Three Letters

At breakfast time, an owl descended from the sky onto the Slytherin table, carrying a flurry of letters and newspapers.

Skylar took the letters from the talons of the imposing Ulysses (Skylar's personal owl, a magnificent grey eagle owl), his gaze lingering for a moment on the sender's name on the envelope before he gracefully opened them.

The first letter came from Philbert Devril, the manager of Puddlemere United.

Oliver Wood —the Gryffindor goalkeeper who was once obsessed with Quidditch —is now seeking employment with Puddlemere United. Skylar raised an eyebrow slightly, a cryptic smile playing on his lips.

"It seems he's finally achieved his goal of becoming a professional Quidditch," he murmured, his fingers tapping lightly on the letter.

In terms of ability, Wood is definitely a qualified goalkeeper, even quite excellent. With his persistence and focus, once he gets the right resources, he will surely be able to secure a place in the Quidditch world in the future. And now, the Puddlemere United manager has written to him, probably to seek his opinion, after all— Puddlemere United's current major shareholder is Skylar Malfoy.

Skylar stirred his coffee casually, already having made up his mind.

The second letter was from Penelope Clearwater.

The letter mentioned that Verity Kom had applied for a job at Shield Security Consulting Company.

As Skylar read, he recalled the name. Verity, a former Gryffindor student, one year younger than Wood — Skylar remembered that in the original story, she was an assistant who helped the Weasley Twins run the Prank Shop; she was diligent and quite capable.

At the time, She was the only employee at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, but she managed to handle everything very well.

Given Fred and George's mischievous and unconventional personalities, without her stabilizing the situation behind the scenes, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes would likely have struggled to establish itself in the business world so quickly, let alone achieve its subsequent prosperity.

Skylar chuckled softly, a hint of something deeper in his eyes.

"That's really interesting."

Two Gryffindor graduates, each displaying talent in their respective fields, have now inadvertently fallen under his control.

Skylar took out his quill and slowly wrote his reply.

Although both were from Gryffindor, they possessed talents that would earn Skylar's attention—but while talent is valuable, loyalty is even more important.

First, regarding the decision to hire Wood — Skylar neither outright rejected nor immediately agreed, but instead suggested that the team give Wood a trial period and additional technical training. In any case, a sufficiently good player is always worth developing.

But the key point is what comes next. During the training process, the concept of loyalty must be constantly instilled in him, making him understand that it was Puddlemere United who gave him this opportunity to showcase his skills, and that it was Puddlemere United who promoted and trained him. He must remember the kindness of Puddlemere United and be "absolutely loyal" to the team.

Then, they use money, fame, honor, and other things that players value most to slowly erode and corrupt their minds, making them unable to give up everything they have for the rest of their lives, and even more unable to leave the team.

As for Verity, that's even simpler.

Skylar instructed Penelope to start with basic tasks, while providing necessary business management training and "painting a rosy picture" for her, that is, to continuously build her strong aspirations and desires for a bright future career. Then, during the training process Verity, she should be rewarded and promoted at appropriate times, so that she gradually becomes immersed in it and realizes that only by being loyal to the company can she achieve a better future and eventually become the most loyal employee in the company, taking pride in the company for life.

"Money, training, a sense of belonging... all of these things will gradually change them."

Skylar put down his quill, watched the ink gradually dry, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

The Lion of Gryffindor? Now that you've fallen into his game, you'd better learn how to be an obedient hound.

After replying to the two letters, Skylar immediately opened the third letter—this one was from Gulie Pisgood, the former Slytherin Prefect had just graduated. The contents of the letter were written in a secret language known only to the core members of the Sleeping Dragon Society, so there was no need to worry about the contents being leaked even if the letter were intercepted by outsiders.

It took Skylar quite a while to finish reading the letter, which mainly concerned the final destinations of the previous graduating class after leaving Hogwarts.

Gulie Pisgood and former Prefect Vinia Pierre Sworth, both from the same year, have been assigned to intern in the Ministry of Ministry of Magic's archives by Skylar. Besides them, of the 12 graduates from Slytherin's class, one boy was assigned to the Skylar Goblin Liaison Office, two chose to return to their families to help manage their businesses, and one successfully passed the interview to become an intern healer at St. Mungo's's.

The remaining six decided to return to serve Skylar. They would be nominally employed by the Miraculous Alchymia, but in reality, they would use the Secret Passage beneath the Miraculous Alchymia to enter the Chamber of Secrets behind the mirror on the fifth floor every day to conduct intelligence work for Susan's Dragon Eye Group.

Before the summer break, Skylar had already added Bahaza Bole, an experienced and capable assistant, to Susan. Now, with the addition of six full-time team members, it is believed that this will greatly reduce Susan's workload.

That said, with the departure of the previous graduating class, the number of members in the Sleeping Dragon Society suddenly dropped to 69. Fortunately, he later gained the addition of Cadwallader and Summerby from Hufflepuff, and Luna successfully recruited Gabriel Clydeway, which prevented the Sleeping Dragon Society from losing too many members at once and causing problems with the organization's operation.

However, with the return of these six graduates, the number of members in the Sleeping Dragon Society returned to 78. They were already familiar with the operation of the Sleeping Dragon Society and could immediately begin to integrate into their new group positions, solving the problem of manpower shortage in the Sleeping Dragon Society.

But that alone is not enough, Skylar thought.

His fingertips tapped lightly on the table as he lowered his eyes in thought—the main members of the Sleeping Dragon Society were Slytherin students, but thanks to the efforts of Cho Chang, Morrie, and Luna, there were quite a few members from Ravenclaw House as well. Only Hufflepuff had always been a place where the Sleeping Dragon Society's infiltration was relatively weak.

If the Sleeping Dragon Society wants to further expand its influence this school year, Hufflepuff is the best starting point.

A meaningful smile played on Skylar's lips. "It seems it's time to put some pressure on Cadwallader and Summerby."

He put down the letter, looked up at Daphne across the table, and said calmly, "Find an opportunity to tell Cadwallader and Summerby that the Hufflepuff recruitment plan can begin."