Harry Potter was already sitting in the great dining hall next to his friends. Everything seemed to be strangely quiet that evening and no one could precisely say what's going on. The professors and Headmaster were barely whispering to each other.

''Hermione do you have any idea what's going on?'' Harry turned to his friend.

''I'm afraid not. But I suspect it has something to do with the recent events on this magical school… I can't remember its name but I believe it's somewhere in Russia…''

''What events?'' Ron curiously turned his head to his other two friends.

''What events? Do you guys read any newspaper at all? It's everywhere! The Death Eaters have taken over this magical school and it's said that terrible things are happening there! Rumors say that the students there are being tortured in the most horrible ways possible!''

Harry looked confused: ''but why exactly are they doing this? And where are all the teachers or something?''

''You see, it's said that they've decided to show the world who's the true master or something like that, it's also something about taking revenge on an old grudge that Voldemort hold against their Headmaster… but the saddest thing is… that that school isn't any ordinary magical school.''

''What do you mean?'' Ron asked suspiciously.

''Well, children there… they go to school when they're only 4 years old. And they are trained their entire life, almost until 20. They're basically taught the same things as we are, but with more details…''

Harry looked horrified: ''so you're saying… that there are 4 year old kids right now being tortured by some fucking death eaters?''

Hermione just nodded and bow her head. Silence fell on the group of three friends.

Dumbledore slowly stand up and silence fell over the whole hall. It was in the middle of November and some rare snowflakes were lazily falling down from the night sky.

''Dear students… I'm sorry to interrupt your dinner, but I'm afraid there are some things that can't be kept hidden from you. As you have all probably heard of the recent events in the WAMA, or in the Wizarding Academy of Martial Arts… there are some things I have to reveal to you.''

Dumbledore took a deep breath and took a long look across the dining hall.

''WAMA was taken over by the Death Eaters. There are kids old from 4 to 20 years. We don't even expect a half of them to survive. But those few who were able to somehow escape, to save themselves from the hands of the murders… Those lucky few will be from this day on attending our school, as it is the safest place around. I want you to greet them nicely and accept them as they're among us from the very beginning. They've been through a very stressful, horrifying situation so please be kind enough and let them rest a little, before you start asking them questions.''

Whisper was heard from every single table in the hall. Excitement and fear were seen in the students' eyes. But not even the professors could stay calm.

Suddenly the doors to the hall open widely.