The Ashcrofts, a pure blooded family and known followers of You-Know-Who. The first war claimed the life of Lady Ashcroft and drove a wedge between father and son. Skylar remembers hanging onto her older brother Sebastian. Begging him not to leave. He left anyways and became an Auror against their father's wishes. Nathaniel knew the wedge would grow as the truth began to surface. With the second war on the horizon, Skylar attends Hogwarts realizing the war is inside the school just as it is outside. (Book One)