| *narrative* Arthur rushed home from work. It was obvious that he had something urgent to say. Molly shoved a bowl of soup in front of him the moment he sat down at the counter, and immediately asked why he was so nervous looking. "There was something suspicious happening around Kent this afternoon, wizards and witches living in the area reported seeing mountain trolls, giants, and dementors heading for the forests around that area. Usually trolls and giants don't get along, and dementors work alone, so we're wondering why they're suddenly heading for the same place in groups.", Arthur said quickly. "Well, during the Dark times, you-know-who had loads of creatures under his command. And there was a giant attack in a muggle city last summer, maybe the Ministry should send aurors into the forest to see what's going on.", Molly sounded anxious. She hadn't heard any interesting news for a while. "They've already sent aurors over there, and there was nothing to be found. All the evidence left of them ever going there were footprints, and pieces of parchment, with maps and names on them. The maps were really suspicious, they looked similar to the way Hogwarts Castle is laid out, except there were no moving staircases, and the map didn't have moving pictures, so it was probably a muggle building. The parchment didn't have any descriptions, that's what we're worried about. And the pieces of parchment had names of places on them, with tiny quill markings next to some of the names." "Well, did you figure out anything from the names? Did anyone find out anything else about the list?" Molly was bursting with questions. This sounded exciting. "Some of the muggleborn wizards in the department told me some of the names, like Eton and Oxford, were names of schools where many muggles wanted their children to go to, and some of the names, like Buckingham Palace and Big Ben, were famous buildings that tourists liked to visit when they visited Europe. I think you-know-who's planning another muggle attack." Arthur's voice sounded panicky, he cared greatly about muggles, and it made him worried that muggles might be in danger from the magical world, once again. "And what about the quill markings? Was anyone able to figure those out?" Molly asked. "No, that's the problem. The person who made the markings made sure they looked random, and that there was no particular pattern. He could be headed to any of the locations on the list right now." Arthur answered, in a rather stressed voice. |
