A Heart for the World

Barty Crouch Sr. was aware of Amelia's reputation and competence. He had no objection to this.

Clearly, Amelia had been involved with Skylar for a long time; otherwise, why would she have gone to such lengths to lobby throughout Wizengamot to ensure Skylar secured a seat on the waiting list? It wasn't hard for him to guess that in Skylar's mind, all figures—allies, subordinates, even pawns—were ranked in order of importance, and Amelia was undoubtedly number one among his many allies.

On the surface, he remained calm, but in reality, he was already secretly scheming how to contribute to Skylar's career, create value, and increase his status and ranking in Skylar's heart. At this moment, without realizing it, he had been captivated by the leader's charisma, which combined wisdom, methods, shrewdness, and temperament that Skylar displayed.

He was completely unaware that he had lost all the pride a Pure-blood patriarch should have. Instead, he immersed himself seamlessly in his new role as a follower. Gaining Skylar's trust and attention suddenly became the most important thing in his life, but he didn't find it abrupt at all. On the contrary, he was willing and happy to accept it.

"If I'm not mistaken," Barty Crouch Sr. said bluntly, getting straight to the point, "You went to the trouble of recruiting me because you have a task for me, right?"

Skylar smiled, gently raised his hand, and snapped his fingers.

Above Skylar and Barty Crouch Sr., an abnormal fluctuation suddenly appeared in the air, and then a map about 10 feet long slowly emerged from the void.

Barty Crouch Sr.'s eyes narrowed. He was a connoisseur and knew how difficult it was to Conjuring Spell that was silent and without a staff. Moreover, this map was clearly not a doodle; it had numerous extremely detailed markings and lifelike sketches of various landforms and landmarks.

"This is..." Barty Crouch Sr. recognized the map at a glance. It was a map of Great Britain, including Ireland, covering the entire country.

"This inspiration came from a map drawn by Muggle, though I modified it to make it more relevant to the wizarding world—" Skylar pointed, "For example, look, this is Hogsmeade Village, and see this building? That's the Three Broomsticks."

Skylar's finger moved down, "Look here, this is London, this is St Mungo's Hospital, this is King's Cross Station, this is Diagon Alley, this is the Ministry of Magic..."

Barty Crouch Sr. was speechless, astonished by the map's level of detail. Looking at the densely packed markings, he couldn't help but point to the markings of London's residential areas and ask, "What are these? Aren't those where Muggle live?"

Skylar gave a cryptic smile, then pointed to the residential area Barty Crouch Sr. had mentioned. "This is Skylar Square," he said, pointing to a building marked number 9, where the names "Newton Scamander" and "Tina Goldstein Scamander" immediately appeared. "This is the residence of the famous Scamander." Skylar turned to Barty Crouch Sr.. "Do you understand now?"

Barty Crouch Sr.'s expression was priceless.

He finally understood: the boy before him was serious, absolutely serious, and wanted to bring the entire Britain wizarding world under his control.

Skylar's finger continued moving above the London residential area, then tapped on a marker. "You should be familiar with this place, shouldn't you?" As soon as he finished speaking, the names "Sirius Black"Black and "Kreacher" appeared on the marker.

"Isn't that the location of Black Ancestral Home?" Barty Crouch Sr. frowned. "Sirius Black Black is hiding there! Right under our noses! What are these Auror up to? The intelligence department is even saying with absolute certainty that Black is hiding abroad!" He suddenly seemed to realize something, turned his gaze to Skylar, and asked, "Could he be one of your men? Was his presence there also your arrangement?"

Speaking of Sirius Black, he's truly remarkable. As the most infamous figure under the Dark Lord's command, he escaped from Azkaban without even a wand, yet he managed to remain hidden for so long without being caught. Keep in mind, the Ministry of Magic mobilized a massive workforce to capture him— Auror, Hit Wizard, and the scouts were all working in shifts, and the Ministry of Magic even enlisted the help of the Muggle government. Even with all that, they couldn't catch him.

You could say he fled abroad, but he's clearly been in Great Britain the whole time, and in London, the most densely populated city in the world. That's really a bit too much.

Skylar shook his head slightly. "Of course not. He was able to remain hidden for so long because someone was helping him, but that person wasn't me." His smile grew increasingly sinister. "Want to guess who it is?"

Barty Crouch Sr.'s brows were furrowed deeply. "Death Eaters? They've made contact?"

"No," Skylar answered, "It's Dumbledore."

"What!!!" Even with Barty Crouch Sr.'s composure, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Among so many wizards and so many forces, he had considered that it could be anyone, but he never imagined it would be Dumbledore. How could Dumbledore, possibly associate with the Death Eaters?

"Unexpected, isn't it?" Skylar smiled. "There must be some hidden story behind Black's case. But the important thing is, if I'm not mistaken, when the chaos descends, Black will likely be an important member of Dumbledore's Order of the Order of the Phoenix. So—"

"Based on my deduction, this location is of great importance and deserves our attention; it is highly likely to be used as the future headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix."

Barty Crouch Sr. nodded, agreeing with Skylar's prediction. If the Mysterious Man wanted to rule the wizarding world, then the Ministry of Magic would inevitably become a target he needed to control.

From the Order of the Order of the Phoenix's perspective, the Black family home in London, close enough to the Ministry of Magic and semi-vacant, with ample space and ancient protective magic providing sufficient concealment, was indeed the most suitable location for a secret Black Ancestral Home for the Order of the Order of the Phoenix.

Skylar's finger continued south, passing through several wizarding communities in South London, such as Ottery St. Catchpole, Godric's Hollow, the Cotswolds, and Dingwall in Cornwall. With each mark he passed, the name of the corresponding wizard would appear on the mark.

Then, his finger made a turn in Cornwall, as if circling the coast of Great Britain, and began to move upwards, eventually stopping in the Scotland region...

The Hebrides.

There was a triangular dragon head symbol on it, and the moment Skylar's finger touched the symbol, a family name popped up—

The MacFusty Clan.

That incredibly mysterious family, which rarely had any connection with the Great Britain mainland.

The legendary dragon-raising family, known as the "Black Dragon Tamers," was responsible for caring for the ferocious Hebridean Black.