A Week Passes
Skylar spent the first week of his vacation at the Malfoy Manor.
During that time, apart from a trip to the Greenery Manor, he devoted himself entirely to studying magic.
Sarf and Latifa moved into "Ella Cottage," which Skylar's grandmother had left him, and entrusted the Scamander suitcase to them for care. After all, it still housed many Fantastic Beasts and plants. Even though Skylar had created a complete ecosystem inside, it still needed to be checked regularly to prevent any accidents from happening.
Not to mention, the Suitcase Space also contains Skylar's private laboratory, which is filled with terrifying dark creatures. If they were to escape unnoticed, it would have serious consequences.
Ella Cottage is Skylar's safe house off-campus, enshrined with the Fidelius Charm, and Skylar is its sole guardian. Its security is beyond question.
Intelligence has also come from Yaxley.
Using his position in the Ministry of Magic of Ministry of Magic, Yaxley began to cultivate his own faction and eliminate dissidents. Of course, Yaxley was aware of Skylar's plans for the Ministry of Magic, and he cleverly avoided Amelia's Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Scrimgeour's Auror Office, Madam Wakanda's Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office, and the Department of International Magical Cooperation, which was originally intended for Crouch. Instead, he focused his efforts on the Department for the Control of Fantastic Beasts, the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, and the Department of Magical Transportation.
It is said that he has successfully won over Pius Thicknesse, who works in the Department of Magical Transportation. Sinknis happens to be a member of Wizengamot, which not only adds a seat for Skylar to control Wizengamot, but also represents the first time that Skylar's influence has penetrated the Department of Magical Transportation.
["Ally" Pius Thicknesse wins!]
Meanwhile, intelligence also came from Claude Fawley and Squall Slughorn.
Since the loss of their direct descendants, the strength of the two major families, the Fawley Family and Slughorn, has been seriously questioned. Various branch families, which were already eyeing the main family's position, have begun to secretly build their own loyal forces, intending to seize the main family's position. It seems that it is only a matter of time before the entire family falls into internal strife.
The first week of summer vacation passed quickly, and it was July 9th.
When Skylar emerged from his dormitory, he radiated an even greater power than before. Through diligent and almost sleepless study and research, Skylar had once again mastered the two ultimate techniques, "Magic-Devouring Vortex" and "Undying Avatar".
[The Avalon School's exclusive ultimate technique - "Magic-Devouring Vortex" - has been learned!]
[The House of Yaxley's secret technique—"Undying Avatar"—has been mastered!]
The Lestrange family's magical supplement further enhanced his abilities in sensory and torture magic—most surprisingly, he no longer needed strong malice to cast the Cruciatus Curse, and the same was true when casting other Dark Arts.
This proved his guess --
Aslan had previously hinted that the power of the Heart of Valor was not merely about allowing Skylar to master the profound technique "Soaring Battle Intent," but also about enhancing Skylar's personal strength, preventing Dark Arts from corrupting his mind, and increasing his resistance to defensive spells. Simply put, Skylar could now learn and cast Dark Arts without worrying about his soul being corrupted, and many powerful Dark Arts could become Skylar Killer cards against his enemies.
That's terrifying.
It's important to know that Skylar inherited a large number of Dark Arts books from the House of Malfoy, the House of Black, the Ravenclaw Chamber, Ella Cottage, the House of Avery, the House of Selwyn, and the House of Yaxley. Skylar wasn't unaware of the many terrifying forbidden magical killing techniques recorded in them, but rather unwilling to actively learn and use them. This was purely to avoid being devoured by some unseen force.
From this moment on, he would no longer have any such concerns, which would mean that Skylar's strength would be elevated to a whole new level.
Now it's time to put your summer vacation plans into action.
The villagers of Little Hangleton still call the house "Riddle House," even though the Riddle family hasn't lived there for years. The house sits on a hillside overlooking the entire village. Several windows are sealed shut, the roof tiles are missing, and ivy creeps wildly across the entire structure. Riddle House, once a magnificent mansion, the most spacious and imposing building for miles around, is now damp, desolate, and uninhabited for years.
Today, the house welcomed a little guest with light blond hair and a strange stick in his hand.
Skylar walked along the wide road. Several curious villagers asked him where he was going. In such a small village, any unfamiliar face would pique someone's curiosity. When Skylar revealed his destination, each villager's expression changed. Clearly, in their minds, that house had a sinister and frightening aura.
The murder case fifty years ago was enough to leave a deep impression on these villagers, not to mention that Frank, the guard of Riddle House, had also been killed not long ago. After their attempts to persuade him failed, the villagers shook their heads and left helplessly, completely baffled by the boy's behavior, as no one wanted to approach the increasingly desolate house.
After entering Riddle House, Skylar searched it carefully and confirmed that Voldemort had not left any trace there.
When Voldemort and Peter Pettigrew secretly returned to Great Britain from Albania, they used this place as their base of operations. It was here that Voldemort plotted to rescue Barty Crouch Jr.., kidnap Moody Sr., and capture Harry Potter during the Triwizard Tournament.
Surprisingly, they were so careful that they left nothing behind.
I'm currently reading the error-free version! This is my first novel.
However, Skylar had once placed a Scrying Mirror here to monitor Voldemort's activities, and now he could conveniently remove it. In any case, Voldemort wouldn't be returning here.
After leaving Riddle House, Skylar strode toward Great Hangleton.
He couldn't see anything else around him, only tall shrubs and hedges on both sides. Then he turned right onto the path and walked towards a gap in the fence.
This was a narrow dirt road, with bushes and hedges on both sides that were taller and denser than the ones they had just passed. The dirt road was winding, potholed, and full of rocks, and it descended steeply like the previous path, seemingly leading to a small patch of dark woods below.
The ancient trees overhead cast cool, dark, and dense shadows. A house, half-hidden among the tangled roots of the trees, appeared before Skylar's eyes. The trees blocked out all light and the valley below. The walls were covered in moss, and many tiles had fallen from the roof, revealing the rafters here and there. Thick nettles grew around the house, reaching all the way to the small windows, which were filled with thick layers of old grime.
As for the door, there was a dead snake nailed to it.
This is the Gaunt Shack.