Post by ♕ --- The Staff on Jan 18, 2012 2:30:15 GMT -5
{On the horizion, a great war looms, seemingly inevitable. All of the magical community braces for the unknown, for in war, nothing is certain. Sides must be chosen. Lives paid for in the blood of enemies. Loved ones lost to a cause that some don't even understand fully. The world has become violently divided but still there are those caught in the middle. Uncertain of the correct path or too afraid to choose. On one side, the valiant, the brave. Those soldiers fighting on the front lines for the rights of their people and those too weak to fight themselves. On the other, a great darkness, so feared that no one dare speak its name. But even in a world so divided, there will always be those unsung heroes that are caught in the middle. Those of little known valor who, in a single moment of decision, can change the course of the war without even knowing the ripple effects of their singular actions.
"Imagine that Voldemort's powerful now. You don't know who his supporters are, you don't know who's working for him and who isn't; you know he can control people so that they do terrible things without being able to stop themselves. You're scared for yourself, and your family, and your friends. Every week, news comes of more deaths, more disappearances, more torturing… The Ministry of Magic's in disarray, they don't know what to do, they're trying to keep everything hidden from the Muggles, but meanwhile, Muggles are dying too. Terror everywhere… panic… confusion… that's how it used to be."
—Sirius Black on the war
[/font]"Imagine that Voldemort's powerful now. You don't know who his supporters are, you don't know who's working for him and who isn't; you know he can control people so that they do terrible things without being able to stop themselves. You're scared for yourself, and your family, and your friends. Every week, news comes of more deaths, more disappearances, more torturing… The Ministry of Magic's in disarray, they don't know what to do, they're trying to keep everything hidden from the Muggles, but meanwhile, Muggles are dying too. Terror everywhere… panic… confusion… that's how it used to be."
—Sirius Black on the war
The year is 1967
–[/center][/size]Dusk has come and gone. The dawn of war is breaking. Families are divided on the issue of pureblood dominance. It has turned brother against brother, husband against wife. Where does one stand when the ground is shaky, and the future is uncertain?[/font]
Lord Voldemort, with the backing of most of the prestigious pureblood families, is on a crusade to rid the magical community of its non-magic roots. Those loyal to him have begun to call themselves his Death Eaters; a befitting name for such a dark group of wizards and witches.
Nobby Leach, the Minister of Magic, has commented on all the chaos that has befallen upon the community. “Do not panic. There’s no way that the Ministry of Magic would allow a full blown uprising. We have this all under control.” But no one believes him. There is great upheaval from both sides to uproot him from the Ministry, after his handling of the Squib Riots earlier in the year.
There are great cries for Albus Dumbledore to step up as Minister of Magic, but time and time again, the man refuses. He has become hidden up at the school, preparing for the upcoming clash. With the help of some of the staff at Hogwarts, he has put together a secret society, known as the Order of the Phoenix, their mission to repel any effort to overthrow the government / Hogwarts.