Judgment
A Harry Potter/Judge Dredd Crossover
Chapter 1: The Lone Auror
By: Legato Deathscythe
Disclaimer: Don't own either series. My dad loves the movie with Stalone, and even if it's not the best movie I do like it. Figured this might be something no one has done before. I'll be taking from the movie, as the original comic book is just too massive to get involved in. Lots of nukes going off from what I can tell.
He had been there when the world started to change. The green fields he knew s a school boy and the forests where numerous creatures lived filled his mind. He had been forced to watch as the world died all around him. His beloved wife and children, his friends, nieces and nephews, coworkers, all trying to survive and ensure the survival of everyone. The nuclear wars later in the century had cost him most of his family. He had held Ginny's hand as she succumbed to radiation sickness.
Of all those affected he had survived. He had been Director, Department of Magical Law Enforcement for several years. He had tried to keep the Department organized and active, but so many had lost loved ones, eventually they had left. Many had died from either nuclear detonations or radiation sickness from Fallout. That was how he had lost his family. The one thing he had wanted his whole life, taken from him by the world as it tore itself apart.
He had tried to convince the rest of the Magical World to come out of hiding, to focus on trying to undo the damage to the planet so they had a future. No one would listen to him though, even as their society died due to the catastrophic population losses and continued illnesses. In the end, even the hallowed halls of Hogwarts provided no true hope for the continuation of magic-users on Earth. He was the only one left who could enter the castle, but it meant nothing with no students. His grandchildren would never get the chance to learn the lessons he had once.
He tried to keep law and order, even as the only remaining member of the DMLE. His entire force had been killed by the Holocaust, one way or the other. Several, who had lost just as much as he had, had retreated to their homes to die alone surrounded by ghosts. The lack of LEO's and Auror's had allowed dark magic users to run unhindered. He was a cop with no jail. A servant of the court with no Judge. A law man with no law. He never officially resigned or was dismissed from his position. In the end, there had been no one left who cared enough to do so.
He went to Hogwarts and reclaimed the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and then sealed the castle. He would not allow the school to fall to the corrupt or to the devastation visited upon the land. He traveled lightly, taking only a broom, some supplies, a tent, and his old beaten up Photo Album. After sealing his home in case one day he returned, Harry Potter left what was quickly being built up as Brit-Cit, to take the long walk across the scarred and cursed Earth. It was better then watching the world destroy itself trying to maintain order.
Watched the old Judge Dredd movie today. Got the idea for this ficlet. Not sure if I want to continue it or just toss it on the junk pile.