Death Eaters Escape from Prison

Nothing major happened after that.

With Selwyn's help and support, Gadelle successfully became the nominal head of the House of Lestrange in Britain. The process was relatively smooth, as the House of Lestrange had long been depleted of talent, and there were no rivals for the Patriarchal position. Although Gadelle was young, she was, after all, a pure Lestrange descendant confirmed by Blood Magic, and with Selwyn's support, everything went naturally.

Unlike Skylar's other handmaids, she was not placed in Ella Cottage, but instead lived directly in the luxurious House of Lestrange manor. During the day, she was busy learning from Selwyn how to manage the family and the art of politics, and began to select some talented young illegitimate sons to cultivate into her confidants.

Every night, she would Apparition to Ella Cottage, where she would receive private magical instruction from Skylar in Chamber of Secrets with Night Cat and Thousand Charms.

Night Cat learned the House of Selwyn's secret magic, Thousand Charms learned the House of Black's secret magic, and Gadelle learned the core secret magic of the House of Lestrange.

Although the content they learn is not exactly the same, they can cross-validate each other, which benefits everyone greatly, and their strength improves by leaps and bounds at a visible speed.

Night Cat and Thousand Charms have been studying magic with Skylar for some time now. In addition, Night Cat has drunk the Magic Blood Potion to enhance her magic power, while Thousand Charms has undergone the arduous training to become a qualified Auror. Therefore, Gadelle's current strength is far inferior to the former two.

However, Gadelle awakened the extremely rare bloodline talent of "Second Evil Soul," which perfectly complemented the various torture magics of the House of Lestrange. Skylar believed that, given enough time, her future achievements would be no less than those of Night Cat and Thousand Charms.

January 12th arrived, marking the end of the three-week Christmas holiday and the start of the new school year at Hogwarts.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron met at Black Ancestral Home, and then Nymphadora and Lupin escorted them back to Hogwarts on the Knight Bus.

On the way, Nymphadora keenly sensed something was off about the ticket seller, Stan Sampark. He exuded an aura of soul magic, and several times he stared greedily at Harry, quickly averting his gaze as soon as Harry noticed.

That same day, she used special means to pass this information to Skylar, who suspected that Skylar had been afflicted by the Imperius Curse, and that Voldemort was the prime suspect.

In his view, Voldemort could never have infiltrated the Ministry of Magic by relying solely on Ludo Bagman; that would have been too simplistic and easily exposed. In contrast, Sampark, as the ticket seller on the Knight Bus, would have access to all sorts of passengers. If he were to be subjected to the Imperius Curse, he could, at Voldemort's behest, quietly expand the group of wizards controlled by the Imperius Curse.

Unfortunately, Skylar's influence has not yet penetrated the Department of Magical Transportation, and he is temporarily unable to obtain the list of Ministry of Magic employees who take the Knight Bus to work, so he cannot know who might have been taken by Voldemort.

The only thing he was certain of was that there was definitely more than one Bagman working for Voldemort within the Ministry of Magic.

Skylar returned to Hogwarts, where Skylar was once again warmly welcomed by Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff at breakfast the next day. His exploits at the Egypt Alchemy Conference had already spread among the students, and his defeat of Egypt's notorious number one fugitive had earned him the title of "criminal killer" among the students.

Of course, Skylar didn't care about these things.

What truly pleased him was that Sazerus had also returned to Hogwarts, bringing Skylar the new weapon he had longed for—a magical heavy sniper rifle called "Soul-Seeker," crafted using the Vongola Family's secret gun alchemy.

As is said, good things come in pairs. On the same day, the Goblin clan also delivered the seven "Magic-Breaking Arrow" that had been commissioned by Skylar to be made through Dobby. Skylar wasted no time and immediately engraved spatial recovery magic on the arrows, so that the arrows would automatically return to the quiver after being shot five minutes.

Obtained through "Soul-Seeker"!

[Obtain "Magic-Breaking Arrow" x 7]

That evening, Skylar came to Ella Cottage and solemnly bestowed the "Soul-Seeker Spear" and the "Magic-Breaking Arrow" upon Natalie, instructing her to use them in conjunction with the lock-on skill from her innate Blood Eyes talent. The results of the first test were quite astonishing.

In the dim light of night, Natalie used this sniper rifle to kill a crow more than seven kilometers away, a feat more advanced than any 21st-century Muggle sniper rifle.

Of course, not just anyone can use this weapon. If it weren't for Natalie's Blood Eyes granting her the ability to lock onto a target's location regardless of space or obstacles, an ordinary wizard would be unable to snipe such a distant target using their line of sight, not to mention the various obstacles that would appear in between.

It's fair to say that this weapon was tailor-made for Natalie by Skylar.

From now on, Natalie will become an important member of Skylar's fighting force, and not just a pretty maid.

Natalie's new ability was named the ultimate skill "Magic Sniping" by Skylar. As Natalie mastered this ability, her status in Skylar's heart rose sharply. Therefore, Skylar also gave her the title of "Gun Maiden", placing her on the same level as Latifa, Savannah, Katarin, and Gadelle. Although she was called a maid, she only needed to obey him from then on.

Natalie's mindset also underwent a subtle change. She was deeply grateful for Skylar's attention and trust, and she also felt a greater sense of belonging to Skylar.

She cherished this hard-won opportunity.

She knew all too well that everything she had today was Skylar's trust and guidance. If Skylar hadn't taken her in, her talent would have been buried, and she would have been nothing but a useless piece of trash abandoned by all her people. Even if she had died in the streets, no one would have cared. But now, standing under Skylar's command, though nominally a maid, she possessed power, a goal, and a value that no one could ignore.

For this, she was willing to die for Skylar and give everything for him.

She knelt before Skylar, carefully taking his hands in her Skylar, and kissed the back of his hands with boundless devotion, thanking him for Skylar grace and reaffirming her loyalty.

The Servant Magic Curse Mark glowed slightly, transmitting her thoughts and feelings directly into Skylar's consciousness. Skylar smiled slightly, knowing that Natalie had truly submitted to him, both physically and mentally, and had even developed an emotional dependence on him, making it impossible for her to leave him from now on.

[Natalie upgrades to "Gun Maid"!]

[Natalie's loyalty has increased!]

The next day, January 14th, arrived.

Skylar led Daphne and Astoria into the Great Hall and immediately sensed that the atmosphere was somewhat unusual. Almost every student had a copy of the Daily Prophet in their hands, and they were talking in hushed tones in small groups, their faces showing tension and unease.

The situation at the faculty seating area was equally dire. Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall were talking in hushed tones, their expressions grave, as if discussing some thorny issue.

At the other end of the table, Umbridge was gulping down oatmeal. For once, her toad-like eyes weren't searching for any "misbehaving" students. Instead, she would occasionally cast a vicious glare at Dumbledore, her lips taut as if she were enduring some great displeasure.

Just then, an owl landed steadily in front of Skylar, bringing his copy of the Daily Prophet. Skylar took the newspaper and spread it out on the table—

The front page prominently featured eleven black-and-white photographs: ten wizards and one witch—each with a different expression: some were laughing loudly, as if mocking the Ministry of Magic's incompetence; some looked disdainful, revealing an untamed arrogance; and others tapped their fingers on the border, seemingly eager to make a move.

At the top of the newspaper was a striking and glaring headline—

"Multiple escapes from Azkaban have prompted the Ministry of Magic to fear that Black was the instigator."

Skylar glanced at it and couldn't help but sneer inwardly. Sure enough, the Ministry of Magic had chosen the easiest and most consistent approach—covering up the truth, continuing to play dumb, and even conveniently shifting the blame onto Sirius Black.

"It's astonishing that the Ministry of Magic could find an even more foolish way to handle this," Skylar said casually, his tone laced with undisguised sarcasm.

Daphne glanced at the newspaper and sneered, "So, their first reaction to discovering the Death Eaters' escape wasn't to find out who was behind it, but to try and make it look like Black's fault?"

Astoria frowned and said softly, "But they can't keep playing dumb, can they? So many Death Eaters have escaped; do they really think it was Black who did it? Do they really think the people will believe that?"

"Whether the public believes it or not," Skylar said softly, "the Ministry of Magic has no better choice; they can't very well admit that the Dementor are out of control."

"The Dementor are out of control..." Daphne frowned deeply. "Skylar, Dementor are quite dangerous for students who haven't mastered the full Patronus Charm, but I remember you seem to know how to control and manipulate Dementor..."

When Skylar was in the third grade, he learned from the book "Fallen Creatures" how medieval black wizards controlled Dementor. He even captured one and had his students practice using the spell at his Patronus Charm exchange meetings.

Skylar sighed, his face serious. "You're right, I do know how to control Dementor, but our opponent isn't just the Dark Lord. Behind him are even more powerful dark wizards who probably know more about Dementor than I do... I don't think they'll make this mistake..."

Daphne and Astoria exchanged a glance, both showing expressions of worry.

Skylar tapped the table lightly. "Don't worry, I have confidence in everyone's abilities. As long as everyone reaches the combat strength standard I've set, the Dementor aren't scary—" He paused, then continued, "Of course, give the orders that everyone should try to master the Patronus Charm as soon as possible to ensure everything goes smoothly."

"Yes, I understand."

The Death Eaters' prison break was part of the original story, even the date and time were similar, so Skylar was already mentally prepared for it. Seeing Skylar's calm demeanor, the two sisters also put aside their anxiety and discussed their next plan.

Skylar casually flipped through the newspaper, his gaze landing on a familiar name—Dolfen Rowle. He narrowed his eyes slightly, a playful smile appearing on his lips. The number of escapees was one more than in the original story; it was Dorfen Rowle, who had been sent to Azkaban because of the Black Sin Square incident. It seemed he had escaped as well.

Voldemort has finally reunited with his core team.

This means that Skylar's plan should now move to the next stage.