...And This Is Where You Come In..., Let the Adventure Begin

[+ Eleiunbora Moody]

Times have become desperate, and the world is in an uproar.

October's breath is cold, and the nights are growing darker, treachery and terror whispering in every chatter of teeth and softly expelled breath. What has become of the Trio? Only they know for sure.

Hogwarts has fallen. No one sent to investigate the lack of communication has returned, regardless of their affiliation to light or darkness.

As the Wizarding World mourns the loss of their greatest hero, the remnants of the Order gather at Grimmauld place. Madam McGonagall and Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody are butting heads between thought and action, gathering the Order.

But they do not congregate to hide.

They are laying plans for War.

Meanwhile, the former Prison of Azkaban has become the unplottable and heavily defended fortress of Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. They work with a demon's pace to slay any who oppose them.

The lost and the uncertain now find the Ministry has finally buckled down, breeding a sort of Neutral place. It is everything they can do to provide a sense of balance and equilibrium. There are some, however, who don't think Rufus Scrimgeour is a man to be trusted.

Fear and treachery lurks behind every corner, no one knows who they can trust.

And then there was the slim chance of the Chosen One: The Boy Who Lived.

Where will you take a stand?

[+ Eleiunbora Moody]

Important Plot Points as of Thursday, 5 January 2006:

For the Order:
1. Remus and Eleiun have hatched a daring, brilliantly stupid plan to bring peace between the factions within the Order so that they might actually get something accomplished. So why does Remus look like someone's unspeakably cursed his best friend?

2. Ron, Harry and Hermione are beginning to chaffe at being under basic house arrest at Grimmauld Place.

3. Nymphadora Tonks has been not been seen in weeks. Why?

4. Why has Eleiun been secretly meeting with a Hit Wizard in the middle of a darkly themed pub in Diagon Alley? And who is the man she left with that night?

For the Ministry:

1. The Minister's Personal Secretary was found three days ago in his office. He'd been murdered via the Killing curse, with hints that he'd been Crucio'd first. The strangest part is that there were no signs of forced entry, nothing was stolen...in fact, the general public hasn't even been informed.

2. Rufus Scrimgeour has not been available for questioning. In fact, no one has heard from the Minister in two days.

3. Nicholai Katharevousa, Head of the Department of Mysteries, has taken a small bout of personal time. Rumours have it that he's taking on an apprentice from Russia.

For the Death Eaters:

1. The Dark Lord has officially declared war on the Ministry

2. They are still secretively recruiting all those that Ministry would turn away: Demihumans, 'monsters', all manner of Dark Creatures.

3. Rumour has it that the Dark Lord plans on openly attacking a muggle location soon.