A circle of chairs were positioned around a large table in a dark room. Each chair was filled with a man looking grave or disappointed. Lumos. A man at what looked like to be the head of the table spoke.
"I think you know why we are here," he spoke solemnly, "we have sustained great losses this week, including that of our master the dark lord. Let us remember him and the thirty others who died fighting at Hogwarts and for our cause."
The room remained silent.
"You say it as if you don't care, Rabastan," questioned the man opposite him loudly, "Do you not." A couple of men around the table nodded their heads in acknowledgement.
"I think it would be unwise to lose control at this point Rudolphus. As for you my dear brother, I'm not so sure," Rabastan mocked.
"Now now bo-," started on man but was rudely interrupted by Rudolphus, red with rage.
"Are you telling me, that everyone but you is mourning for the losses that include your sister in-law and the Dark Lord?" Rudolphus shouted madly standing up as if to contest Rabastan. Rabastan stood up as well.
"Blimey, it's like watching two wolves fight to be alpha male. Shame they are both immature" said another man coolly.
The men around him laughed quietly at his joke but both Rudolphus and Rabastan looked furious. They both sat down looking severely embarrassed. A shadow moved out behind the wall. A small plump woman with greasy black hair stood forward and spoke, "Isn't it nice to see you still have your humorous lines Travers," she spoke quietly but confidently, "we need a plan. We need a leader. We can't stop here here. The Dark Lords legacy must continue. We must continue. I propose a leadership election to be held. We should be run properly. Then we can fight back against those who killed and injured our friends. Jugson, you know the drill."
It took a moment for what she said to set in before the man named Jugson stood up. "I Philip Jugson declared the Knights of Walpurgis leaderless. To that end I declare the leadership elections in session. All rise," the Death Eaters rose out of their chairs, "All contenders most be of noble pureblood birth and be off high enough standing. All wishing to put their name forward speak now or forever hold your peace" Jugson explained.
Alecto came forward and lifted her wand up into the air and shouted "I Alecto Carrow put my honourable pureblood name and heritage forward for election."
A couple of Death Eaters nodded and smiled reassuringly at Alecto. Her confident face was now determined and serious. A gold smoke emitted from her wand and floated into the centre of the table. Rabastan lifted his wand also and with less grit and determination as Alecto spoke "I Rabastan Lestrange put my honourable pureblood name and heritage forward for election."
A blood red smoke also drifted into the middle of the table and settled around the other. Travers smiled and winked at Rabastan who looked a bit more confident after that. Seeing this Rudolphus whipped out his wand and hastily put it forward.
"I Rudolphus Lestrange put my honourable pureblood name and heritage forward for election," he said smugly to the dissatisfaction of Rabastan who scowled at him. A silvery smoke drifted from his wand and joined the others. No one else spoke and the three still had their wands up. After a minute or so Jugson spoke again, "I declare no more entries in. All those who want to vote for Alecto Carrow raise your wands." Jugson and about a third of those sitting round the table raised their wands and Alecto's smoke rose about a metre above the other two.
"All those who want to vote for Rudolphus Lestrange raise your wands."Jugson commanded. Not one person in the room put their hand up and the silvery smoke stayed where it was. Rudolphus looked furious and shook his head. Rabastan smiled as the inevitable happened.
"All those who want to vote for Rabastan Lestrange raise your wands." Jugson said. Travers, Alecto and about everyone else around the room raised their wands and Rabastan's red smoke rose higher than Alecto's. The smoke then filled the room and then vanished with a flash. "I declare Rabastan Lestrange our new leader," Jugson shouted. All the Death Eaters bowed to Rabastan except for Rudolphus who still stood with his wand raised.
"I will not let this happen. You are too young to rule something like this," Rudolphus shouted angrily.
Travers raised his wand and said, "Step aside Rudolphus. He has been voted in so he is rightfully leader."
Silenco. Travers mouth kept moving but nothing was said. Rabastan looked merely alarmed and flicked his wand and Rudolphus chair vanished which left him on the floor. Rudolphus stood up and pointed his wand at Rabastan who immediately hit the back wall and landed in a heap on the floor. Rabastan stood up and was just about to send a curse at his brother when a bang filled the room and both Rudolphus and Rabastan collapsed on the floor unconscious.
The whole room pointed their wands at a hooded man standing in the door way. The man lifted his hood away to reveal a wrinkled face and wispy hair that went down to the shoulders. He also had a small goatee. He looked slightly offended and flicked his wand again. All wands flew out of their owner's hands and onto the stone floor.
"Is that a nice way to treat your new master?" he said calmly.
"What ever do you mean?" Alecto gasped.
"I heard there was an opening in the position of a Dark Lord over here, "he questioned, "I am right?"
"Who are you," said Travers inquisitively.
"Gellert Grindelwald"
