Summary: They came in the night as I slept. No one knew how they found out about our world. Maybe one was intelligent enough to observe that what we wished to hide. My name is Nadia Kiara Aphelia Gaunt and I am a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A war is brewing on the horizon as the magical world fights for survival.

Disclaimer: None of this belongs to me it all belongs to the amazing J.K. Rowling apart from the OC characters.

Chapter 1:

Darkness had fallen across the small street in Surrey. Hazel Road seemed deserted and the only light came from the dull street lamps that stood along the street. A cry of a crow broke the silence that surrounded the street as it took flight as it's resting place was disturbed. Not that anyone would notice. All inhabitants of the neat little houses that stood upon the street were safely tucked into bed. Not that it would last for long. Leaves rustled as figures dressed entirely in black walked towards number 12.

The same was happening in a few other streets in Surrey. These men and woman had only one purpose in mind. It had taken a few weeks but finally they had a few new locations from their current informant of where to find more of the unnatural they had found walked on the same earth. The silence surrounded them again as they came out of their hiding places.

They had watched the places they had been told were suspected to hold an unnatural being in and after observing for a few days they were finally ready to proceed. A dozen men and woman surrounded each targeted house with another safely behind the wheel of a black van which would be their mode of transport. All was still and the tension in the air was thick as the minutes ticked down to midnight.

Hand signals were exchanged and in answer the men and woman took up the positions they had been ordered. At exactly the time the clock struck twelve a loud crash sounded into the night and the inhabitants of the targeted houses bolted awake.

Nadia's P.O.V

Nadia awoke as a series of loud crashes echoed around the house. Disoriented from her sudden wakefulness it took her a second to get her bearings and hear the unmistakable sound of hurried footsteps through the rooms downstairs. A lump formed in her throat as a bolt of fear shot through her. Had death eaters finally found out where she lived. As soon as the though flashed across her mind her heart started to race and a bolt of adrenaline allowed her to run out of her beautifully decorated room and down the hall to where her mothers bedroom was situated. As soon as she passed the stairs on the landing a shout came from below and the pounding of steps grew louder as others joined the chase.

"Nadia! In here quickly!" Her mother exclaimed as she saw her daughter running down the hall. Nadia did not have time to be amused at her mothers frazzled state. As soon as she was in her mothers room the door was slammed shut and a cushioned chair from the vanity table was placed below the doorknob in order to keep anyone else from entering. Quickly mother and daughter ran towards the window and gasped in unison when they spotted several black dressed figures standing upon their front lawn.

"What's going on mum? They're not death eaters what do they want with us?" Nadia asked as she gazed at one of the figures. She could see it was a young man who was wearing a pair of black leather trousers and jacket, with some sort of weapon flung over his shoulder. These were definitely not death eaters which eased her fear if only a little. This group of people still looked rather threatening and they didn't seem like they were just here for afternoon tea. Just as the rather amusing thought of them all sitting down in their living room drinking cups of English tea flashed across her mind the doorknob started to rattle.

The two ladies looked towards each other helplessly wondering what to do. There was no way out of this room, no way to escape their uncertain fate. All was silent for a moment before a voice came from behind the door. "We know you're in there. Come out now and we promise no harm will come to you." Nadia and her mother looked at each other once more helplessly there was nothing else to do really. Nadia cursed herself for leaving her beloved wand on her nightstand when she left her room. So much for being a witch when she forgets her bloody wand.

Nadia stood behind her mother as she moved the chair from the door. Just as she was about to open the door it was forcefully pushed inwards from the other side. A scream left Nadia and her mother was grabbed and in another second she too was held against a firm leather clad chest. Before she could struggle to get free a sharp pain came from her arm. Looking down she could see a needle being pulled out from her arm. As the drug that had been injected started to take effect her body became sluggish and her eyes started to close. The last thing she saw before darkness claimed her was her mother being carried out of the bedroom over a bulky mans shoulder.