This achievement might seem astonishing today, but in reality, he had only mastered a single Ancient Runic Magic Symbols from the vast sea of runes.

It is said that medieval wizards all knew how to cast spells, which filled him with admiration and longing for the wizarding world of that era.

Whether it was the Four Founders of Hogwarts or the Peverell brothers who invented the Deathly Hallows, their mastery of the Ancient Runic Magic Symbols was unparalleled, something Skylar himself could hardly match. The fact that the Cloak of Invisibility and the kitchen freezer door could still emit such powerful magical energy after nearly a thousand years was undoubtedly astonishing and a goal Skylar would strive for in the future.

Skylar pushed open the door and went inside.

The instant Skylar stepped into the freezer room, the "Isa" rune emitted a dazzling white light, transforming into a pure white beam that shot towards Skylar!

Skylar knew the power of Guruni's spells, and he dared not use the Shield Charm to block the attack.

He raised his right hand and quickly drew the "Eihwaz" rune with his index finger. A small palace phantom immediately enveloped Skylar. The two Ancient Runic Magic Symbols collided, making a hissing sound, and canceled each other out.

This was quite a commotion. All the House Elf came running over to see what had happened.

Suddenly, the Sprite parted to the left and right, revealing a path. A very old-looking House Elf, leaning on a cane, approached Skylar step by step and said in a hoarse voice, "The one Prophecy, you have finally appeared..."

The old Sprite introduced himself as Gubby, the most senior of the more than one hundred House Elf in the Hogwarts kitchens. He had lived in Hogwarts since birth, just like the other House Elf, until the day he was chosen as an elder, when he inherited a Prophecy from the previous elder.

The Prophecy foretold that a Hogwarts student would come to the kitchen, trigger the magic above the freezer, and successfully resist it on the spot.

Over the years, countless students have wandered into the kitchen, but the one who triggered this magic has never appeared.

In fact, all the students came to get food, and no one showed any interest in anything else in the kitchen.

Gubby raised his cane and cast a spell, a unique magic of the Sprite, at an inconspicuous corner of the freezer. Suddenly, an antique-looking Hufflepuff's Cauldron, radiating a faint silver glow, appeared in the corner.

"You, the one Prophecy, are the chosen successor of Hufflepuff. Take this Hufflepuff's Cauldron; it is Hufflepuff's most treasured possession. When you use it to cook food, it will make the food even more delicious..."

What? What's the use of this Hufflepuff's Cauldron? When Skylar, as the young master of the Malfoy family, ever needed to cook himself? Not to mention he already has three House Elf under his command.

As if sensing the disappointment on Skylar's face, Gubby smiled and said, "Don't underestimate this Hufflepuff's Cauldron. Hufflepuff was one of the most powerful wizards of her time; how could the treasures she left behind be so simple?"

Huh? Old man, don't just say half of what you mean!

Gubby gently touched a pattern on the front of the Hufflepuff's Cauldron with his finger, and the Hufflepuff's Cauldron immediately changed, turning into a crucible!

"With just a little magic power infused into it, it can transform into a crucible. If you use it to refine Potions, it can increase the success rate and shorten the Potions time..." Gubby said.

Skylar's face lit up with delight. High-level, complex Potions like Polyjuice Potion, Veritaserum, and Felix Felicis carried a significant risk of failure even for Potions Master, not to mention the weeks or even months it could take to prepare. If the success rate could be increased and the preparation time shortened, then the value of this cauldron would be immeasurable!

[Hufflepuff's Cauldron obtained!]