Chapter One: Prologue


Daily Prophet, July 12, 1997

"Welcome," the Dark Lord tells us as he surveys his newly conquered land. The southern half of France is now under his reign, "To the dawning of a new era. After our well-earned victory against the barbarians in the Ministry of Magic, the Ministry, plus everything within it (such as the newspaper), is under our control."

The damage has been done. The Dark Side has overtaken the Ministry in a full-frontal attack. All of the United Kingdom, plus other European countries such as Sweden, France, Italy, and Denmark are now under Voldemort's control. The only safe havens left for children are the magical schools, although the Spanish school Hechicero has already fallen, and one by one, the other schools are being invaded.

Daily Prophet, July 13, 1997

"It's for the best, we keep telling everyone. Innocent, defenseless half bloods shouldn't have to be tortured by their very lives just for having a mudblood parent. We must take better care of our future, as these children are." Blaise Zabini, a Hogwarts student reports.

They are taking children age four and younger away from their Muggle-born parents. "To better grow our future," they say. But they lie. They put the child into a nice pure-blood foster family and make sure that they have the section in the form they must fill out, the "Parent Taken Care Of," section, perfectly labeled. Older children are being taken to train for the Death Eater army after they watch their parents killed. Already, the witches and wizards are fleeing into hiding, away from this turmoil.

Daily Prophet, July 14, 1997

A new school has been set up for children of Mudblood parenting. "The school is taught by the brightest teachers. Just because they're half-bloods does not mean they shouldn't receive proper care." Severus Snape proclaims.

You'll notice that they don't accept children who are born half wizard/half Muggle. Oh, no, if you are that, you're a half-breed now. You're no longer considered a half blood. You have to have some magic blood from each of your parents, meaning only children whose parents are- were magic, like they were Muggle-born or half-breeds themselves, qualify. The half bloods, of course, are not to blame for their pathetic excuses for parents. So that means they belong to a different race of magic almost. We're guessing they forgot to mention that. They also forgot to mention that all they teach in that new school of theirs are spells and potions you will need when you join the Death Eaters.

Daily Prophet, July 17, 1997

"This is for the well-being of the world. The entire world: Wizard and Muggle." Lucius Malfoy, 44, says of the new "camps" that have been assembled for half-breeds and Mudbloods.

That's what they say to us all the time. Those propaganda using, Muggle-born hating, wastes of human space! If you are sent to those camps, you don't have a "magical time". It isn't a summer camp. Even if you are a child, you aren't spared. In fact, no one hears from you ever again. You do not come back.

Daily Prophet, July 18, 1997

"To these people making allusions that the Dark Lord is the new Hitler, that is preposterous!" Explains one anonymous Death Eater, a new recruit, fresh from his schooling. "I attended a magical school, and they made me take Muggle Studies. I know all about Hitler. I, for one, say the man was brilliant, but he was against the wrong people. It's mudbloods who we should be exterminating. Our Lord is not evil. We're just fixing this man's undeniable logic, and changing it to make sense."

The Death Eaters have taken control over everything… It's only a matter of time before the final battle. It's the only hope that we have left, and yet it seems impossible that we can be saved. But surely Harry Potter will save us all… Won't he?

Daily Prophet, July 20, 1997

"As for Harry Potter… we'll have him soon enough. We cannot claim our long-term, properly given victory over all until he lies dead on the ground." The Dark Lord says.

Harry Potter is being guarded more than the Muggle Queen. Nothing can get to him until the very day of the final battle. Then, the only thing we can do for our deliverance… is pray.

"The era of the Dragon – of us – has come at last!"

The morning of the Dragon has dawned.