~After getting debriefed by the Aurors and then attended to by medical staff sent over from St. Mungo's, Sirius, Remus, James and Lily return to Weymouth Mews.

Lily and James faced down Lord Voldemort side by side while Sirius and Remus witnessed as Fabian and Gideon breathed their last. The two couples are in shock, hurting mentally and emotionally ( Read more... )

~ Out on the street in one of London's most grime-coated districts, no muggle is any the wiser as two figures materialise out of thin air back in an alleyway. They're small, practically children, but white lifeless masks are the only things visible in the shadows, the rest of their bodies are engulfed in black robes that move like smoke and could ( Read more... )

~ Not far across the city from the Ministry, the students at the Auror Academy are reaching the end of their day. Nothing too remarkable has happened aside from one trainee missing a hex and having to spend the rest of their marksmanship lesson covered in pulsing boils - Moody's policy that if you make a mistake you suffer the consequences ( Read more... )

( Owl to Maire )

( An owl knocks at the kitchen window of the Malfoy Mannor )

~Andromeda sits reclined on the sofa as she reads through a book she hasn't had the liberty of rereading in years. The last time she had read it she had been merely 16 years of age and now with Dora upstairs taking a nap and all the house work done, the woman decided the best thing to do is to take advantage of this rare opportunity ( Read more... )

~Davy is staggering around the halls bored out of his mind and a bit concerned over the start of school. He had thought everything was going well but marks once again came to his attention and the floundering desire to do something about it. He brushes his hand along the tapestries hanging along the walls and smiles lightly. It was rather ( Read more... )

~ The Dark Lord stands in the darkened and hollow interior of Woodchester Mansion - long since abandoned, the unfinished and sprawling estate is perfectly suited to his needs. The gothic stonework is just sufficient enough to stave off the bitter January wind and its seclusion is just enough to stave off any unwanted guests ( Read more... )

~ Lucius tugs the collar of his robes up higher around his neck against the chill in the air as he exits Gringotts. As he glances around the passing crowds in Diagon Alley, he makes a decision to dally a bit longer. Perhaps a present will cheer up his wife. As the breeze picks up and he fights off a shiver, he veers away from the shops, his quest ( Read more... )

~Sirius throws his belongings into his bag with the help of Lolly, and then sends her on ahead of him so he can sneak out of the house through the drawing room fireplace. This was a gross miscalculation, as at that very minute both his mother and father step through ( Read more... )