Post by audrey goes roar on Feb 17, 2009 22:47:28 GMT -5
It's been over eighty years since the fall of Tom Riddle, the "Dark Lord" who tormented the wizarding world for decades. Regardless of the fact that the war is long over, the alliances and rivalries created while it still raged have lived on, just as strong today as they were in the time of our great-grandparents. This is the reason why one of the greatest tragedies Hogwarts has ever seen was able to strike, last year, right under the radar of other students and faculty. No one had even suspected a thing...
Alaina Potter was found, murdered, in the library, early on a Tuesday morning. Her body maimed, but no signs of what could have caused so much bodily distortion. The body, sprouting out her natural brunette locks, was barely distinguishable. One week later, Carson Lupin's body was found in the grounds, beside the lake, small bites all over her body though what caused them was indistinguishable. The professors didn't know what to do as one question passed everyone's lips. Whose next? Eventually, after heavy deliberation and many secret professor meetings, they decided that they would close down the school, so another body wouldn't turn up, this time maimed beyond recognition. It was to remain closed as well, until the ones who were committing these awful crimes were found, and punished severely. So, last year, just before Christmas break as the young students were excited for yet another holiday feast...Hogwarts closed down. Each and every student was sent home "until further notice". Thankfully, it didn't take long to find the murderers, and caused the professors to open the school again. Just in time for the new year to begin. Though the culprits behind the schemes sent shocking whispers through all the students, and some had shrinking feelings this wasn't the end of it. You see, some of the ghosts came forward, telling what little bits and pieces of the incidents they had witnessed, and as they all told their stories pieces started falling together. Dresden Malfoy and Parker Flint were called in for serve questioning, and later sent to Azkaban. The boys hadn't gone down quietly, and it took three aurors and Veriteserum being administered to get the boys to spill what they had done, but they had confessed and it seemed as if everything was over.
Oh, thank Heavens! The staff breathed a sigh of relief, and, with the new year beginning, happily informed the students that Hogwarts would be taking them all back this year, and that there was no more danger within the castle walls... but they were wrong. You see, the deaths of Alaina and Carson were far from random acts of violence. You see, Dresden and Parker are part of what I guess you would call... a gang. Filled with the the descendants of Death Eaters, and even a few brand new faces that have accumulated as of late. And their intention, you ask? To wipe out all the descendants of Order members, and then launch a full-blown attack on an unsuspecting, unprotected wizarding community. Quite the bitches, aren't they?
So, what happens now is up to you. The members of this little "gang" have to be a lot more sly than their fallen members who ended up in prison, or else their plans will ultimately be discovered. And what about the ones they're targeting? Will they found out and fight back, or end up another victim in this sick, sick game? And as for the others... will they join the darkness, or stand up for the light? Wait and see.
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