Summary: Hogwarts still stood tall, even when the earth shook and the rock beneath collapsed.
Rated: K
Genre: General
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Written for/Stacked with: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry (Term 12); Monthly Challenges for All (Year 3)
House/Role: Ravenclaw; Prefect (Hogwarts)
Term (Assignment): Term 12 - Assignment 8
Subject (Task): Geology Task 12 (Alt: Write about the aftermath of earthquake.)
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Word Count: 365 words (per Google Docs)
This Crooked Castle
The war might have been won, but the very foundation of Hogwarts had been shook to its core. The wrath of Voldemort left a violent scar upon the castle, its cliffs, and the very magic that still held her and her land together with all its might. Such magic was nothing anyone had ever seen before and often disregarded as legends and myths. Elemental magic did exist to an extent, yes, but the sheer power and will required to shake and split the Earth open caused more destruction and chaos that could not be contained in the remote reaches of Scotland.
Earthquakes rarely worked like that, especially in the mountains and not near an active zone. It certainly caused the country alarm at the unusually violent movement of the ground beneath them, even causing local towns some minor damage. The muggles will never know exactly what caused it or why, but the magical side would.
Once the world settled down, the survivors walked through the stone walls where several once called a second home in silence, too stunned and horrified at how offset half of the castle now was. The power of such an earthquake sunk the ground beneath it, and rebuilding would prove a challenge in order to make Hogwarts be properly and safely restored to her former glory.
Yet, no matter what spells the magical community came up with, shifting such a large structure and repairing the ground beneath it was near-impossible, and so the seam of the quake remained down the middle of the castle, patched up by countless witches and wizard's wandwork and skill, reinforced by the best binding and ground restoration spells, Hogwarts stood tall once more, safe from her near-collapse into the dark waters that rested below the cliffside
The crooked shape almost seemed to give her more character, a constant reminder of what Hogwarts had endured and survived. It was more than what some of the muggle homes that collapsed from the unexpected shockwaves rattling them loose, but the magical community helped their muggle neighbors where they could to right the mistake that came from their world.
Together, the country slowly started to heal.