Author's note: This is VERY short as it serves only as an introduction to orient the reader with what has happened before the open of the story. I will also mention that this story will not follow the canon set up in DH…

And I suppose I must acquiesce that I do not own Harry or any of the other wonderful characters in J.K. Rowling's world….

The world was still dark. Whilst in the battle for Hogwarts the whole wizarding world had gained a small triumph of forcing Voldemort and his followers back for a time, it had not defeated him as they had hoped. With dark forces growing stronger once more, a small group continues to fight…to hope…and to search for a better day.

While betrayal seeks to destroy them at every turn, the tide begins to turn. The Horcruxes destroyed, Harry and his friends continue to fight, desperate to pass on the magical legacy to their children. And as the next generation steps up for their training at Hogwarts, the worry that the war may become theirs is felt throughout the Order.

Still, the darkness continues to rise…