The Dragon's Five Divisions
Taking advantage of everyone's high spirits, Skylar announced his plans for the Sleeping Dragon Society.
The Sleeping Dragon Society is divided into five groups, which can operate independently while also helping each other and complementing each other's strengths and weaknesses.
The first group is the combat group, also known as the "Dragon Head".
Daphne was given the responsibility of leading this group, which consisted mostly of fourth-year students and above. They were responsible for organizing direct combat, so their focus was on learning practical combat skills and offensive spells. Although Daphne was only a fourth-year student, she had mastered all of Skylar's unique spellcasting techniques, including dual-wielding and Curve Shooting techniques, and under Skylar's deliberate tutelage, she possessed far more combat experience than older students. Her only weakness was that her magical power level was lower than that of sixth or seventh-year students due to her age, but this was no longer a problem after she took the Magic Blood Potion.
Whether it's her abilities or her prestigious family background, she's a trustworthy leader. Daphne will be responsible for providing weekly practical training to her team members. Later, Skylar also plans to have Sarf Human Transfiguration to transform into a student and infiltrate the organization, becoming the shadow leader of this group, complementing Daphne or secretly assisting Daphne.
Sarf is stronger than Daphne and is proficient in the long-lost Parseltongue magic. Her overall combat ability rivals that of the top Auror. With her cooperating with Daphne, the combat team will definitely be safe. Of course, we'll leave aside for now the question of Skylar's ulterior motives—that the two women could use this opportunity to develop feelings and chemistry.
The second group was the surprise attack group, also known as the "Dragon Wing".
Luna will serve as the leader of this group, which consists of students specializing in Magizoology and Herbology. They will primarily engage in ranged combat, providing flanking support to the main combat team. Therefore, their daily tasks will involve cultivating Fantastic Beasts and plants useful on the battlefield within their Suitcase Space, such as Devil's Snare, Mandrake, Venomous Tentacula, and Venomous Tentacula. Although Luna is only a third-year student, she is the top student among the third-year students, even surpassing Ginny Weasley in her class. Furthermore, she possesses extensive knowledge of various exotic plants and Fantastic Beasts. After demonstrating her skill in using Venomous Tentacula Vine pods in actual combat, she easily dispelled everyone's doubts.
Of course, at this time, no one knew that Luna possessed the bloodline talent of a "Child of Nature" and had also inherited the legacy of an Insect Manipulator. All she needed was more time to familiarize herself with her new power.
The third group is the logistics group, also known as the "Dragon Tail".
Astoria was entrusted with a crucial task: a group composed of students skilled in healing magic and Potions. This group did not participate in combat, but their importance was no less. Their daily duties involved brewing Potions in a secret classroom arranged for them by Professor Snape.
As we all know, while Potions are incredibly magical and far more advanced than Muggle World medicines, they have a major drawback: they cannot be mass-produced and require a very long brewing time. For example, Potions Polyjuice Potion takes two months, Veritaserum takes at least a month, and Felix Felicis takes at least six months to brew. Therefore, the logistics team bears a heavy responsibility; they will be responsible for ensuring the inventory and supply of various Potions.
Since Astoria's usual persona is that of a well-behaved and cute little girl, Skylar was worried that her authority would not be enough to command respect, so he specially appointed the Carrow Sisters, Joanna de Derwent, and Melinda Bobin as her deputy leaders to assist her in coordinating the operation of the group.
Although the Carrow Sisters are young, their wands share the same origin, and when they cast spells together, their power is almost comparable to that of an adult wizard. Joanna is a descendant of Headmistress Derwent and is proficient in many of her family's secret healing spells. Melinda, on the other hand, comes from a family that owns thirteen chain apothecaries and is an expert in Potions and various obscure Potions recipes. Each of these four has their own strengths, and if their loyalty can be ensured, their assistance to Astoria should be foolproof. As for how to ensure loyalty, Skylar has his own methods, which won't be elaborated on here.
(Note: The process of Veritaserum takes a full month. If the full month is not completed due to weather conditions, the entire process will be in vain and you will have to start over.)
The fourth group is the research group, also known as the "Dragon Soul".
Morrie will serve as the group leader, while Cho Chang will serve as the deputy group leader. This group doesn't have dedicated members; instead, it comprises academically outstanding elites drawn from the previous three groups. Members are responsible for researching Magical Theory, developing advanced spell applications, and improving Potions formulas. Once they have accumulated sufficient experience, they may even undertake the dangerous invention of new spells and Potions. Group members also have access to the shared library, freely browsing the Sleeping Dragon Society's collection, making the offer very attractive. Of course, Skylar has set very strict standards for joining this group; those wishing to enter the fourth group must diligently improve their academic abilities.
Morrie is extremely skilled in Charms, and she has an extraordinary affinity for elemental magic; while Cho Chang is extremely skilled in Transfiguration and has begun studying her family's secret Paper Transfiguration. Skylar has complete confidence in the abilities of the two of them.
The fifth group is the intelligence group, also known as the "Dragon Eye".
The group was led by Susan. Working behind the scenes, this group analyzed and compiled intelligence gathered by House Elf from various parts of Europe. As time progressed, Skylar's intelligence network gradually expanded. He had planted the Miracle Alchemy Shop in Hogsmeade Village and the Malfoy Armor Shop in Diagon Alley. The two most densely populated commercial districts of Great Britain were also within his network's coverage.
In addition, he had Pure-blood families such as Greengrass, Nott, Wakanda, and Runcorn as allies in Great Britain, each with their own intelligence networks. Under Fudge's deliberate indulgence and with Amelia Bones' full assistance, the Britain Ministry of Magic had long been infiltrated by him, with Skylar's spies planted in almost every important department.
In the business world, Ali Bashir had a wide network of connections, and he encountered numerous business elites every day. The information they shared was like insider stock market gossip in the Muggle world—extremely valuable. In the sports and entertainment world, Horace Slughorn's Slug Club and Philbert Devril's Puddlemere United had also laid out their networks, diligently gathering useful intelligence for Skylar.
Aside from human wizards, large-scale population movements and even minute resource transfers among various alien races could not escape Skylar's notice. The Werewolf pack, led by Fenrir Greyback, had been severely weakened by Skylar's attacks. After the rise of the Human Restoration Charm, many Werewolf, realizing that their weaknesses could be overcome, began to express their desire to break free from Fenrir Greyback's control and no longer follow him in committing crimes.
As for Goblin, Ogre, Dwarf, and Troll, they are all under the surveillance of Skylar's alien allies, the Six Hag Clans and the Vampire Royalty. Although the chances of them suddenly appearing and causing trouble, deviating from the original story's trajectory, the meticulous Skylar would not take it lightly. Only by arranging all forces properly and taking everything into account can one be considered a qualified contender for supremacy.
Skylar also had allies and influence abroad.
The Hohenheim Family in both Germany and Switzerland has received Eleanor's notification and is mobilizing its entire clan to operate at full capacity, continuously supplying intelligence to Skylar's faction. In France, the "Veela Network" centered around the Delacour Family has also been convinced of Skylar's performance. All families who have married Veela, like the Hohenheim Family, are continuously and secretly transmitting information about every corner of France to Skylar's faction.
Meanwhile, Skylar had already made contact with the Vongola Family in Italy. Next semester, the next heir of the Vongola Family, Sathers Vongola, would transfer to Hogwarts under the guise of gaining experience, in order to cooperate with Skylar's plans.
Not to mention, the International Confederation of Wizards, which has gained considerable influence in recent years, has its best eyes and ears in the media outlets it has planted in various countries. As Skylar's international standing has grown, the International Confederation of Wizards has also seized this golden opportunity to rapidly develop and expand its influence to more countries, regions and corners of Europe.
These families and organizations scattered throughout Europe, and these contacts and informants in every industry and corner of Great Britain, are all connected by Dobby's "House-Elf Errand Team," which constantly links one intelligence point after another.
When the next semester arrives, the seventh-year students, led by Gulie Pisgood and Vinia Pierre Sworth, will graduate, and they will become Skylar's new eyes and ears, infiltrating various political and business organizations in Great Britain.
This shows that the intelligence group had a heavy responsibility. They received nearly a million pieces of information every day, and had to decrypt, analyze, organize, and arrange them in order to integrate them into truly useful content to present to Skylar.
Thanks to Skylar's illustrious reputation and personal charisma, the grouping plan proceeded without any resistance.
From this perspective, the Sleeping Dragon Society is far superior to Harry Potter's Dumbledore's Army books. Harry's organization was loosely disciplined, containing not only a wavering traitor like Marietta Edgecombe Eckmore, but also a troublemaker who questioned the leader like Zacharias Smith. Not to mention, the entire organization lacked a clear purpose to serve as a unifying force, and there was no hierarchical organizational structure; everyone just gathered together to practice some spells.