it's the summer holidays! a perfect time to travel, relax, spend time with loved ones and bask in the sun. the wizarding world is lively with energy at this time of year. everyone seems to want to make the most of their break before september comes around the corner and life returns to its normal, mundane pace. it has been especially exciting with the sporadic and strange appearances of old and new faces. some claim to be from a different world while others claim to be from a different time. then, there are the ones who have simply found themselves waking up to be remarkably younger or older. just remember to keep to your curfews, half-bloods and muggle-borns! those eerie disappearances are still happening in an increasingly alarming rate...
MINISTRY OF MAGIC
| for the ones who don't have the good fortune of going on holiday, you won't have to worry about having nothing to do, especially if you're part of the ministry of magic! with all the anomalies happening, you're going to have your hands full registering, documenting, interviewing and/or helping with a multitude of busywork relating to the newcomers. or maybe your job doesn't have anything to do with that. maybe you're on the opposite end and you've been brought in. or maybe you're just a tourist and you want to see if you can catch a glimpse of the minister for magic. whatever your reason is, welcome and stay out of people's way! |
DIAGON ALLEY
| everyone loves to go shopping and what better place to do it than diagon alley? you'll find mills of people looking at all the different items on sale or on display in store windows. maybe you're here to purchase materials for the upcoming school year or you're out on a date with your significant other. or maybe you actually own or work at one of the many shops here. whatever your reason is, you better be ready for the crowd and the heat. |
KNOCKTURN ALLEY
| oh no! what are you doing here? turn back right now! knockturn alley is no place for you to be. well, at least it isn't if you aren't a dark arts practitioner or you're not part of some nefarious secret group. just turn around and go back to diagon alley. it's much nicer there, friendlier and safer. have you not heard about all the disappearances going on? you're only asking for trouble stepping into a place like this, even if it's remarkably cool here. |
M.I.A.V.I.
| not in the mood to go out? or maybe you're stuck in the waiting room at st. mungo's trying to figure out why you're suddenly 10 years older and you need a distraction. disregarding the reason, it's sure a good thing you've conveniently brought along your m.i.a.v.i. so feel free to browse the public network, create your own post, or private message someone! |
OTHER
not interested in any of the options above? feel free to make up your own! the wizarding world is huge, so get creative with it. the setting is the summer of 1980. have fun testing out and shaping your characters, mingle with others, and start getting those crs down!
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His head jerks up from his hands at the most wonderful fantastic amazing sound he's ever heard, and there's Albus, just standing there like everything's not gone horrible, and it actually sort of feels like it's not completely horrible now. Scorpius practically launches himself at his friend, suddenly beaming from ear to ear.] Albus! Oh thank Merlin, you're here! I mean, obviously it'd be preferable for neither of us to be here, because time's gone all wrong, and I really thought we were done with all that rot, but I suppose we're not, because here we are!
[It feels like a weight off his chest, just knowing he's not facing this alone again. He lowers his chatter to something less easy to overhear.] You've heard what's going on, right? No one knows how we got here, but it's not just us.
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Slow down. Breathing is still a thing they do in the past. I only just got here so maybe you should explain the situation over a butterbeer. They do still have butterbeer, don't they?
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[As they walked to where butterbeer could be obtained, Scorpius filled him in on the basics.] We're in September, 1980. There's other people've found themselves here like we did, both from the past and the future, but I think we're the farthest out, going forward.
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September, 1980? Merlin's balls, why aren't you more panicked? Didn't we just... I mean... I don't think I can see that again.
[Albus grabs Scorpius' hand and begins to drag him through the street. They need to get to the nearest station.]
Godric's Hollow isn't far. We're two months early, but the extra time will give us a chance to come up with a plan.
[Albus stopped listening once Scorpius told him the date. He missed the bit about there being more people from all over the timeline. Once Albus' mind was focused, it was difficult to distract him.]
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[They don't exactly have a Time Turner with them this time, much less the special one they'd used.]
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Yes. Wait... I'm now thoroughly confused. I think... the jump in time may have scrambled something in my head. Let's... sit.
[Albus leaned against the nearest building, running his fingers through his hair to clear his head.]
It's September, 1980. Lily and James aren't in danger, at least, not yet. There should be a war on... and yet... even that doesn't seem to be right.
[The enormity of the situation finally sinks in.]
Where are we? Something's changed... but usually it's not until we change the past. Do you think... something we did from our time changed the past? Is that even possible?
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Scorpius stops, waiting for Albus to think it through. He nods at appropriate points, moving to lean against the wall next to Albus.]
I have an idea of what's gone wrong, but not what's caused it to, if that-- makes sense. [He pauses, either for dramatic effect or to gather his thoughts, it's unclear.] Tom Riddle's been Minister for ten years. [that really sums it up, doesn't it?]
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But I'm here, which means that as far as time is concerned, Tom Riddle being the Minister isn't going to interfere with my parents being born. Or your parents, for that matter. At least we have that. Still, I can't imagine Voldemort being the Minister is necessarily the best situation to land ourselves in. The bloke is nutters.
[A man in the street overheard Albus' conversation. He stopped and gave him a glare that made Albus incredibly uneasy. He lowered his voice and leaned closer to Scorpius.]
Maybe we ought to keep our opinions to ourselves.
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Allow him to tick off all the reasons the situation is horrible.]
Probably we should, yes. And here's what else. [are you ready. he casts a quick muffliato, then proceeds to literally tick these off on his fingers] There's no Order of the Phoenix, far as I can tell. Lily and James aren't married, and Harry Potter isn't born here, even though he should be by now. There's a whole-- registry going on for muggleborns and half-bloods, and they have a curfew. It's supposed to be to protect them from these "disappearances" that have been happening but... [Scorpius gives Albus a meaningful look. That's complete bullshit, obviously. And yes the scare-quotes were definitely there they were completely verbal] And the weird part is that no one's done anything against it! Or, more likely, they tried and, well, it is Voldemort... It's not as bad as what I saw before, but-- give it a few more decades...
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So this is it, then. The beginning of everything you saw. If Voldemort is in charge and there's no one to oppose him...
[Albus grabbed Scorpius' arm suddenly, the ill feeling in his stomach growing stronger.]
You don't think... Delphini had anything to do with this? It's what she wanted all along. Maybe in this time, if Voldemort continues ... she'll have her family.
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It's-- possible? Likely as anything else, I suppose. I don't know how she would have gotten out of Azkaban and gotten her hands on a Time Turner without anyone noticing, or how that would lead to us being in 1980, considering whatever happened to make him Minister was over a decade before now, but-- [Scorpius shrugs. He has no idea] I haven't heard anything about "the Augurey" and you know how she was about that.
[And another train of thought:] Albus-- if they make you register, for being from the future I mean-- don't let them find out your gran was a muggleborn. Both your parents have names that, far as anyone knows here, are strictly pureblood families. If they decide to count you as a half-blood, they'll put a trace on you and then you'll have all these restrictions and the curfew. If you're a pureblood, all they do is mark your name down, and what year you're from, that's all I had to do.
[It's a shitty thing to have to lie about, but better to have every advantage they can get.]