Chapter Summaries

After defeating the giants, Skylar arranged for Golgomath and the surviving fighters to settle on Hermetray Island, then captured Olympe Maxime and used mind control to make her his servant. Maxime left to return to Beauxbatons and prepare Skylar’s official invitation, while Hagrid remained unaware of her capture.

• Skylar divided the surviving giants, paid Silver Spear to help Golgomath lead the fighters to Hermetray Island, and left the injured and elderly giants behind with Karkus.
• Skylar thanked his French allies, and Fleur kissed him before leaving by Portkey; Skylar then set off with Sarf, Savannah, and Latifa to look around nearby.
• In the Ural Mountains, Hagrid and Maxime argued over whether to return for help or search for Fleur, and Maxime walked away alone.
• Skylar ambushed Maxime with the Imperius Curse, then used his Snake Eyes to erase her loyalty to Dumbledore and make her serve him.
• Skylar told Maxime that Fleur had been rescued and ordered her to return to Beauxbatons and send him an official invitation; Savannah’s loyalty increased as Hagrid remained unaware of what had happened.

At Ella Cottage, Skylar reviewed the Sleeping Dragon Society’s expanding resources and arranged rewards, research, and new assignments for his followers. He left Savannah in charge of training forty-three Inferius while Sarf was tasked with turning the giants’ corpses into more Inferius.

• Sarf reported that Percy Weasley’s confiscated family treasures and Arthur Weasley’s alchemy notes had been inventoried, and Skylar ordered them sent to the Hohenheim Family through Dobby.
• Sarf told Skylar that the MacFusty Clan had joined the Sleeping Dragon Society and supplied twelve tamed Hebridean Blacks for its planned dragon rider corps.
• Sarf reported that Barty Crouch Sr. had regained his post as Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation and that Ali Bashir had received an A-grade trade permit but still lacked suppliers.
• Sarf informed Skylar that the first half of the Book of Truth had been recovered and shared with the Hohenheim Family, and that research into magical artificial intelligence had begun; Skylar ordered payments to Silver Spear, the Nott Family, and Sister Gulana.
• Skylar assigned Savannah to Ella Cottage and gave her command of forty-three Inferius for tactical training, then ordered Sarf to make more Inferius from the giants’ corpses.

Skylar received intelligence about Guros Mist’s suspected connection to the necromancer Olihua, secret organizing by the Pure-Blood Traitor Faction, and Morgan le Fay’s renewed activity in North America. He ordered surveillance and covert retaliation while warning Silver Spear not to confront Morgan’s forces rashly.

• Dino reported that Guros Mist’s identity was fabricated and that clues linked him to Transylvania and the vanished necromancer Olihua, so Skylar ordered continued surveillance.
• Dino told Skylar that the Pure-Blood Traitor Faction was trying to recruit neutral pure-blood families, and Skylar ordered his allies to identify its leader and anonymously report several families to Albert Runcorn for searches.
• Dino reported that Demonic Dragon Chaos had grown active in North America and that a powerful witch resembling the missing Shafiq heiress had defeated a Silver Spear captain.
• Skylar recognized the witch as Morgan le Fay and sent Silver Spear intelligence about her, ordering them to monitor Demonic Dragon Chaos without acting rashly.

Nymphadora Tonks reported to Skylar that Harry had safely arrived at 12 Grimmauld Place, where tensions had already flared between Sirius and Moody. She also revealed she had changed her name to Nymphadora Black-Tonks and begged Skylar to teach her more soul magic; he agreed to instruct her personally every night.

• Nymphadora told Skylar that the enlarged Advance Guard had escorted Harry to 12 Grimmauld Place, and Skylar explained that he had orchestrated the disappearance of several Death Eater families.
• Nymphadora reported that Harry seemed confused and dissatisfied with Dumbledore, while Sirius and Moody nearly drew their wands over Moody's restrictions on Harry.
• Nymphadora told Skylar she had officially changed her name to Nymphadora Black-Tonks and begun studying the House of Black's secret soul magic.
• Nymphadora knelt and pleaded for further instruction, declaring she would pay any price to master the magic.
• Skylar promised to teach Nymphadora personally and ordered her to come to Ella Cottage every night and stay the night.

Skylar spent several days studying the Dark Arts, training Inferi, and building alliances before Dobby warned him that the Werewolf Tribe in Knockturn Alley was preparing to act. Skylar arranged forces to surround the tribe and sought to keep Remus Lupin away from the coming battle, but the operation still depended on intelligence from Little Wolf.

• Skylar checked Sarf's progress refining giants into Inferi and watched Savannah drill the Inferi in basic tactics.
• Factions in France, Germany, and Northern Europe exchanged information and signed cooperation agreements with Skylar, while Nymphadora secretly studied soul magic under his guidance and grew increasingly obsessed with him.
• Dobby told Skylar that Night Cat suspected the Werewolf Tribe would make a major move that night, and that Little Wolf had infiltrated the tribe six weeks earlier.
• Skylar ordered Night Cat's forces to gather in Diagon Alley, assigned Bathory and the vampires to aerial surveillance, sent Annis and the Hag to Borgin and Burkes, and directed Slak of the 'Green Demon' and the goblins to guard Knockturn Alley.
• Skylar told Dobby to alert Scrimgeour and contact Nymphadora to learn Remus Lupin's whereabouts and keep him from the battle if necessary.
• Dobby departed to carry out the orders, while Skylar waited for Little Wolf's intelligence on the tribe's numbers, terrain, and deployment.

Night Cat’s coalition attacked Fenrir Greyback’s Werewolves in Knockturn Alley, but Dark Blood Transformation turned the fight until Sarf and Savannah’s formations reversed the tide. Voldemort intervened, then withdrew after clashing with Skylar; the battle ended with most Werewolves dead or captured, while Fenrir and eight followers escaped.

• Night Cat led wizards and newly recruited Werewolves in a surprise assault on Fenrir Greyback’s camp as vampires, Hags, and goblins joined the attack.
• Fenrir emerged with twelve Werewolves and used Dark Blood Transformation to strengthen them, killing ten wizards and forcing the allied forces to retreat or take cover.
• Sarf and Savannah unleashed the Myriad Serpent Net Formation and Myriad Corpse Slaughter Formation, while Little Wolf and three infiltrators attacked the Werewolves from within.
• Voldemort appeared and halted the battle, but Skylar confronted him in a clash of magic that drove Voldemort to retreat.
• Night Cat’s forces defeated the Werewolves; nearly forty died, Fenrir and eight followers escaped, and eleven surrendered.

After defeating Fenrir’s werewolves, Skylar placed Ulfric in command of a new werewolf force and brought Knockturn Alley under his control. He established the Black Rose Society and planned to turn a rundown betting shop into the luxurious Rose Pavilion.

• Skylar named Little Wolf Ulfric and put forty-three werewolves under his command to train and lead.
• Skylar entrusted the ruined werewolf territory to Night Cat’s forces for reconstruction as a new Wolf Fortress.
• Night Cat gained control of Knockturn Alley as scattered gangs submitted to her, leaving the merchant alliance as the only major force outside Skylar’s reach.
• Skylar planned to rebuild his underground betting shop as a lavish casino called the Rose Pavilion.
• Night Cat became leader of the Black Rose Society, with Annis, Bathory, Ulfric, and Slak assigned roles overseeing loans, debt collection, security, and finances.

After securing Knockturn Alley, Skylar reviewed his plans and met with Night Cat, offering her freedom and the chance to reunite with her family. Night Cat rejected the offer and chose to remain his servant, and Skylar promised to train her in House of Selwyn’s secret magic.

• Skylar returned home with Sarf, Savannah, and Latifa, leaving Night Cat to oversee Knockturn Alley with Borgin’s help.
• Skylar reviewed his plans for the Sleeping Dragon Society and considered expanding his intelligence network in Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade.
• Night Cat visited Skylar, and he revealed that her father, Travers Selwyn, was alive and offered to restore her identity and freedom.
• Night Cat rejected the offer, renounced the name Irina Selwyn, and asked to remain by Skylar’s side as his servant.
• Skylar granted Night Cat nightly lessons in magic, including the secret magic of House of Selwyn, and her loyalty increased.

On the morning of August 12th, Skylar prepared to attend Harry Potter’s trial at the Ministry of Magic as a Wizengamot member. Savannah helped him dress, revealed a rare smile and confessed she would smile only for him, and Skylar departed by Floo.

• Skylar reflected on the legacies of Hogwarts’ four founders before getting ready for Harry Potter’s trial.
• A flattering mirror praised Skylar as he groomed himself and dressed in Wizengamot robes bearing his voting-member badge.
• Savannah carefully straightened Skylar’s robes, and he thanked her and said he hoped she could find happiness with him.
• Savannah smiled and told Skylar she would smile more often only in front of him; Skylar then traveled by Floo to the Ministry of Magic.

Skylar arrived at the Ministry of Magic for Harry Potter’s trial and took his seat in Courtroom Ten. As the hearing approached, Cornelius Fudge, Dolores Umbridge, and Amelia Bones sat at the judges’ bench, while Harry and Remus Lupin were still making their way through the Ministry.

• Skylar entered the Ministry of Magic and saw Remus Lupin and Harry Potter arrive through the telephone box.
• Skylar bypassed the wand-registration line and rode the lift to the Department of Mysteries.
• Skylar went down to Courtroom Ten and entered the Wizengamot chamber before the hearing began.
• Skylar chose a seat in the back corner and observed the interrogation chair and the assembled Wizengamot members.
• Cornelius Fudge, Dolores Umbridge, and Amelia Bones took their places at the central bench as the trial approached.

Skylar surveyed the Wizengamot members and assessed the factions gathered for Harry Potter’s hearing. Harry arrived late and visibly anxious, and Fudge formally opened the trial on charges of underage sorcery and violating the International Statute of Secrecy.

• Skylar observed Percy Weasley acting as an emotionless court recorder and considered him a tool for his ambitions.
• Skylar assessed Fudge’s supporters, allies, and opponents as the Wizengamot filled for the hearing.
• Skylar noted that Mr. Selwyn had returned from France with progress on his assignment and would go back after the trial.
• Harry Potter arrived after the scheduled time, appeared nervous, and took his place in the interrogation chair.
• Fudge read the charges and named the interrogators and Percy Weasley as recorder before declaring the trial begun.

Harry Potter stood trial for casting a Patronus in front of a Muggle, while Dumbledore challenged Fudge’s case and Skylar Malfoy intervened in Mrs. Figg’s testimony. The Wizengamot found Harry not guilty for lack of evidence but warned him and fined him 100 Galleons, and Dumbledore left Skylar a meaningful look.

• Dumbledore appeared as the first witness and unsettled the Wizengamot with his composed presence, while Fudge read the charges against Harry.
• Amelia questioned Harry about his corporeal Patronus, and Skylar confirmed that several Hogwarts students could cast one.
• Harry said Dementors had forced him to use magic, and Dumbledore called Mrs. Figg to testify that she had seen them attack two boys.
• Skylar produced a paper crane that led Fudge to bring Dementors into the courtroom, where Mrs. Figg failed to identify them convincingly.
• The Wizengamot rejected Mrs. Figg’s testimony and found Harry not guilty for insufficient evidence, but issued him a severe warning and a 100-Galleon fine.
• Dumbledore left without acknowledging Fudge and gave Skylar a meaningful look as he departed.

After Harry escaped punishment at his trial, Skylar noticed Sturgis Podmore spying on Fudge and an old man. Later, Umbridge warned Fudge that his influence was shrinking and introduced a group of dangerous outsiders to serve as his new enforcers, which he accepted.

• Skylar spotted Sturgis Podmore's boots showing beneath his Invisibility Cloak near the lift, then left without intervening.
• Fudge vented his anger over Harry escaping the trial while Umbridge warned that an unknown force was weakening his control of the Ministry.
• Umbridge proposed recruiting loyal supporters from outside the Ministry and opened a hidden door in Fudge's secret chamber.
• Umbridge introduced Grimmson, Scabior, Dawlish, Willy Widdershins, and Willy Wagstaff as Fudge's new recruits.
• Fudge accepted Umbridge's arrangement and tacitly approved the group as his new strength.

Skylar visited Place Cachée in Paris, revisiting shops and childhood memories before meeting his French allies at Cafe Abringer. There, he joined Adrian Delacour, Pierre Evreux, Mr. Bonacord, and Mr. Amorino for their first in-person meeting.

• Skylar entered Place Cachée through the hidden passage beneath the statue of Pythia.
• Skylar explored the wizarding streets and remembered visiting the shops with his family as a child.
• Skylar bought a large bag of sweets at Rammelle's Enchantée for himself and his friends in the Sleeping Dragon Society.
• Skylar arrived at Cafe Abringer and met Adrian Delacour, Pierre Evreux, Mr. Bonacord, and Mr. Amorino in a private room.

After gaining an alchemical insight in the Paris catacombs and enjoying the Delacour family's hospitality, Skylar prepared to travel with Fleur to a potions banquet, Beauxbatons, and the championship. He left Delacour Manor with a renewed determination to protect the Malfoys, and asked Fleur how they would travel.

• Skylar shared intelligence about the Knights of Walpurgis with his French allies and agreed to introduce Northern Europe's Golden Salmon and Swedish Short-Snout materials into France.
• At the Delacour family's invitation, Skylar stayed at Delacour Manor and toured Paris, the Nicolas Flamel Catacombs, and a magical hot spring in Provence.
• In the catacombs, Skylar resonated with Nicolas Flamel's alchemical symbols, recognized the Gate of Truth, and gained insight into alchemy.
• The Delacour family's warmth made Skylar think of his own family, and he resolved to remain the Malfoys' guardian even if his pursuit of power led him into darkness.
• Skylar and Fleur planned to attend Pierre Evreux's potions banquet, visit Beauxbatons at Headmistress Maxime's invitation, and then travel to the Wizarding Schools Potions Championship.
• After the Delacours said goodbye, Skylar asked Fleur how they would get to their next destination.

Skylar and Fleur traveled by enchanted carriage to Evreux Manor, where they met Fleur’s cousins Selena and Naïs and discussed the Triwizard Tournament. The cousins questioned Skylar about the tournament and the concealed death of a Dark wizard, then listened as he described the dangerous trials.

• Fleur explained that Evreux Manor was hidden behind powerful enchantments and brought Skylar there in a golden carriage drawn by Abraxans.
• Skylar and Fleur crossed the lake with the House Elf Nock and waited at the manor for the banquet to begin.
• Fleur introduced Skylar to her cousins Selena and Naïs, talented young potioneers who soon questioned him about the Triwizard Tournament.
• Skylar claimed that a disguised Dark wizard had killed Monroe and Hohenheim in the maze, and that he had defeated the attacker before accidentally killing him.
• Selena noted that the magical press had not reported any deaths, and Fleur and Selena suspected the Ministry was concealing the truth.
• Skylar recounted the tournament’s dangerous obstacles, impressing the sisters with the trials he had faced.

Skylar discussed advanced potion-making with Selena and Naïs before joining the Evreux Manor banquet, where he impressed prominent Potions Masters and gained their recognition. He left the banquet established among the potion-making elite, while his closeness with Fleur, Selena, and Naïs drew envy and resentment from other guests.

• Skylar explained British and French potion traditions to Selena and described the Evreux Family’s changes to the Draught of Peace formula.
• Skylar answered Naïs’s question about combining Essence of Bee Venom and Fairy Wings, impressing both cousins and prompting Naïs to tease Fleur about her interest in him.
• Skylar and Fleur entered the banquet hall, where Fleur joked that she would limit his dance partners.
• Skylar discussed potion research with Hector Dagworth-Granger, Damocles Belby, Ms. Montmorency, Tilden Toots, Libatius Borage, and Golpalott, earning invitations to visit laboratories and collaborate.
• A blond aristocratic potion-maker invited Fleur to dance, but Fleur, Selena, and Naïs ignored him, leaving him embarrassed and resentful.
• Other young potion-makers envied Skylar’s success and attention from the three Veela-blooded women as the banquet continued.

Skylar and Fleur traveled from Evreux Manor to Belleville, where they explored the village before riding a carriage toward Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. The castle appeared beyond the Pyrenees as they crossed the mountains, bringing Skylar to the school for his visit.

• Skylar and Fleur flew from Evreux Manor to Belleville in the Delacour Family's carriage.
• Skylar and Fleur strolled through Belleville, visited Rose Spring, and shared coffee and pastries at a café.
• Fleur used her authority as Beauxbatons' female Student Representative to take Skylar aboard a prefects-only carriage.
• Skylar and Fleur's carriage crossed the mountains, and Beauxbatons Castle came into view beyond the clouds.

Skylar arrived at Beauxbatons and confronted Headmistress Olympe Maxime, who was already under his control but had retained traces of resistance. He implanted a seed of absolute obedience in her mind, binding her to follow him and members of the Sleeping Dragon Society.

• Fleur welcomed Skylar to Beauxbatons and led him through the palace-like school to Headmistress Maxime's office.
• Maxime bowed to Skylar and apologized for failing to greet him in person.
• Skylar sensed that Maxime had previously tried to resist the Imperius Curse and warned her that the coming conflicts left her and Beauxbatons without a safe refuge.
• Maxime acknowledged Skylar's warning and agreed to face reality.
• Skylar used Mind Chaos Seed Implantation to erase Maxime's resistance and compel her to obey him and Sleeping Dragon Society members who bore its mark.

Skylar explored Beauxbatons, collected dangerous-creature materials and rare treasures, and copied its Restricted Section before traveling with Fleur and Maxime to the Magic Garden for the Wizarding Schools Potions Championship. There, he met Durmstrang dueling champion Sephiris Ludkia, whose grudge over Savannah Karkaroff turned into a challenge to settle matters through the competition.

• Skylar explored Beauxbatons, gathered materials from Maxime's tame Cockatrice, and took several treasures and forbidden books from the secret chamber.
• Skylar copied every book in Beauxbatons' Restricted Section and added the collection to his private library.
• On August 19, Skylar, Fleur, and Maxime used a golden cauldron Portkey to reach the Magic Garden.
• Steve Bran welcomed them and led them to the contestants' gathering tent, where Durmstrang's representatives were waiting.
• Sephiris Ludkia accused Skylar of taking Savannah Karkaroff from Durmstrang and challenged him to a duel, but Bran stopped him.
• Sephiris agreed to settle their rivalry through the Potions Championship, and Skylar accepted.