ICW News Report, May 17th
Croatia and Greece Under Attack!
Voldemort has once again extended his reach further throughout Europe. After the supression of resistance in the western half of Germany, the Dark Lord has invaded Croatia and Greece. Montenegro is the victim of the madman's expanding influence as well.
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ICW News Report, June 29th
Southern Europe Falls!
All of southern Europe, as of this date, is under Voldemort's control. Resistance efforts are organizing to attempt to retake west Germany, and from there, Europe.
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ICW News Report, August 11th
Netherlands, Belgium, and Denmark: Dark Lord's Newest Targets?
Recent information has come to light on the Dark Lord's potential path of conquest. Assuming this map is valid, the next country to come under attack will be Denmark, followed by Belgium, and then the Netherlands. In an effort to set back the madman and his army, the ICW Grand Army will be stationed in these countries in force.
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ICW News Report, August 23rd
Deception!
In a disgraceful, cowardly move, the Dark Lord deceived the world and was therefore able to conquer Norway unhindered. In addition, he has crushed resistance in many countries attempting to break free of his iron will. It is at this time unknown how this will affect ICW plans, though a shift to keeping troop deployments from the public eye has been discussed.
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August 24th, 1997
Great Hall, Hogwarts School
"I'm telling you, Kingsley! Fred has something to do with Chimera!"
"All you have as evidence is a shape you claim to have seen in a magical oath binding. No-one else saw this… serpent tail."
"I know what I saw, Kingsley, and I will swear a Vow if I have to. Fred knows something. We need to question him."
"Very well, I will humor you. If you give me a written confession, signed by Fred himself, I will authorize an inquisitorial meeting of the Order."
"Thank you."
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ICW News Report, September 5th
Voldemort Injured in Battle!
After many months of waiting for a moment like this, it can finally be confirmed that Voldemort was wounded in the battle for the Bulgarian Ministry of Magic! The ICW leadership has not announced their response to this event.
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January 1st, 1998
Great Hall, Hogwarts School
"I, Nathaniel Charlus Potter, do hereby swear upon my life that I shall uphold the ideals of the Order of the Phoenix as they were when I joined. I affirm that I shall act in defense of the British Isles against the Dark Lord known as Voldemort. Should I fail, magic take me from this earth. So mote it be."
Once again, the Order of the Phoenix witnessed an unusual oath binding, and this time, Arthur Weasley knew what to look for. He saw the lion with a serpent's tail, and he knew immediately that it was a much bigger problem than he had thought. Now, though, he might be able to uncover the truth.
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