Chapter Summaries

On Christmas, Skylar learned that Harry was secretly practicing Dark Arts and decided he might have to use Absolute Dominion to rewrite Harry’s personality to keep him alive. At the Malfoy Christmas banquet, Skylar hypnotized Marchbanks and uncovered the Pure-Blood Enlightenment Faction’s plans and allies.

• Lucius announced that Marchbanks and Tofty would attend the Christmas luncheon to help Draco, Skylar, and Pansy prepare for their O.W.L. Examinations.
• Kreacher reported that Harry was secretly practicing Dark Arts in the Black Ancestral Home’s attic, prompting Skylar to blame himself and consider using Absolute Dominion to change Harry’s personality.
• Skylar escorted Marchbanks from the banquet after secretly weakening her will with a calming Potion.
• Skylar hypnotized Marchbanks and learned that Augusta Longbottom and Muriel Prewett helped control the Pure-Blood Enlightenment Faction, which had recruited several young pure-bloods and allied families.
• Marchbanks revealed that the Fawley, Slughorn, and Diggory families had rejected the faction’s proposal, and Skylar let her go without remembering the interrogation.

After spending Christmas with his family, Skylar attended a Yule Ball prepared by his maids at Ella Cottage. The next morning, Nymphadora reported intelligence about Walpurgis’s forces in Egypt and the Order of the Phoenix’s latest developments.

• Eleanor returned to Germany, Cherry Moon left for a St. Mungo’s internship, and Skylar spent Boxing Day with Draco and Narcissa before visiting Ella Cottage.
• Latifa, Sarf, Savannah, Katarin, and Natalie welcomed Skylar to a Christmas Yule Ball, where Night Cat and Thousand Charms also joined him.
• The morning after the celebration, Skylar learned that Thousand Charms had stayed to deliver intelligence and met Nymphadora downstairs.
• Nymphadora reported that Anubi’s forces served Walpurgis, that Anubi had seven powerful stewards, and that Dumbledore’s investigation into Yusuf Kama’s disappearance had found nothing.
• Nymphadora told Skylar that Dean Waffling had joined the Order of the Phoenix after reuniting with his son, Dean Thomas, helping replenish its depleted ranks.

Skylar learned that Walpurgis had targeted the Ministry of Magic’s Portkey to Cliff City and recruited Gadelle Lestrange to become the nominal head of House of Lestrange. Gadelle revealed that her second soul could strengthen Dark Arts and awaken Dark Arts objects, leaving Skylar confronted with the value of her unusual talent.

• Gulie Pisgood and Vinia Piersworth reported that a prayer-wheel Portkey in the Department of Mysteries led to the hidden wizarding village beneath Cliff City, explaining Walpurgis’s attempted intrusions.
• Skylar warned Gulie and Vinia that the war had begun and ordered them to keep their defensive bracelets on while working at the Ministry.
• Selwyn brought Gadelle Lestrange to Skylar, who proposed making her the nominal head of House of Lestrange in exchange for her obedience and a comfortable life.
• Gadelle agreed on the condition that Skylar provide resources for her magical research.
• Gadelle touched Skylar’s cursed silver object, awakened its power, and revealed that her second soul strengthened Dark Arts and could awaken Dark Arts objects.

Skylar bound Gadelle Lestrange to him with a Demon servant contract and made her his Dark Handmaiden. She left the Chamber of Secrets to find Selwyn and begin taking control of the House of Lestrange.

• Skylar offered Gadelle magical resources and research opportunities in exchange for becoming his Demon servant, and she accepted.
• Skylar summoned a Demon servant contract, and Gadelle swore the oath and accepted her new identity as his loyal servant.
• Skylar ordered Gadelle to work with Selwyn to become the nominal head of the House of Lestrange and make it Skylar’s vassal family.
• Skylar appointed Gadelle to manage his Dark Laboratory, learn the Lestrange family’s ancestral magic, and eventually serve as warden of the Coiling Dragon Dungeon.
• Skylar granted Gadelle the title of Dark Handmaiden and used his power to heal and remake her body.
• Gadelle left the Chamber of Secrets to find Selwyn and carry out Skylar’s orders.

Gadelle became the nominal head of the House of Lestrange, while Skylar equipped Natalie with a magical sniper rifle and elevated her to Maid of the Gun. After learning that Death Eaters had escaped Azkaban, Skylar prepared his allies for the threat and recognized Thorfinn Rowle among the escapees.

• With Selwyn's backing, Gadelle became the nominal head of the House of Lestrange and trained in its secret arts alongside Night Cat and Thousand Charms.
• Nymphadora noticed that Stan Shunpike carried the aura of soul magic and seemed to be watching Harry, so she secretly informed Skylar.
• Sazerus brought Skylar the Soul-Seeker rifle, and goblins delivered seven Magic-Breaking Arrows; Skylar gave them to Natalie, whose Blood Eyes enabled her to kill a crow from more than seven kilometers away.
• Skylar named Natalie's technique Magic Sniping, made her a Maid of the Gun, and received her renewed vow of loyalty.
• After the Daily Prophet reported that eleven prisoners had escaped Azkaban, Skylar warned Daphne and Astoria about the Dementors and urged his allies to master the Patronus Charm.
• Skylar spotted Thorfinn Rowle among the escapees and realized Voldemort had reclaimed his core followers, prompting him to advance his plan.

After the Death Eaters escaped Azkaban, Dumbledore summoned Skylar to discuss the growing Sleeping Dragon Society and the danger facing Harry. Skylar defended his strategy of waiting for Voldemort’s return to become undeniable and left determined to act while protecting Hogwarts and those he cared about.

• Umbridge posted a decree forbidding teachers from discussing matters outside their subjects, but rumors about the Azkaban escape spread through Hogwarts and shifted some students’ doubts toward believing Harry and Dumbledore.
• Susan Bones complained to Skylar about the attention surrounding her murdered relatives, while Harry noticed that whispers about him had become less hostile.
• Dumbledore summoned Skylar and questioned him about the Sleeping Dragon Society, which Skylar acknowledged had more than eighty members across three Houses.
• Skylar accused Dumbledore of favoritism and neglecting Harry, warning that Harry had begun secretly studying the Dark Arts, and urged Dumbledore to intervene.
• Skylar admitted that he had misled Dumbledore and Harry about the Little Hangleton confrontation, then argued that the public would only accept Voldemort’s return after suffering its consequences.
• Dumbledore asked Skylar to remember his original intentions, and Skylar left promising to protect what mattered and show what he could do.

As Umbridge tightened her control over Hogwarts, Harry drove Dumbledore's Army to train harder while ambition and a mysterious voice began to influence him, and Ron blamed Skylar for the changes in Harry and Hermione. Meanwhile, Skylar investigated signs of Voldemort's plans, including Florean Fortescue's abduction and a possible search for the Elder Wand, as fear boosted Penelope's security business and left her thinking only of Skylar.

• Umbridge repeatedly observed Hagrid's lessons, and Hagrid grew distracted and distanced himself from Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
• Harry intensified Dumbledore's Army training after the Death Eaters escaped, while Neville and Hermione pursued their practice with growing intensity.
• A mysterious voice encouraged Harry's ambition, and Ron watched uneasily, blaming Skylar's influence for Harry and Hermione's changes.
• Skylar learned that Cuthbert Mockridge had received a suspicious visitor and added him to the Sleeping Dragon Society's surveillance list.
• Skylar realized Florean Fortescue's disappearance might be tied to Voldemort's search for the Elder Wand, while the abduction spread panic through Diagon Alley.
• Penelope Clearwater expanded Shield Security Consulting Company amid rising demand, rejected investment offers, and continued to think only of Skylar.

Skylar Malfoy convened Diagon Alley’s merchants and formed a commercial alliance to protect their businesses without relying on the Ministry of Magic. He became the alliance’s first leader and secured unanimous support for creating a self-defense force, while the Ministry’s representative could only watch in silence.

• After Shield Security Consulting Company was linked to Skylar, he invited every Diagon Alley shopkeeper to a convention proposing a unified commercial alliance.
• At the Leaky Cauldron convention, Agatha Tims and Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank nominated and endorsed Skylar as the alliance’s leader, and other shopkeepers followed.
• Griphook, old Borgin, and Night Cat arrived and demanded representation; Skylar welcomed their groups, which then supported him as well.
• Skylar was elected the first leader of the Diagon Alley Commercial Alliance and proposed pooling funds to hire Troll guards and Silver Spear adventurers for a self-defense force.
• Penelope, Agatha, Wilhelmina, Ollivander, Madam Malkin, and the other merchants signed the proposal, while Ministry representative Royden Poke stayed silent.

After the Diagon Alley assembly established a commercial alliance, Bagman used the Imperius Curse to recruit Ministry official Poke for a new assignment. Skylar rewarded Night Cat and Eagle Eye for their roles in securing the alliance, leaving them equipped for future service.

• Poke worried that Fudge would blame him for the assembly's outcome, but Bagman cursed him with Imperio and said he needed him inside the Ministry of Magic.
• Skylar ended the Debt Collection Alliance, assumed Bagman's debts, and paid its members in gold Galleons.
• Skylar appointed Eagle Eye acting leader of the Diagon Alley Commercial Alliance because he could not manage its affairs himself.
• Skylar praised Night Cat and Eagle Eye for helping the assembly succeed and presented them with new equipment.
• Night Cat received a Cat Mimicry Suit that enhanced her stealth and movement, while Eagle Eye received Flying Eagle Armor with wings that could fly, attack, and shield him.

Skylar strengthened the Diagon Alley Commercial Alliance, restored the area’s prosperity, and launched Malfoy Watchtower to challenge the Ministry of Magic’s control of the news. The Ministry failed to locate the station, while Skylar’s influence grew both inside and outside the Ministry.

• Eagle Eye organized the Commercial Alliance, while Penelope supplied funding and the alliance built a self-defense force led by Madora Doom.
• The alliance’s patrols and cooperation with Knockturn Alley criminals reduced crime, weakened the Ministry’s authority, and helped Diagon Alley prosper again.
• Skylar persuaded merchants to hold Diagon Shopping Day, drawing crowds and boosting his prestige among wizarding businesses.
• Skylar launched the encrypted Malfoy Watchtower, where Latifa reported suppressed news, criticized the Ministry, and praised House of Malfoy.
• Fudge ordered the Auror Office to trace and destroy the illegal broadcasts, but Royden Poke could not find their source.
• Ministry employees recognized Skylar’s growing influence and support, while Fudge’s government appeared increasingly helpless.

Skylar confronted Umbridge over his broadcast and influence, warning that pure-blood families and business allies could cut off the Ministry's funding. He left Umbridge shaken, asking whether the wizarding public would follow him or Voldemort if the Ministry collapsed.

• Umbridge summoned Skylar to her office after a Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson and challenged him about his business alliance and nationwide broadcast.
• Skylar explained that pure-blood and business families supplied most of the Ministry's tax revenue and supported Hogwarts and St Mungo's Hospital.
• Skylar threatened to have those families withdraw their funds from Gringotts and stop paying taxes if the Ministry moved against him.
• Umbridge pleaded with Skylar to wait as he warned that wizards would choose between following him or Voldemort if the Ministry collapsed.
• Skylar left, and Umbridge dropped her teacup, which shattered as she stood frozen in fear.

Skylar spent Valentine’s Day in Hogsmeade with Astoria, Daphne, Morag, Cho, and Luna, and their relationships grew closer. A week later, Gryffindor narrowly defeated Hufflepuff after Ginny caught the Golden Snitch.

• Skylar accepted five Valentine’s Day invitations and went to Hogsmeade with Astoria Greengrass, Daphne Greengrass, Morag MacDougal, Cho Chang, and Luna Lovegood.
• Skylar took the five girls to Honeydukes and The Three Broomsticks, then watched the sunset with them on a hill outside the village.
• Astoria kissed Skylar’s cheek, Morag hugged him, Cho touched her forehead to his, Luna kissed the corner of his mouth, and Daphne kissed him and asked him to plan another outing.
• Skylar spent more time with his girlfriends and noticed that love seemed to be growing stronger within him as desire faded.
• During the Gryffindor-Hufflepuff Quidditch match, Ron Weasley fumbled the Quaffle, Sloper hit Angelina Johnson, and Kirke fell from his broom.
• Ginny Weasley caught the Golden Snitch after Cedric Diggory sneezed and lost his chance to dive, giving Gryffindor a 180–170 victory.

After Marietta Edgecombe betrayed Dumbledore's Army, Umbridge's squad raided the Room of Requirement and captured Harry and several students. Dumbledore took responsibility to protect Harry, stunned Fudge's party, and escaped with Fawkes, while Cho Chang secretly removed the membership list and Hermione remained captive.

• Under pressure from Umbridge over her mother's job, Marietta Edgecombe revealed Dumbledore's Army and learned that Hermione's cursed parchment marked her face with “SNEAK.”
• Umbridge sent McLaggen and the Justice Inquisitorial Squad to arrest Dumbledore's Army, while Cho Chang secretly took the membership list from the Room of Requirement door and left unseen.
• Harry spotted Umbridge in the Foe-Glass and tried to flee, but McLaggen tripped and kicked him before Umbridge bound him and took him to the headmaster's office.
• Umbridge presented Marietta as a witness, and Dumbledore took the blame for Dumbledore's Army to prevent Harry's expulsion.
• Dumbledore stunned Fudge's party, entrusted Hogwarts to McGonagall, and escaped with Fawkes as McGonagall shielded Harry and Marietta.
• The squad brought Ron and Hermione back as prisoners, and Romilda Vane slapped Hermione when she tried to take responsibility for Dumbledore's Army.

McLaggen’s squad captured most of Dumbledore’s Army and McLaggen humiliated Hermione, threatening that Skylar Malfoy would be next. Cho Chang left the Room of Requirement and used Skylar’s Marauder’s Map to find Katie Bell, who had been cornered by Eddie Carmichael and Marcus Belby.

• McLaggen and the Justice Inquisitorial Squad dragged Ernie Macmillan, Hannah Abbott, Neville Longbottom, and other Dumbledore’s Army members into the Room of Requirement.
• McLaggen seized Hermione by the chin, taunted her, and threatened to target Skylar Malfoy next.
• Cho left the room rather than watch Hermione suffer and checked the Marauder’s Map for her target.
• Cho found Katie Bell on the second floor with Eddie Carmichael and Marcus Belby nearby.
• Cho hurried toward Katie, relieved that Skylar had given her the map.

Cho Chang rescued Katie Bell from two Justice Inquisitorial Squad members and urged her to join Skylar Malfoy's Sleeping Dragon Society. Katie accepted, making her the society's first foothold in Gryffindor.

• Marcus Belby and Eddie Carmichael cornered Katie Bell and threatened to interrogate her unless she betrayed Dumbledore's Army.
• Cho Chang stunned the two men, bound them, and told Katie that Skylar Malfoy had ordered her rescue.
• Cho urged Katie to join Skylar's faction, arguing that Dumbledore's Army could not protect her and that Skylar could support her Quidditch ambitions.
• Cho revealed that the Sleeping Dragon Society already had influence in Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin, and wanted Katie to become its bridge into Gryffindor.
• Katie weighed her loyalty to her friends against Cho's arguments and agreed to join the Sleeping Dragon Society.

Dolores Umbridge took control of Hogwarts after Dumbledore fled and used Educational Decree Number Twenty-Seven to empower her supporters and punish resistance. As students lost hope in Dumbledore’s Army, Skylar Malfoy’s Sleeping Dragon Society expanded in secret, leaving an underground struggle for power underway.

• Umbridge replaced Dumbledore as headmistress, dismissed Filch, and gave Willy Widdershins and the Justice Inquisitorial Squad sweeping authority over students.
• Umbridge removed Cedric Diggory and Elsie Montgomery as Head Boys and appointed her supporters Roger Davies and Skylar Fawcett in their place.
• Umbridge sentenced the captured members of Dumbledore’s Army to two weeks of detention, where her quill carved “I Will Comply” into their hands.
• Students questioned whether Harry Potter could lead resistance against Umbridge, while Skylar Malfoy’s composure made him seem like another possible leader.
• Skylar ordered the Sleeping Dragon Society to avoid conflict with Umbridge and focus on helping Katie Bell recruit Gryffindors, as the secret group expanded underground.

Skylar dissolved the contract behind Hermione's curse and restored Marietta Edgecombe's face. After realizing Cho Chang belonged to the Sleeping Dragon Society, Marietta begged to join, and Skylar accepted her with a warning not to betray the group.

• Skylar kept the Sleeping Dragon Society in hiding while Umbridge tightened her grip on Hogwarts, and Cho Chang recruited Katie Bell into the organization.
• At Cho's request, Skylar examined Marietta Edgecombe's curse and found that it was tied to the Dumbledore's Army parchment contract.
• Skylar used the parchment to undo the contract, removing the marks and pustules from Marietta's face.
• Marietta apologized to Cho for nearly getting her expelled, then thanked Skylar for saving her.
• Marietta confronted Cho and Skylar about their secret organization and begged to join the Sleeping Dragon Society.
• Skylar accepted Marietta into the organization for Cho's sake and warned her that betrayal would bring severe consequences.

Skylar recruited Cedric Diggory and Elsie Montgomery into the Sleeping Dragon Society, presenting it as a secretive group that would resist Umbridge and protect students. The chapter ended with both agreeing to join, while Skylar kept his true inner circle hidden from them.

• Marietta volunteered to join the Sleeping Dragon Society, and Skylar instructed Yaxley and Thicknesse to approach her mother about the Floo Network.
• Skylar met Cedric Diggory and Elsie Montgomery in the Prefects' Meeting Room and invited them to join his organization.
• Skylar explained that the Sleeping Dragon Society had influential members from several houses and was designed to remain hidden while opposing Umbridge.
• Skylar warned Cedric and Elsie that the Ministry's neglect of the rising dark threat and McLaggen's hunger for power put students at risk.
• Cedric agreed to join, and Elsie accepted as well.

Skylar learned that Sturgis Podmore had died in prison, likely after a Dementor’s Kiss, and suspected Umbridge was behind an unlawful purge against the Order of the Phoenix. That night, three Gryffindors joined the Sleeping Dragon Society, and the Edgecombe Family agreed to follow Skylar in exchange for his protection of Marietta.

• Skylar received a flood of supportive letters from Malfoy Watchtower listeners who doubted the Ministry’s account of the Death Eaters’ escape.
• Nymphadora informed Skylar that Sturgis Podmore had died in prison after Lupin and Oakden Hobdun came to collect him, and Skylar suspected Umbridge had arranged the killing.
• Katie Bell introduced Leanne Richards, Demirza Robbins, and Vicky Frobisher as new Gryffindor members of the Sleeping Dragon Society.
• Marietta told Skylar that the Edgecombe Family would obey his orders if he protected her at Hogwarts, and Skylar accepted the agreement.

While serving detention in the Owlery, Hermione was tortured by McLaggen as Harry and Ron were held back. Skylar Malfoy arrived and ordered McLaggen to let her go, threatening to cut off his hand.

• Ernie Macmillan told Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Hannah Abbott that Dumbledore would return and that Umbridge had failed to enter his office.
• McLaggen and his companions entered the Owlery and confronted Hermione over her criticism of Umbridge.
• McLaggen grabbed Hermione and used Extreme Electric Execution on her while Harry and Ron tried to reach her.
• Hermione broke down and begged McLaggen to stop, but he continued tormenting her.
• Skylar Malfoy entered the Owlery and threatened to chop off McLaggen's hand unless he released Hermione.