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What Shakespeare Never Told You
Prologue
From a 5th Year Student's Muggle Studies Report
There have been several occurrences throughout history where wizards or witches have been heralded as heroes in the muggle and magical world alike. One such example is William Shakespeare. The infamous playwright was born in 1564, to a successful manufacturer of Quidditch gloves-particularly for the Keeper, and a muggle woman. He and his seven siblings attended Hogwarts, and he was in Ravenclaw house. Shakespeare was a fairly successful student, and went on to receive top marks in Charms, History of Magic, and quite surprisingly, Divination. After graduating from Hogwarts, he worked for the Seers Department of the newly developed Ministry of Magic, a group of authorized Seers who together were able to predict most catastrophes before they happened, of course, Seeing is an imperfect activity, and often the young man would receive visions that meant nothing or seemed irrelevant, or too far in the future to mean a thing.
Several years later, the Ministry decided to cut funding for the Seeing Department, saying that it was far too inaccurate and never gave adequate information when needed, Shakespeare then went on to pursue his first love; writing. Oddly enough, he chose not to write for the wizarding population, but for the Muggles, and immediately his plays and stories were a success. Rumor has it that much of the man's inspiration came not from his own imagination, but rather from the visions that he would receive, and whether it be coincidence or not, some occurrences, particularly in the Wizarding world, seem to have mirrored what has taken place in several of his plays. For instance, in the early 1700's, headmastership of Hogwarts was fought over by three members of the same family. Abel Jacqueme was killed by his brother, Gautier, but Abel's son, Michel-Jean found out and not only revealed Gautier's crimes but was given the head-ship, somewhat mirroring Shakespeare's Hamlet. In much more recent times, there was a rumor of a young witch pretending to be a wizard so that she could get to know the man she loved, similar to Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. We may never know if these rumors are true, but it seems to me that we should constantly be on the watch for the Titanias, Thesus', Shylocks, and Juliets of our time, because for all we know, a great legend may be lurking right beneath our noses.
Hey guys!
So this is my new fanfic, and I am SO excited about it. This was just the prologue, and because I am going away for a month this is probably all you will see for awhile, however your reviews and input is greatly appreciated. This is one of my very first fics that I've had completely planned out, however if any of you come up with ideas that sound better than my own, there will more than likely be adjustments. And please, please review. My muse needs food, and she feeds on reviews. We don't want her to starve *nods*