``hp - darkness returning, our time has come

[Isabelle Wright]

'Avada Kedavra!'

'Expelliarmus!'

Those two spells made history when they went head to head in a battle of good versus evil, when a powerful Dark Lord took on a teenaged wizard who had not yet completed his school education. And the outcome was a surprise to both sides, who were sure that the Killing Curse would blow the Disarming Spell out of the water, but a surprise turn of events changed their minds quickly when through the smoke of the battle emerged not the dark wizard, but the teenaged boy.

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That was nearly twenty-five years ago. With the anniversary of the battle quickly approaching, the entire world is ready to celebrate a quarter of a century of peace. They have little fear of anything bad happening now, especially with Harry Potter in the Ministry, ensuring that it never again becomes as corrupt as it once was. The faith they have in him is unreal, something that only makes his job much more difficult. But Harry, always the family man, spends as much time with his family as he possibly can.

After graduating, he married Ginny Weasley, and together had three beautiful children. The time has now come for them to attend Hogwarts, reopened only shortly after the battle that brought down the number of friends and family they each had. But when they stepped through the large oak doors, a whole new adventure began, with the next generation of mischief and magic ready to embrace it. They quickly settled into their houses, going to their classes as they competed in all aspects, from grades to Quidditch. The old house rivalries still stand, but some are rebelling against their roots and not accepting the way they were brought up.

One of those, is Albus Potter. Sorted into Gryffindor, he tends to display a few aspects of Slytherin in him, from his occasional coldness toward people whom he finds inferior, to his pride in being a half-blood. He ridicules those who are muggleborn, and tends to think that he is far above everyone else, as the son of Harry Potter, the Chosen One. Because of this, it is being whispered that Albus is the one who is gathering the Deatheaters together again, causing mayhem and fear through out England in light of the coming celebrations.

And indeed, there are those who still hold tight to their firm beliefs that Slytherins are above the rest, that pureblood is more valuable than anything else. Those are slowly gathering together, their ideals forming bonds between them, whispering an ancient prophecy that was once told to someone who was not meant to hear it. It told of one who would be reborn of Voldemort, who would rise and take control of the world to rid it of the mudbloods and muggles. So they wait, patiently, hoping that this person will soon arrive. Albus is beginning to think that it could be him, but the rest of the Slytherins know that it is not.

They will be known when they are seen.

Is the world soon to face another battle that it may not be able to win? What about the Ministry? What happens when this news hits them? And the students? Who is to say that those who remain loyal to the long deceased Dumbledore will not fight back?

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