Secret Meeting with a Beauty

Karkaroff's attitude did not surprise Skylar.

Although his childhood experiences instilled in Karkaroff a firm belief in Pure-blood Supremacy, his cowardly and opportunistic nature meant that, after witnessing Skylar's power, no ideology or principle mattered more than his own safety.

Besides, he didn't have a better choice.

Although the Death Eaters scattered after Voldemort's downfall, each using their own methods to escape legal punishment and exonerate themselves from the Death Eaters, Karkaroff was the only one who escaped imprisonment by betraying his companions. He knew very well that even if he returned to Voldemort's side, Voldemort would not easily forgive him.

Skylar was quite satisfied with his results.

Karkaroff is a shrewd and cunning man. Although such a person lacks unwavering will and loyalty, he can still be a very useful talent if one knows how to utilize and manage him.

Obtaining the Durmstrang school badge is equivalent to gaining the right to freely enter and exit Durmstrang, which is a crucial part of Skylar's plan. He has long coveted Durmstrang's legacy, especially the legacy of Durmstrang mysteriously deceased Founders, Nalida Vokanova. There are rumors that she left a Chamber of Secrets in Durmstrang, but no student has successfully found it in nearly a thousand years. However, the experienced Skylar knows that such rumors are usually not unfounded.

Karkaroff's network of connections should not be underestimated. Without the support and encouragement of these people behind the scenes, how could Karkaroff, an ordinary elite Auror wizard, have successfully become the headmaster of Durmstrang?

If Skylar wants to reform the wizarding world, his goals won't be limited to just this corner of Great Britain.

The entire global wizarding community is his target!

Of course, the Europe region, being the closest to him, was the most suitable place for him to start.

He already had a considerable number of allies in France. Through the Veela tribe's network, he successfully established relationships with many prominent figures in France politics and business, and built up exchanges and cooperation in intelligence and trade.

However, once outside the borders of Britain and France, Skylar's influence began to be significantly limited.

In Germany, he only had the Hohenheim Family as an ally. While the Hohenheim Family was indeed powerful, it was nothing short of a pipe dream to think that a single family could push through reforms that would significantly impact the future.

The influence of the Medieval European Wizards Association did indeed grow significantly thanks to Skylar's fame, but it was still far from catching up with the International Confederation of Wizards led by Dumbledore.

Karkaroff's connections in Germany, Denmark, Norway, and other regions can effectively compensate for Skylar's shortcomings in this area.

With this in mind, Skylar did not hesitate to give Karkaroff some rewards.

"Take this bracelet," Skylar said casually, taking out a simple-looking bracelet from his pocket. "It's an alchemical experiment I made myself in my spare time."

"This is an invisibility bracelet," Skylar explained. "It's engraved with my own invisibility spell, the 'Invisible Phantom Charm.' If you encounter danger, just activate the spell on the bracelet with magic. I guarantee even Dumbledore won't be able to see through it."

"Thank you, Master Malfoy, this is exactly what I need," Karkaroff said with delight. To be honest, although Skylar had vouched for his safety, he was still somewhat uneasy because he had offended the infamous Voldemort. This bracelet could greatly improve his chances of survival.

"Don't be too happy yet. This is just an experiment. The alchemical patterns on it are still somewhat rudimentary, allowing you to use invisibility three times. So be careful when using it, and don't waste these three precious chances to save your life unless absolutely necessary," Skylar solemnly warned.

Karkaroff paused, then replied earnestly, "Thank you for the reminder, Young Master Malfoy. I will certainly keep it in mind."

"Alright, I have another appointment." Skylar waved his hand. "Daphne, see him out for me!"

There are only two ways to enter the Chamber of Secrets. One is to have House Elf Apparition in; the other is to use Parseltongue to open the mechanism at the entrance.

Although Daphne did not understand Parseltongue, Skylar devised a different method, creating Recording Charm. This allowed Daphne to pre-record the Daphne Parseltongue used to open the entrance mechanism, so that she could freely enter and exit the place whenever she cast the Recording Charm.

Skylar hadn't forgotten that there were two other people in this world who knew how to open the mechanism at the entrance: one was Harry, the protagonist of the original book, and the other was Ron, who knew how to imitate Harry's Parseltongue.

Therefore, as early as when Skylar established this place as one of the bases of the Sleeping Dragon Society, Skylar had already changed the Parseltongue activation mechanism at the entrance.

Even Harry, who understands Parseltongue, wouldn't be able to open the mechanism and enter this place without knowing the activation code.

Let's get back to Skylar.

At Skylar's instruction, Daphne led Karkaroff away from the Chamber of Secrets.

Shortly after Karkaroff left, a crackling sound rang out, Dobby appeared in Apparition with Eleanor.

Immediately afterward, Dobby respectfully to Skylar, then, with another series of crackling sounds Apparition away.

Eleanor stood there quietly, a serene and gentle smile on her face.

Silence fell over the surroundings.

For some reason, a strange emotion suddenly arose in Skylar's heart, and all the words he had rehearsed and prepared in his mind could not be uttered at this moment.

The two stared at each other in silence, as if time had stood still.

In the end, it was Eleanor who broke the silence first.

"Skylar, are you... alright?" Eleanor asked softly.

Skylar knew she was asking about what happened at Little Hangleton Cemetery last night. He had originally planned to describe the events of last night to her before meeting Eleanor, and also inform her of the fact that the human puppet had been destroyed.

"Yes, I think you've received the intelligence too— the Goblet of Fire is a conspiracy. Barty Crouch Barty Crouch Jr.., disguised as Alastor Moody, rewrote the Portkey Charm on the Goblet of Fire to Voldemort's resurrection ritual..."

These things weren't really a secret after Harry revealed them. Ordinary students might not know the details, but Eleanor, as the first in line to the Germany First Family, naturally had her own channels to obtain this information.

At this moment, she listened very attentively and carefully, nodding to indicate that she was indeed already familiar with this part of the story.

"This was a conspiracy by the Shadow of the Magic Dragon. Barty Crouch Jr. was actually a double agent for both the Death Eaters and the Shadow of the Magic Dragon... The purpose of teleporting me there was to hope that I and Voldemort would both be severely injured. Later, the true leader of the Shadow of the Magic Dragon and the pirate king of the Pirate Family also appeared... After their attempt to recruit me failed, the three mages decided to join forces..."

Eleanor gasped, her face filled with disbelief, "You fought three mages all by yourself?"

Skylar shrugged and said, "I didn't have a choice. Fortunately, their strength couldn't be fully utilized for some reason, which allowed me to escape unscathed. However..." A hint of apology appeared on Skylar's face, "All the puppets you lent me were destroyed..."