Chapter 199: Gaunt Family Separation (Updated)

Witnessed by Snape, Schelling and Karkaroff signed an "unbreakable contract". Schelling would provide Karkaroff with a safe house to take refuge in so that Karkaroff's safety could be guaranteed. As a price, Karkaroff must give Schelling access to the entire Durmstrang area, including the restricted area of ​​the library that Schelling covets the most.

["Ally" Igor Karkaroff obtained! 】

[Visit permission to "Durmstrang" is obtained! 】

The safe house problem is not difficult to solve, as long as a Loyalty Charm is enough. Even if Voldemort sensed Karkaroff's location through the Dark Mark, he would not be able to get in.

As for why Karkaroff didn't use this method in the original work, it was because he couldn't find a secret keeper he could trust. The secret keeper must be reliable and not betray him, and smart enough so that no one will guess that he is the secret keeper. You must not be too old, otherwise it will be very troublesome if you die suddenly. You must also be strong enough to be able to protect yourself in the war. The most important thing is that you must have the character to protect yourself wisely, rather than recklessly participating in the front line of the war. .

Schelling, who had made an unbreakable contract, undoubtedly met all the above conditions.

After conquering Igor Karkaroff, Schelling discussed the next plan with him.

There is still time before Voldemort returns, and Karkaroff can still stay at Hogwarts and continue to maintain his persona as headmaster.

Although Karkaroff is greedy for life and afraid of death, his strength is not weak. As long as such a person is stronger than him and ensures his personal safety, there is no risk that he will rebel easily. He is a subordinate who is easy to control. Currently, most of the forces that Schelling can command are established within Hogwarts.

Outside the school, the only people he can rely on to do things are a few house elves, so he is in urgent need of talents who can do things for him outside the school, and Karkaroff is undoubtedly a good candidate.

Of course, in order to get someone like Karkaroff to do things, deterrence alone is not enough. He must also be given some benefits, which require Schelling to consider in the long term.

After solving the problems one by one, Xie Lin thought to himself that it was time to put the matters at hand on the agenda.

The next day was Saturday, Hogsmeade visit day. Early in the morning, the little wizards set off to Hogsmeade happily and jokingly.

So did Harry, Ron and Hermione, who had arranged to meet Sirius in Hogsmeade.

Sherrin did not go to Hogsmeade.

After the addition of 6 prefects, the Sleeping Dragon Society's power has greatly increased, and the number of people has expanded rapidly. It can be said that almost 80% of Slytherins are now members of the Sleeping Dragon Society. The senior students are in charge of the prefects who have been imprinted with the Sleeping Dragon Mark, the lower class students are in charge of Daphne and Astoria, and the students in other colleges are in charge of Zhang Qiu, Mo Rui, Susan and Luna. Xie Lin had no doubts about their loyalty, so he let them go with ease and left the affairs and development of Mianlong Club to them to handle on their own.

Xie Lin generously provided 1,000 Galleons as club funds, allowing the prefects and girl leaders to use it to take members to Hogsmeade Village for consumption, to promote feelings among members and enhance the collective spirit and cohesion of the organization. .

To be honest, galleons are just a number concept to Schelling now. Almost all the industries he owns are on the right track, earning him a steady stream of income every minute and every second. I heard that the Fire Dragon Breeding Farm and Puddlemere United have expanded a lot of business in this short period of one year, and their market value has more than doubled.

Xie Lin even suspected that his own net worth had already surpassed that of the Malfoy family. If he wanted to, he could stand on his own and go out to build a brand new family.

This is not without precedent. In the once powerful Gunter family, there were two equally powerful direct bloodline heirs. The eldest son married the granddaughter of the second of the three Peverell brothers. Not only did he inherit the Resurrection Stone of the Peverell family, he also inherited the Slytherin pendant given by his ancestors. Combining the heritage of the two families, he boasted that It is the orthodoxy of the family, also known as the "main family". Voldemort, his mother and his uncle are the direct descendants of this bloodline.

His younger brother was not weaker than him in terms of personal strength or the power behind him. Therefore, he was not willing to be reduced to a side branch of the family, which was the so-called "split family" fate, so he resolutely took the gift from his ancestors with him. He left the family and ran away to the McGillicuddy Mountains in Ireland, married a prominent local family, and established his own branch of the Gaunt family.

Most of these noble families are supporters of the Druid sect, and their inheritance heritage is no worse than that of the pure-blood nobles in England. For example, the ancestor of the Thayer family is the famous "Phantom Queen" Morrigan. Isolt Thayer, the founder of Iphamoni, is a direct descendant of this bloodline. Her father is from the Thayer family, and her mother is from the Gaunt family. Later, the Slytherin wand belonging to her mother was passed over to her. Her aunt stole her away, and her aunt killed her parents before letting her flee to North America, where she settled down.

Of course, Schelling will not set up his own business. Not to mention that he has previously promised Draco to assist him in becoming the head of the family. He also cherishes the family relationship with his family, especially his long-term stubbornness and willfulness. of Narcissa.

Besides, with his current vision, he really looked down on the heritage of the Malfoy family. Although he didn't know that there were portraits of ancestors hidden in the secret room of the head of the family, he was strong enough to fight with the strongest head of the family, Armand II. In his opinion, even if there were other inheritances in the family, they would probably be no more than this.

On this day, Sherin came to the lakeside of the Black Lake alone. The calm lake surface had no ripples, like a crystal clear mirror, reflecting the blue sky. There were no people around the Black Lake. At this time, the little wizards either went to Hogsmeade Village or hid in the common room to play indoor games with their friends.

Sherin walked to the shore where the ghost ship of Durmstrang was docked. Several boys wearing only a pair of swimming trunks were lying on the deck, including Viktor Krum. They were enjoying sunbathing. It seemed that there were few sunny days in the Nordic region where they were.

He came to meet Eleanor. A week had passed since the last time they fought together at the bottom of the lake. Perhaps they were both busy with their own affairs, so they had not been able to find time to meet.

Eleanor was the descendant of one of the best pure-blood families in Germany, and her ancestor was the famous Pallaser. Naturally, it was worthwhile for Schelling to make friends with her. Moreover, the two of them now had a common enemy. Facing this secret organization that had been hidden in the deepest part of the wizarding world for centuries and could use two Dark Lords as guns, Schelling would never dare to treat it lightly.

Every ally that could be won over was precious to him. Similarly, he believed that judging from the wisdom that Eleanor had shown so far, Eleanor's ideas would be the same as his.