The Distinction Between Allies

Long before his grandmother Druella's funeral and the Second Task the Triwizard Tournament, Skylar had already established a prominent presence in the Great Britain wizarding world, attracting many moderate members of Pure-blood families to join him.

There are also some families that are not Pure-blood families, but who have keenly sensed an opportunity in this turbulent time and have chosen to join the House of Malfoy's camp in order to seek benefits.

These families vary in size and strength, including high-ranking political figures and business elites. According to Daphne's report to Skylar, the total number is no less than 40 families—a truly astonishing number.

How many families in all of Great Britain can truly be called a clan?

Excluding reclusive families who live in seclusion, according to data from the Ministry of Ministry of Magic's Wizard Registry, there are probably between 100 and 150 such families.

Skylar naturally welcomed all those families who came to him for refuge, accepting all who came.

However, in Skylar's mind, they could only be considered peripheral figures. Their role was to gather around the House of Malfoy, cheer for them, and create momentum for them.

In Skylar's mind, there were actually only a handful of families that he could call allies.

The Greengrass Family, the Nott Family, the Wankanda Family, the Crouch Family, and the Hohenheim Family are considered Skylar's "core allies." Some of them had allied with Skylar from the very beginning, while others had deeply intertwined interests with Skylar and were allies whom Skylar absolutely trusted.

Ali Bashir and the International Confederation of Wizards can be considered his "strategic partners." Skylar shared common interests with them, and their relationship was one of mutual benefit.

As for the Carrow Family, Runcorn Family, Bones family, and McLaggen families, they can only be categorized by Skylar as "special allies"—these families are either traditionally powerful or hold high positions of authority within the Ministry of Magic. They have some connections with Skylar, and the daughters of the Carrow Family, Runcorn Family, and Bones family are even members of the Sleeping Dragon Society, but their actions are not under Skylar's control or direction.

Skylar had reservations about them—their relationship with Skylar was currently in its honeymoon phase, so it seemed very close, and the two sides were constantly engaging in mutually beneficial exchanges. However, Skylar had no doubt that if a conflict of interest arose between the two sides, or if they had differences in goals and ideas, the possibility of them parting ways was not small.

Of course, for the sake of the Carrow Sisters, Susan, Tracey, Skylar still cherished his alliance with them and had plans to further win them over and deepen their cooperation and shared interests.

Whether they were core allies, special allies, or strategic partners, their cooperative relationship and status with Skylar were relatively equal—while Skylar received benefits from them, he would also consider returning equal benefits as appropriate.

At this moment, the families that Skylar had subdued were not allies of equal status to Skylar, but rather "vassal families" whose actions were completely under his control, whose resources were entirely under his command, and who had to obey Skylar commands and orders at all times and unconditionally.

The House of Malfoy itself had three vassal families: Goyle, Crabbe, and Osbert.

The House of Osbert had already become affiliated with the House of Malfoy as early as the time of Septimus Malfoy, the tenth head of the Malfoy House of Malfoy. At that time, although the head of the family, Onxos Osbert, was the Minister for Magic of Great Britain, he was actually Septimus's puppet.

Goyle and Crabbe were Lucius Malfoy's classmates. With Voldemort's defeat in the First Wizarding War and the decline of Pure-blood families, the House of Goyle and House of Crabbe suffered a great loss of power and ultimately chose to become vassals of the House of Malfoy, attempting to gain protection under the House of Malfoy's wings and prolong their family's bloodline and glory.

However, Skylar did not intend to treat them all the same.

In Skylar's mind, Goyle, Crabbe, and Osbert were actually loyal to the House of Malfoy, not to himself.

Skylar already had a plan in mind—he cherished his family ties, especially his brotherly bond with Draco. He genuinely intended to keep his promise to Draco and support Draco in becoming the Patriarchal position the Malfoy family. However, this meant that his own schemes and reforms within the wizarding world should ideally not become too deeply entangled with the House of Malfoy.

The enemies he now faces are all powerful and ruthless, and the reforms also need to contend with the hostility and obstruction of Dumbledore and the Pure-Blood Traitor Faction. If anything goes wrong, Skylar hopes that at least the foundation of the House of Malfoy will not be affected.

So, let's leave the three vassal families of Goyle, Crabbe, and Osbert to Draco after he takes over, so they can become his power and be used by him!

Before tonight, he already had three vassal families: the Higgs Family, the Warrington, and the Montague. Of these three families, only Bertie Higgs Family's position as the head of the Beings Division of the Department for the Control of Fantastic Beasts in the Ministry of Magic was somewhat useful; the other two were weak Half-blood families.

Skylar valued was actually the potential of the younger generation of these families— Terence Higgs Family and Cassius Warrington were both Slytherin Prefect, which was enough to prove their academic abilities, while Graham Montague was to serve as the Quidditch captain in the original story, which showed that his Quidditch skills and reputation on the field were also recognized by Professor Snape.

(In this game, Montague will not become the Quidditch captain, because Draco's rapid growth has already made him the designated new captain.)

Now, having subjugated the Yaxley, Quigley, and Cadwallader families, he now commands a total of six vassal families, twice the number of the House of Malfoy.

Skylar was almost certain that the number of vassal families under his command would only increase in the future.

Therefore, he had to establish a hierarchical structure and define the responsibilities and authority of his vassal families in order to facilitate his management.

Thinking of this, Skylar sighed inwardly. It seemed that he still needed a trustworthy person to manage his vassal families. In the House of Malfoy, these internal affairs were actually handled by a specialist, and that person was none other than the House of Malfoy's butler, Kakarot.

Kakarot is a talent intended for Draco, so Skylar also needs a steward who is loyal only to him and obeys his orders. Moreover, this person must be proficient in management, internal affairs, negotiation, and other skills, and must have an extremely trusting relationship with Skylar.

Hmm, it seems this matter also needs to be included in Skylar's plan.

As for class structure, Skylar already had a rough idea of it.

First, the vassal families are divided into three levels based on their political and business influence: high-level, medium-level, and low-level. High-level vassal families can obtain more resources first, while medium-level and low-level vassal families need to make contributions to Skylar to upgrade.

Yaxley clearly belonged to a high-ranking vassal family.

Higgs Family, Warrington, Montague, Quigley, Cadwallader are temporarily placed in the category of intermediate families.

Skylar only has a rough idea right now. As for the detailed allocation of responsibilities and the setting of authority, he still needs to discuss and negotiate with Daphne. After all, as the eldest daughter of the Greengrass Family, Daphne has received a lot of training and influence in this area since childhood, Skylar believes that she can definitely help him in this regard.

As for why Daphne wasn't allowed to also serve as the housekeeper, it's because Daphne is currently serving as both the leader of the Dragon Head Group and Skylar's personal assistant. Moreover, she is a student with academic pressure, Skylar simply couldn't add any more responsibility to her.