A/N: I'd just like to thank Halfling for letting me use her idea. Please go read Scales and A Tail which is what this fic was inspired by  Read and Review guys. I'd love to hear what you think.

For hundreds of years the students of Hogwarts have taken it into their own hands to build connections and alliances for the future. Secret organizations were formed all over the school for just that purpose, each specializing in their own field or subject. Some dated back to the founders themselves. These were the groups that only a select few knew about, rarely a person outside of the group itself.

Teachers, although they were aware these groups existed, had a code of agreement between them that they would not interfere with these organizations. They were oblivious to the inner workings of the groups. The teachers, although most had attended Hogwarts themselves were sworn to secrecy by the clubs they were in, the moment they graduated.

With no outside supervision, students ran these groups with military precision. Some of the groups were as simple as the gob stones club that didn't care for secrecy. Many included initiations and tests for entry. The choosing of members was an intricate and long-winded process that was conducted by the superiors of the group. The superiors could be the newest member of the group but one thing had to be remembered when you were a part of these organizations.

Time does not mean power.

The oldest member of the group may not always be in the superiors.

Now lets get to the details. You became applicable for entry to these organizations when you entered the sixth year and there are very rarely any exceptions. So the groups contained only seventh years. The main and most powerful ones only contained a dozen, tops, with the better half staying completely secret to any but the superiors.

You have at Hogwarts three main groups in power. Listen carefully, my friend, for the next three are at the top of the food chain in the underground workings of Hogwarts and information on them is scarce.

The first one consists of Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs. The known members are Eddie Carmichael, Roxanne Trimble and Greg Chandler. These people know everything that goes on in Hogwarts whether it be public or top secret. They have eyes and ears all over the school and nothing happens without them knowing the nitty gritty details. They are called 'The Eyes'. Each member is called an eye.

Every city has a gang that deals in things less than legal. For Hogwarts it's this group of boys. The known members of this notorious gang are Matthew Vaisey, Thomas Urquhart, Terence Higgs and Miles Bletchley. With their multiple connections with dodgy yet powerful characters out of the school they can smuggle anything in or out of the school. But they too have their limits and are men of their word. A promise is made, a promise is kept.

The next is a law enforcement squad of sorts. This is a strictly Gryffindor organization that's purpose is to make sure that everything in the school is running smoothly. They keep the trouble makers in line. Their business is kept under wraps and they usually get it done without students noticing. The known members are Demelza Robins, Ritchie Coote and Andrew Kirke.

This year each group is recruiting new members to join their ranks. Each will be put through an initiation process before they are allowed in. Our golden trio are entering their sixth year and they are about to experience the closest thing to the final battle before the actual thing.

The most brutal thing about gang wars is that usually most of the school has no idea what's going on. That's including the teachers. So, attacks were subtle yet sometimes had disastrous repercussions. There hadn't been a war in a while, centuries in fact. The last gang war had caused the fleeing of Salazar Slytherin from the halls of Hogwarts.

Our story starts here, at platform 9 and ¾ in Kings Cross Station on September 1st where the trio are entering their sixth year at Hogwarts and are now eligible for membership to the various secret clubs as are the rest of their grade. Many will be taken in to lesser organizations. Some of which provide training and resources for the ruling powers.

But as we often find, when it comes to the troublesome three, there is no telling what could happen.