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Chapter XLV - The Day After

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Daily Prophet

Special War Correspondents Report
Huh..?

From Elliot Bryant
Huh..? That pretty much sums up the feeling in the Wizarding
Community today. Last night, Ministry
Buildings and civilian
targets were all attacked by the Dark forces. Indeed the list of places last
night considered lost to the Dark is extensive - Diagon
Alley, St Mungo's, Muggle
Relations, International Wizard Customs, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of
Justice, Quidditch Headquarters - to name just a few.
There was fierce fighting throughout the main Ministry buildings, although neither the Department of Mysteries or the newly appointed
Minister's Offices were taken. Even this esteemed paper fell under attack from
the Dark Forces.
In fact the only place that appears not to have been attacked is Hogwarts
and the adjoining town of Hogsmeade although additional
communication was being sought as we went to press.
But then, almost as quickly as it had started, the Dark Forces turned and
fought amongst themselves. Reports from several sources, including Healers at
St Mungo's indicate that a rebellion was started and
that Death Eaters were killing each other, with one side being backed by
Vampires. The outcome of this internal fight is not yet known but what is known
is that the Dark Lord himself was attacked. And this is where things really
begin to become unclear.
Early reports have it that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was defeated
by his attacker but later reports merely state that the contest settled into a
duel, with neither side claiming the victory.
Reports from the Auror squads defending the
Atrium indicate that they were hard pressed in the battle against the Dark
Forces and were slowly being pushed back step by step. From the strength of the
forces it can be inferred that last night was meant to be the final
overwhelming push for He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, but it was a push that was
interrupted by the Rebellion from within his ranks. As the Auror's,
who were outnumbered about 3 to 1, were about to retreat from the public
Ministerial areas, to take up more defensible positions in the private offices
in the hope of a strong defence being enough of an offence until reinforcements
could even the numbers, the Rebellion forces struck.
What follows is the eye-witness account from Auror
Captain Sturges, a veteran of the previous war
against He-Who-Must-No-Be-Named and the leader of the Auror
troops stationed in the Atrium last night.
"I thought it was over," stated Auror
Captain Sturges, "when the new lot of those
black robes began apparating in. But then they began
attacking their brethren, at least, we thought they were their brethren and
things went from chaotic to completely out of control and we couldn't even
think about defending anything, we were too pushed just defending ourselves. And
then of course, those Vampires appeared. We had Him, two lots of Death
Eaters we couldn't tell apart, vampires and Auror's
all facing off against each other. It was a right fine mess, I tell you. But
that was easy compared with what happened next.
"I was as shocked as anyone when the spell landed on him, but
he just turns, casual like and greets his attacker. Of course, that's just the
beginning and it only takes a moment for that wizard to be screaming. But then Lucius Malfoy steps forward
and the Dark Lord greets him by name! I don't know what happened then, they
began fighting, and then they stopped and talked, and began fighting again
before talking, again. It was weird. It was almost as if they were feeling each
other out. Then the vampire elder comes out and He stops and talks to
him. I know what was said but I don't know what they were talking about.
Transcripts have been given to the Unspeakables so
hopefully they will be able to work it out.
"Then he seemed to get really angry. I don't know about what
and tell the truth, that scared the crap out of me. I
mean, You-Know-Who is powerful at the best of times, but then, I swear you
could feel the power radiating off him. It wasn't natural. He ignores Lucius, Malfoy's got his hands
tied up anyway with a basilisk, and he begins casting at everyone. It was all
we could do to hold the shields. And it wasn't like he was using a wand. In
fact, the whole night, I don't think anyone saw his wand... Oh great another
thing to worry about...
"Anyway, it's right after Malfoy kills the basilisk, constructed but still creepy, he
raises a shield around the two of them and they start fighting again but this
is the weird part, they only exchange two or three charms before He lets
himself get hit. It wasn't just anything, he let that
bastard Malfoy get in Avada
Kedrava!
"He laughed... I swear on everything I know, he wasn't
afraid. He laughed. Now, no one - save the Boy-Who-Lived - hit by that
curse, lives, and no one has the time to talk. I wasn't even thinking that at
the time. I was just so shocked, everyone was - vampires, Death Eaters, Aurors - even Malfoy couldn't
believe what was happening. Then, he says something and he died. I don't lie, he
died.
"That should be enough cause for celebration but it wasn't over yet.
I swear, Lucius is still in shock, but I guess if
you're leading the Rebellion you gotta make sure you
killed him so he steps forward, I think to cut off You-Know-Who's head. Hell, I
wasn't about to stop him, I don't know what would have happened if he'd done
it. Lucius is obviously a Death Eater and all, but I
couldn't risk any of my men to do that. He's about to cut, he's got his sword
raised and everything, when there's a bolt of lightning and someone else
appears.
"I don't know who this one was, and frankly I don't want to know.
They scared me more than You-Know-Who and I didn't think that was possible. I
don't think Lucius knew them either. They're standing
over You-Know-Who, protecting him and all around him, there's these broken
charms. He looked kind of like a mage warrior, you know, like from the olden
times when we used to fight with sword and wand but I couldn't tell for sure,
his cloak covered everything. He said something to the vampire, something about
blood... Actually, I think the vampire knew who he was, but he never said. This
new comer though, he picks up You-Know-Who and another person appears.
There's this giant snake behind them as well. Blackest thing I've ever seen.
"By now, I'm just standing there hoping that I'll wake up. Now the
little one, the one holding You-Know-Who, says something to Lucius
before he orders the Death Eaters to retreat and then he just leaves. I don't
know who it was, but they listened and most of the Death Eaters retreated. The
snake goes as well. The other one tells Malfoy to go
'cos the Dark Lord'll want
to see him or something.
"But he's dead. You-Know-Who didn't move at all, and I saw those
eyes. They were dead! The new one, black eyes, black robes, black face mask,
just laughs and says it's easy to fix. No body comes back from the dead, no
one. It's impossible and I saw that Avada Kedrava hit! The Dark Lord was dead but I guess that
hardly matters to the rest of them 'cos the vampire
was taking him seriously. I don't know what he did to that vampire. It wasn't
like any banishing charm I've seen.
"It did... yuk... The vampire, it wasn't the elder, just exploded
and bits of him went everywhere. After that, everyone just began running or apparating. Combat's ordered
compared to that. Lucius just stood there though, not
that I can blame him - you think you've won and then something like that
happens but when we surrounded him, he finally moved. Another half second and
we'd have got him. Still, we know his loyalties now and we'll find him. That
other one though, the black dressed one, ha! they were
all black dressed, he went after the vampires. Got a few of them too before
they got away...
"And then it was over. And we've got nothing to show for it, except
a few captured Death Eaters, plenty of bodies and damaged buildings. The Death
Eaters retreated from everywhere, including those places they'd taken fully.
"I don't know what He's planning, I don't know if he's even
planning anything but one thing I do know is that we weren't ready. I don't
know how badly the Rebellion hurt You-Know-Who, I don't even know if he's still
alive but I do know that we should be thankful that something stopped
him. We gotta train, we gotta
recruit and we gotta get stronger. There is no
choice. No one had any idea the Dark Forces were that numerous or that strong
but now that we do...
"I don't know but we are going to have to find some way to fight
unless we want to be bowing down to him forever."
And that's why the entire wizarding community
is confused. You-Know-Who was in a position to finish it last night but he was
apparently felled but if we believe the words of the two who appeared in the
middle of combat he's not dead. Who were those two? They are obviously wizards
of extreme power. Are they in the employ of You-Know-Who or were they merely
taking advantage of the chaos? What are their goals and who do they really
serve?
Lucius Malfoy,
and all of the identified Death Eaters with him have not been seen since last
night, so the outcome of any internal conflict remains unknown. The Death
Eaters have dispersed to the winds, once again becoming the respectable
citizens they are not. The vampires are in hiding as well, their usual haunts
empty.
Only the participants of the battle, those Dark Forces who saw the night
out to the end may have any idea how everything concluded and even then they
may not be sure and they are not coming forward. It could be days, it could be
weeks, it could be months or it could be never before we learn the outcome of
the battle between the Dark Lord and the Rebels but for now, it obvious that
the forces of Light must regroup and strengthen themselves with prodigious
haste for we are not ready for what may come.
Security everywhere must be reviewed and the Aurors
must be given the abilities and training necessary to fight for unless we do
this, we leave ourselves open to the possibility of losing our way of life
forever. The Ministry, weakened from within by the ex-Minister must now rise
above that fact and together with the Order of the Phoenix, it must prepare to fight. We must
all prepare to fight.
We have been given a second chance. We have to use it.
For more eye witness accounts of the fighting, turn to page 3 - Diagon Alley - a Battle Lost, You-Know-Who Himself Fights,
Customs Taken

For the full time-lined account of the nights events turn to page 5 -
Anatomy of a Ministerial Disaster.

For a list of known Death Eaters, turn to page 7 and please note the
Ministry Procedures to be adopted if you encounter any of these individuals.

For a full discourse on the workings of the Avada
Kedrava, turn to page 9 - The Deadliest
Unforgivable

For News about the Battle of St Mungo's, including
a list of the dead and wounded in battle, turn to page 11 - St Mungo's - The Rebellion Began

For speculation about You-Know-Who including the history of his rebirth and
the purported charms his used, turn to pages 12-14, Dark Arts, Dark Revival and
Dark Life.

For Lucius Malfoy's
suspected Dark Art's connections, turn to page 15 - Malfoy
- Pure Line or Pure Dark
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Draco put the paper down with narrowed eyes. Everyone was gathered around
him in the common room and had been watching him read. There was nothing in
there about that dead Gryffindork Potter but he'd
been expecting that. They had struck late last night and in the confusion it
was doubtful that news had reached the paper yet... Tomorrow though, that would
be a completely different matter.
He was worried though but not overly so. His Father's forces had struck hard
and fast, obviously too hard and fast if they could not hold the territory
gained, but better to give it up and reclaim it than fight a losing battle.
Draco was confident that his Father now held the mantle of Dark Lord even if he
hadn't been able to take the Lord's head, the curse
had struck true, just like it had with Potter. Now though, he had to explain to
these fools who so blindly followed a fallen Lord, who their true master was.
"The plans didn't go quite as expected last night," he began,
holding up one thin hand to forestall the questions. "And that is because
of an unforseen source of weakness."
"Weakness?"
Draco nodded. "Our Lord is fallen by his own weakness, the blood of the
accursed Gryffindor and that insipid rat felled him but new Lord rose to take his place."
"The Dark Lord is fallen?" There was disbelief from all round and
Draco narrowed grey eyes, he was going to have to take this slower or else
they'd turn against him.
"It was not his fault," he said smoothly. "Our Lord was a
great man - wise, cunning, strong - but his rebirth was flawed. Maybe it was
flawed of necessity, I don't know. But the weak blood of the rat and that idiot
Potter worked against him and he has lost his power. He could not rule the dark
and no longer sought the dominance of purebloods. He was lost to us."
There were a few slow nods from around the room and Draco breathed a small
sigh of relief. His Father had recruited many of the parents of the children
here now, so they apparently had communicated their new beliefs to their spawn.
It just made his job easier.
"Dad... dad said as much," one of the younger Slytherin's
whispered.
"A new Lord is risen," Draco continued. "A pure Lord, one who will take up the cause of our fallen
Lord."
"Who?" They asked, although Draco could
see that some already knew.
"Lucius Salazar Malfoy,"
he said easily, knowing that one glance at the paper would tell them all they
needed to know.
One or two looked horrified but others seized the opportunity. "Well,
my Lord," they said softly. "What do we do now?"
My Lord... He liked the sound of that. He liked the sound of it a
lot. "For now we do nothing. We lost some of our fellows but there is
nothing to connect us with last night, even if Black is screaming bloody
murder, there are more than enough witness' who will place us here. Now we just
watch them crumble and enjoy the show. There won't be another like it."
There were nods from all round before they began
filing out to breakfast. Draco smiled. He knew the one's who objected and they
would not be a problem for much longer and he knew those who would be loyal.
They would be his first followers. For now though, he supposed he should show
to breakfast, least there be any suspicion on him. Once his Father ruled
supreme, all would know the truth. Besides, he wanted to see how that fool
Dumbledore was going to explain Potter's death!
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