February 2, 1531 AD
Last night, the end of Imbolc, the Peverell family perished in an unfortunate explosion. The resulting fire burned Peverell Manor to the ground, and left nothing behind.
This reporter writes this to inform the general public that the Peverell family no longer control the world. As shown only months ago, the Peverell family was quite unbalanced. Instead of siding with their fellow Magicals, the Peverells sided with the Goblins in the Goblin Rebellion.
Those mischief makers fought against their kin so that creatures could have the right to wield wands. Given their significant political clout, the Peverells won the following skirmishes, both on the battlefield and off. They didn't even have the decency to cease fighting when the Goblins lined up the heads of fellow wizards on stakes.
What kind of people ignore the pleas for help that come from their fellow wizards in favor of a bunch of creatures?
This reporter has heard that the Head of the Peverell family, Kalen Peverell, has been named a Goblin Friend for his treachery against his people.
In any event, such titles no longer matter, now that those blights on society are dead and gone. Balance family and duty, indeed. Are Goblins more family than fellow wizards, or have the Peverells forgotten the meaning of their words?
March 1, 1535 AD
The sudden demise of the Peverell family four years ago was seen as a blessing at the time. Now, however, society seems to be crumbling around us. It is almost as though the Peverells brought balance to our world.
Something that no one considered immediately after the unfortunate end of the Peverells was how very large the family was. In fact, they made up more than half of the population of wizarding Britain, and many of them were the owners of the shops in Diagon Alley.
Not only were the Peverells the owners of the shops, but they were also a major part of our government, and they had the largest fortune of all the Houses. Their deaths caused our economy to crash rapidly, our government to waver, and our supplies to run short.
It seems the Peverells did more good than we thought, and that we were far more dependent on them than we originally believed. How will we recover from this loss? Will we ever recover from the Peverells' betrayal and following demise?
How long will our world continue to crumble?
April 1, 1541 AD
Yesterday, a new House joined our ranks. With their wild black curls and rich golden eyes, the Potter family is enthusiastically welcomed into our ranks. Their family words - et sanguinem officium (blood and duty) - bode well for their place in society.
Shockingly, they have been able to fill the seats that were abandoned a decade ago, and many of the shops in Diagon seem to be up and running once more.
The Potters seem to have a great deal of political clout for a family so new to Britain, and they seem to have quite a bit of gold. Already they have formed alliances with the Lovegoods and Longbottoms and several other old families, many of whom value gold and power.
The Potters must have both in plenty.
Things are looking up. Perhaps we will be able to recover from the devastating loss that occurred years ago.
This reporter looks forward to the changes that follow in the wake of this new family. We pray to Merlin that things will be better than they have been for the past ten years.