As rumors began circulating of the outbreak of war within the wizarding world, various witches and wizards began to plan the only way they knew how; while the new and secret Order of the Phoenix came together once again in the pursuit to destroy the Dark Lord, Voldemort, and protect "the chosen one", Harry Potter, the Ministry began to discuss ways to keep war from breaking out. Laws were instituted by the Ministry as a way to keep both factions from gaining any traction, halting the progress of what some saw as inevitable.
Laws were instituted that would limit the amount of magic that was available to unsanctioned institutions. These laws limited what the Ministry called the use of "magical items with inextricable magic elements that encouraged mischief", which was a fancy way of banning magic items that would be seen as oddities by most in the wizarding world but as tools by others. This meant that the various items one might find at Borgin and Burkes, private residences, and Hogwarts were banned and collected by the Ministry for safe keeping. Without these items and other sanctions set in place, the Ministry was successful in halting the progress of war, for a little while at least.
Though the Ministry felt they were successful in their efforts it only allowed for more time; the Order was given more time to train and plan, especially since Harry Potter and Dumbledore's Army were still underage and didn't possess all the power they would need when it came to battle. With war put on hold, Harry Potter and friends were able to complete their 6th year at Hogwarts as if it were any other year. No death. No war. The uneasy feeling and suspicion that Harry had that something was going to happen did not come to fruition. But if only they knew how close it had come...
Lord Voldemort and his followers continued to plan ways to infiltrate Hogwarts. With their efforts thwarted last year, Lord Voldemort began to plan new sinister ways to further his agenda and his life. But the details of this, as always, were unclear to everyone, even his own followers. This inability to see into the Dark Lord's plans made some in the Order more worried, while some actually felt optimistic that the Ministry's actions and those of the Order were actually beginning to ward off war.
With war seemingly halted for the time being, the new year—Harry Potter and friends' last year—was to begin as if it were any other. For some, there was a feeling of optimism that maybe their lives wouldn't be interrupted by war; for others, there was a feeling, and even knowledge, that war was inevitable, and time was running out.
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FanfictionTheir 6th year at Hogwarts ended peacefully, but as the war loomed ever closer, Draco and Hermione found themselves in a different kind of struggle. Harsh truths, unrestrained passions, and the ever-present threat of war forces them into an unlikely...
