Fulfilling the Promise

"Understood." Susan was about to leave when she suddenly asked, "Do you have any other instructions?"

"No." Skylar gently shook his head and said softly, "Go get busy. And don't forget to rest and take care of yourself. The Sleeping Dragon Society's intelligence is far less important to me than your health."

Susan blushed, but said nothing. She merely nodded quickly before hurrying away.

As Susan departed, the members of the Dragon Eye Group followed suit, and the area immediately fell quiet.

Skylar turned to Joanna Derwent and said softly, "Jo, our intelligence network is almost fully in place—only St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries remains. My father may be one of the hospital board's directors, but he has always only been responsible for donating money and knows nothing about its management... I also don't currently have anyone capable of helping me infiltrate St. Mungo's. Could you persuade Headmistress Derwent for me?"

"President, I... I actually..." Joanna grew a little nervous when she heard Skylar use her affectionate nickname. "I already spoke to the ancestral portrait. She knows about our situation, but there seems to be some kind of contractual magic in the Hogwarts Headmaster's Office—ever since the school was founded, every headmaster agreed to the conditions of the contract when taking their oath of office. They are obligated to serve the current headmaster."

"I understand that," Skylar said, then asked, "But could she possibly pass information from St. Mungo's to both Dumbledore and us at the same time?"

"That would be difficult..." Joanna said guiltily. "She has already learned roughly about the Sleeping Dragon Society—of course, she promised me she would keep it confidential and would not tell even Professor Dumbledore—but mainly, she doesn't want to be caught between us and Dumbledore. You know... sooner or later,