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Prologue
In the year 2000, the true battle began. It has always been said that the hardest battle comes not from the outside, but from the inside, as was the case in this tragedy. The battle from without, known as the Second War, ended in the year 1998. Harry Potter, as was prophesied, defeated the Dark Lord. The battle from within in started in 2000, the descendants of the Death Eaters and the like were treated much like Azkaban prisoners. The scourge of England so to say. England was split.
After the Second War, many of the dark side and the like lost everything. Money, mansions, and family. All Death Eaters were given the Dementor's Kiss. The money of these ancient families was taken by the Ministry. Those who were left were treated poorly, hardly given a chance. They were treated much worse than the squibs or werewolves. This new way of life was extremely hard for those unaccustomed to being poor.
Draco Lucius Malfoy resurfaced after two years, much to the surprise of the public. He had obviously changed, not just in appearance, but in his whole aura. The west side mob began with him as their leader, the last descendant of the name Malfoy. He was still well-respected by his people. He gained back his fortune and much more in the few months that he had returned. As boss, or don, he appointed Blaise Zabini as the underboss, or second in command; Theodore Nott as the advisor, or consigliere; and Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, Adrian Pucey, Marcus Flint, and Miles Bletchley as the captains, or caporegimes. The crews consisted mainly of past Slytherins.
The west side was gaining the power back, the past was reoccurring. The Minister of Magic, Rfus Scrimgeour, was corrupt and the illegal activities of the west side mob were ignored by the Ministry. It was obvious that bribery was the reason for this. And so, the east side mob was created to fight the west side mob. Harry Potter left his job as an auror, maybe for good, and became the boss. As boss, or don, he appointed Ronald Weasley as the underboss, or second in command; Hermione Granger as the advisor, or consigliere; and Neville Longbottom, Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas, Fred and George Weasley, and Lee Jordan as the captains, or caporegimes. The crews consisted mainly of past Gryffindors.
It was like a Gryffindor versus Slytherin feud post graduation. A continuance so to say. It was likely the war between the two houses would never end. The differences between the two houses were too great, the nobility of the Gryffindor House and the cunning of the Slytherin House allowed for no friendship. Most of the past Hufflepuffs refused to take a stance as was their custom, while some of the past Ravenclaws refused to be part of the Lions because they had ties to the Slytherins as they were the one house that Slytherins could most tolerate. And so the mob names were forged, the Lions and the Serpents as the Serpents were mostly past Slytherins and the Lions were mostly past Gryffindors. The Lions were home to the east of England and the Serpents were home to the west of England. The one exception was London which was the only middle ground.
Between the two years much had occurred for both sides. Marriages, newborns, etcetera.
Ron and Hermione had tied the knot right after the war and the couple had a little son, Harry Weasley. Harry Potter was his godfather of course. Dean and Parvati, Seamus and Lavender, Neville and Luna, Fred and Angelina, George and Alicia, Lee and Katie, Bill and Fleur, and Remus and Tonks, and so many others were married. Harry had also been courting Ginny Weasley.
Blaise and Daphne, Theodore and Tracey, Crabbe and Pansy, and Goyle and Millicent, to name a few, had all been married in 2000 after the creation of the Serpents. Draco was distant and little was known of him to the public, it was doubtful even his friends knew him well. What was known was that he was not with anyone.
Then one December evening something happened, something so unexpected and innocent that it changed everything. Neither of them knew it at the time, but their lives were about to be altered forever and nothing they could do would change that fact.
AN: I am sorry it is so short, but I wrote this in about an hour and I need feedback to know whether or not this is a storyline that should be pursued. Please review, any feedback is welcome. Thank you for reading!