Igor's Appointment

After leaving the Coiling Dragon Dungeon, the two returned to the Chamber of Secrets behind the mirror on the fifth floor.

Skylar took out paper and pen from his pocket and quickly wrote a letter, which he gave to Peter Pettigrew. Then he summoned a young wizard from the Sleeping Dragon Society and asked him to lead Peter Pettigrew through the Secret Passage to Hogsmeade Village —and from there to the Silver Spear's office in Diagon Alley.

As one of the Founders of the Marauder's Map, Peter Pettigrew naturally knew about this Secret Passage. However, the Miraculous Alchymia served as the exit of the Secret Passage, was one of Skylar's strongholds. Skylar himself had set up extremely complex warning magic on the cave at the exit, so a junior wizard who knew how to get through it was needed to guide the way.

Once they arrived at Diagon Alley, Skylar believed that the Silver Spear clerk, after reading Skylar's letter, would know how to make arrangements for Peter Pettigrew that would satisfy Skylar.

After getting everything done, before I knew it, night had fallen.

Skylar glanced at his watch and couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Subduing this group of Death Eaters had indeed taken him a lot of thought and time, but fortunately, everything ultimately went according to his plan.

He didn't even have time for dinner before setting off for the Chamber of Secrets.

When he arrived, Karkaroff and Daphne were already there waiting.

Karkaroff's face was full of impatience as he paced back and forth in the Chamber of Secrets. When he saw Skylar, his expression immediately relaxed.

"Master Malfoy, look here," Karkaroff said, lifting the left sleeve of his robe and extending his arm. The Dark Mark, which should have been a skull, was now a charred, indistinct mess. His voice was hoarse as he said, "The Dark Lord has truly risen. This is his signal to summon the Death Eaters back to him. Last night I felt the mark burning—I knew he was back."

Skylar glanced sideways at Karkaroff and said mockingly, "So... you're scared?"

"I... of course I'm afraid," Karkaroff, flustered and confused, had no will to argue. "I'm telling you, that's the Dark Lord —the most powerful dark wizard of all time. Who dares say they're not afraid of him?"

Skylar scoffed dismissively, "Him? The strongest throughout history?"

Karkaroff stared at Skylar with an incomprehensible look, as if he were looking at a madman. "Isn't... it true? I remember Dumbledore saying it himself, that even Grindelwald, who ravaged the world at the beginning of this century, couldn't compare to his power!"

"Uh..." Skylar shook his head, "I've never met Grindelwald, so I won't comment on how strong he is. All I can say is that I saw Voldemort last night..."

"What? You really saw him? Is what Potter said true?" Karkaroff asked, still somewhat skeptical. He was certain that the Dark Lord had been resurrected, but he still found it hard to believe that the three underage wizards, Skylar, Harry, and Hermione, could escape from Voldemort unharmed.

"I not only saw him, I almost killed him..." Skylar sighed, "Unfortunately, things took an unexpected turn; Voldemort joined forces with others."

What is this?!

What does it mean that Voldemort was almost defeated by Skylar, and then had to team up with others to fight Skylar?

Karkaroff felt like his brain wasn't working properly.

Skylar glanced at Karkaroff's expression and immediately understood his thoughts. He said helplessly, "I knew you wouldn't believe me so easily. I'm too lazy to explain the details to you again, Daphne— "

Knowing his intentions, Daphne immediately brought out a silver basin covered with strange alchemical runes; it was a Pensieve.

The Pensieve is an extremely rare alchemical item, not because it's lost like the Vanishing Cabinet or the Mirror of Erised, but because there are very few wizards who can use Pensieve.

Yes, using the Pensieve isn't like those nonsensical fanfiction stories from Skylar's past life, where you can simply stick a wand into your temple to extract relevant memories.

To use it, the user must first have the ability to organize and summarize memories in order to accurately extract the required memory fragments.

Extracting memories and then immediately immersing yourself in them, foolishly treating them like watching a movie, will not bring you any enlightenment.

What really needs to be done is to look at, think about, and analyze that memory from different angles repeatedly and tirelessly. Memory is essentially a person's experience, full of personal emotions and style, and the user of the Pensieve must separate the facts from this noise.

Therefore, those who choose to use the Pensieve are generally individuals with extremely high intelligence.

Currently, there are only two known Pensieve in the Great Britain wizarding world. One is in the Hogwarts Headmaster's Office, which is the personal item of the current headmaster and has been passed down through generations of headmasters. The other is in the Ministry of Magic, kept in the interrogation room, and used by experienced Legilimens to extract the memories of criminals.

The third treasure in Skylar's possession, unknown to outsiders, was one he had found in Ravenclaw's Chamber.

He composed himself, gently inserted his wand into his temple, then drew out a wisp of silvery gas and placed it into the Pensieve. He then said, "Here, everything you want to know is here. Go see for yourself!"

About ten minutes later.

Karkaroff awoke from the Pensieve, panting heavily, his eyes filled with nothing but awe as he looked at Skylar.

Skylar subdued the group of Death Eaters, he was already feeling somewhat exhausted and no longer had the heart to tease or mock Karkaroff.

He directly sealed the Dark Mark, and then planted the Sleeping Dragon Mark on Karkaroff.

"Go back and be a good headmaster!" Skylar said firmly. "Voldemort won't bother you—he has enough to worry about already, it's none of your business. Besides, with the Sleeping Dragon Mark, you can notify me immediately if anything happens—"

"Even if he really appears in front of you, you don't need to be too afraid of him," Skylar seemed to have thought of something, paused for a moment, and then sneered, "If he really dares to come, next time he won't get away so easily!"

Karkaroff's eyes widened immediately. He was a clever and quick-witted man, and he immediately understood the meaning behind Skylar's words— Skylar seemed to have mastered the method to defeat Voldemort, and judging from his tone, he was very confident of success.

He couldn't help but secretly rejoice, realizing he had truly chosen the right leader...