#aureliusplotdrop

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PLOT DROP #4 — 𝑻𝑰𝑴𝑬 𝑱𝑼𝑴𝑷

EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, JAN 2

the snow glistening on the rooftops of wizarding britain isn’t the only thing setting a chill into the bones of wixkind this new year. in the early morning of january 2nd, more werewolf attacks suspected to be connected to the previous attacks and disappearances were reported. multiple wix are being treated at st mungos for injuries, but no names have been released at this time. 

EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, JAN 27

the list of missing wix has risen dramatically in recent days, causing concern amongst all of wixkind. in response to the disappearances, the ministry has put forth a curfew, urging wix to stay indoors after 10pm. it’s said that there are murmurings amongst ministry officials that there is pressure from the public to choose a new minister as soon as possible, but the election has yet to be pushed up.

EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, FEB 19

BREAKING: there have been attacks on the children of the current minister candidates — cormac mclaggen, flora carrow, hestia carrow, morien gaunt, alister rosier, and pansy parkinson. all of the victims are in critical condition at st mungos, with no further updates.

EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, FEB 20

in the early hours of february 20 following the attacks on the minister candidates children, it has been reported that flora and hestia carrow, daughters of amycus carrow, have succumbed to their wounds and are officially reported dead. alister rosier, son of evan rosier, and cormac mclaggen, son of titus mclaggen, are still in critical condition. morien gaunt, daughter of thomas gaunt, and pansy parkinson, soon to be step-daughter of evan rosier, have reportedly been released from st mungos after being treated for multiple lesser injuries.

EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, FEB 25

following the tragic passing of his twin daughters, hestia and flora carrow, minister candidate amycus carrow has reported that he will be stepping down from the election. the ministry has also released a statement that the auror office has strengthened their task force to locate the parties behind these ongoing attacks.

EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, MAR 1

BREAKING: minister for magic candidate and frontrunner, titus mclaggen, was found dead this afternoon just outside of the ministry building in wizarding london. no suspects have been named at this time, and the ministry would not like to reveal any further details at this time.

EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, MAR 12

long-standing headmaster for aurelius institute for advanced magical learning, albus dumbledore, has been reported missing. he was last seen at aurelius institute on march 10th, and has not been seen or heard from since. if any wix has seen or heard from albus dumbledore, or has any information on his whereabouts, please notify representatives at the ministry immediately.  

(what really happened: dumbledore has really been missing since before halloween, and the “dumbledore” that’s been serving as headmaster has actually been a mystery wix posing as the headmaster via polyjuice potion. the headmaster that set up last year’s controversial halloween scavenger hunt was actually the fake dumbledore, and said fake dumbledore has now left their post, and real dumbledore is still being held captive by unknown means.)

EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, MAR 23

the body of the missing aurelius institute headmaster, albus dumbledore, was found early this morning and he is confirmed to be dead. the death of the great albus dumbledore being the latest in the long string of attacks and disappearances has many ministry officials pushing for the election to be held as soon as possible to bring about a new, stronger leadership administration. 

EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, MAR 25

ministry candidate, evan rosier, has reportedly stepped down from his candidacy, citing full support for the upcoming administration of soon-to-be appointed minister thomas gaunt.

EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, MAR 26

minister gaunt has officially been appointed into his position, and has informed the daily prophet in an exclusive interview that his first order of business will be to locate the source of the recent attacks, with the help of the auror task force, which has been reformed to include aurors and ministry officials hand-picked by the minister himself. he re-iterates the importance of catching the culprits, and his consistent dedication to bringing them to justice, especially after the attacks on his own daughter, morien gaunt, and the many deaths that are reportedly connected to all of the attacks over recent months.

EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, APRIL 4

the ministry’s reinvented auror task force has reported that they have captured multiple suspects in relation to the recent werewolf attacks, and should soon be apprehending more suspects. most notable among the suspects are silas crump, julian norden, and callidora khan — all unregistered werewolves involved with what is assumed to be a rather large werewolf pack.

EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, APRIL 14

the ministry has continued to apprehend werewolves in relation to the attacks in recent months, most of which have been interrogated, tried, and sentenced to azkaban sentences for their crimes. our sources within the ministry have explained that the reasoning behind the werewolf uprisings was due to wixkind’s continuous discrimination and unfair treatment against werewolfkind. 

EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, APRIL 25

BREAKING: minister gaunt has issued a statement formally launching a new task force within the being division of the ministry’s department for the regulation and control of magical creatures, stating that he would like to improve relations with werewolves to avoid any more potential uprisings in the future. 

 EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, MAY 30

in the newest of many changes under minister gaunt’s leadership — the minister, with the support of the werewolf task force within the ministry’s beings division, will be launching a new division within the department of magical law enforcement to support and protect wixkind and werewolfkind alike. minister gaunt has appointed the werewolf fenrir greyback as head of the new werewolf inclusive protection division (WIPD), whose goal is to support werewolves and allow werewolfkind the opportunity to help wixkind and offer their support, rather than casting them aside and criminalizing them. 

EXERPT FROM THE DAILY PROPHET, JUNE 23

violent riots broke out at the ministry today, with a group of “protestors” invading the ministry’s atrium in opposition of the DMLE’s werewolf inclusive protection division, who they claim has been invading wizarding establishments, apprehending innocent wix for petty crimes or crimes they did not commit, amongst other outrageous allegations. the rebels were arrested and will be tried before the wizengamot for treason and discrimination.

— TDLR: tom gaunt (aka tom riddle, as he’s known in hp canon universe) manipulated his way into being the minister by recruiting an army of werewolf lackeys to commit an uprising, creating contention within the wizarding community and oust minister fudge from his position, getting rid of dumbledore, killing the other frontrunner (titus mclaggen) when he refused to step down from the race, and manipulating the other runners into stepping down from the race as well so he would inevitably be named minister. after gaining his minister position, he has begun to change the ministry swiftly, putting his own people into the task force looking into the attacks, and quickly finding the “culprits”, but it was all part of his scheme to make everyone believe he’s a strong leader and that he’s making positive change, when really he was the one who orchestrated the attacks all along. now, he’s slowly beginning to enact new laws and legislation that britain’s wix community at large aren’t comfortable with, including creating a new section of the ministry called the werewolf inclusive protection division (WIPD), which he claims is to protect werewolves and wix alike, but he’s really just employing werewolves in that division to create an official werewolf army to do his bidding. there is a couple of groups of rebels who believe that minister tom is ruining the wizarding world and want to overthrow him, but they are mostly separated into people who hate him because they hate werewolves and they deem him a werewolf lover, and people who actually believe he’s stripping away wix rights and aren’t against him because of prejudice against werewolves.

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PLOT DROP #3 — 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐀 𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐀 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐓

when the time comes, all students who signed up for the scavenger hunt portion of the night are gathered together just inside of the doors of the great hall and receive a golden bracelet that will glimmer as each group captures their coin. the students are sorted into groups of four and the head of the group ( determined at random ) is given the first location by means of PARCHMENT, only listing the location itself and no additional information on how or where they'll be able to find their clue . . .

anthony goldstein, delilah goldstein, gregory goyle, and pansy parkinson are given the location of the viaduct stone bridge.

lisa turpin, ripley jinyoung ahn, valerius snape, and elowyn prewett are given the location of the waterfall.

amara ahmadi, fred weasley, minji moon, and scarlet potter are given the location of the gatehouse.

padma patil, penelope clearwater, weston burke, and neville longbottom are given the location of the black lake.

george weasley, seamus finnegan, rolf scamander, and alphina black are given the location of the viaduct courtyard.

blaise zabini, charlotte lestrange, effie lestrange, and lavender brown are given the location of the stone bridge.

oliver wood, fleur delacour, lilian oliveira-moon, and viktor krum are given the location of the armoury.

aria ogden, cedric diggory, ernie macmillan, and micah hwang are given the location of the quidditch pitch.

aster rosier, luna lovegood, vincent crabbe, and willow maharani are given the location of the third greenhouse.

hermione granger, harry potter, gabrielle delacour, and ron weasley are given the location of hagrid's pumpkin patch.

leonis selwyn, zehra kaplan, astoria greengrass, and kaius mulciber are given the location of the dungeons corridor.

daphne greengrass, draco malfoy, cormac mclaggen, and zacharias smith-jeong are given the location of the ravenclaw head's office.

once the students begin searching for their first clue, they notice it’s far more difficult than it’s been in ANY of the previous years.. the clues and tasks have been challenging in the past, of course, but never have they been considered deadly . . .

nevertheless, the golden bracelets glimmer with each group that's able to gather their coins, but at a certain point they burn with words etching into the golden surface : abandon your task and return to the great hall at once. when the students are gathered back at the great hall, a hush falls over the room as headmaster dumbledore approaches the podium to speak, and it seems as though he's reluctant to dampen the night with the recent discovery.

madam rosmerta's body has been discovered on aurelius grounds by students participating in the scavenger hunt, with writing on the wall declaring MALA TEMPORA CURRUNT, seeming to be written in blood. in latin, the phrase translates to bad times are upon us.

no one is certain how long her body has been there or what the message means for wixkind, but no students who visited the music wing earlier that very day recall seeing anything out of the blue. the special guest, the minister of magic himself cornelius fudge, is also announced to have left almost immediately after hearing the news from the returning student groups.

six and seven year students are recruited to assist professors and staff to lead all students to the safety of their common rooms, and they're urged to remain in their dorms for the entirety of the night. students are overheard wondering if aurors will be called in to patrol the halls, why the minister of magic fled once he heard the news, how madame rosmerta's body came to be in the music wing, and much more on their way back to the dorms.

OOC INFORMATION :

—– THE SCAVENGER HUNT was cut short due to group ten and eleven discovering the body of madame rosmerta in the music wing, where they were supposed to encounter another task / clue. each group's members were chosen by a randomizer, as was the matching of character groups to tasks. some groups completed all of their tasks in the time before the body was discovered, and some only got partially through them.

—– CLASSES have been called off for an entire week, from november first to november eighth as aurelius is having its security tightened and protective enchantments around the castle put in place. a curfew is in effect until further notice, requiring all students to be in their respective common rooms or dorms by 7PM sharp. students will notice aurors patrolling the halls and roaming the grounds, and they might be occasionally stopped by aurors or staff to be questioned on what they're doing / where they're going.. aurelius students are asked to be cooperative and understanding, since they're only being questioned for their own good.

—– THREADS for the scavenger hunt were originally supposed to be held on discord, but we thought it might be less confusing to divvy up the tasks this way! if you'd like to hold threads taking place during the scavenger hunt for your groups, please feel free, but it's not necessary; you can also just plot through what happened with your characters based on what tasks they were delegated through messages if you'd like !

—– INJURIES during the scavenger hunt are to be expected, but for any major injuries, please get with an admin for approval! scrapes, sprains, and minor injuries that can be healed by just visiting the hospital wing are fine, but any other major injuries are subject to admin approval.

—– THE HALLOWEEN EVENT is being extended a week, as discussed in the discord! instead of ending on 2/9, it's extended until 2/16. and thank you for reading all of this fun stuff that i hope was enjoyable for you guys!! we love y'all.

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PLOT DROP #2 — 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐒

the night of october first is filled with revelry for the students of aurelius, the celebration thrown by pansy parkinson in draco malfoy's honor going off without a hitch. students get their fill of the wide selection of food and drink while they socialize and play with their new model dragons, and despite professor dumbledore's consistent warnings every year not to, some even do a bit of swimming in the black lake.

the party is already winding down when it happens — there's a group of people mucking about in the lake, most of the rest of the partygoers hanging around the edges socializing, when heads begin to get sucked underwater, certain wix being dragged beneath the depths of the lake without returning.

the party swiftly descends into panic and pandemonium, people trying to figure out who was taken and some of the bystanders diving into the waters to try to help, to no avail. a pack of grindylows and hippocampi are waiting to defend the merpeople, keeping all of the other partygoers at bay — by force, if necessary.

aria ogden, george weasley, and draco malfoy are among the group who attempt to go after the captured, sustaining mild injuries in the process.

kaius mulciber, alphina black, and cormac mclaggen sustain more severe injuries upon trying to save the captured students, the grindylows in particular being harsh with them to try to keep them back.

it's five whole minutes before the captive partygoers return to the surface, and the rest of the party finds ellie ogden, flora carrow, hermione granger, delilah goldstein, mint chearavanont, and effie lestrange all looking dazed and a bit traumatized as they're dragged back to the shore.

after prompting, they let the rest of the people present know what exactly the merpeople had wanted with them: to leave a message. they aren't sure exactly how, but they had enchanted them to breathe underwater with them so that they could speak to them. their message was clear, ringing in their ears even after coming back to shore:

“ 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙨, 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙧 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙣, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙙 ”

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PLOT DROP #1 — 𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐙𝐘

the night of september tenth brings a full moon, of which many are already anticipating; some due to the daily prophet's ominous warnings the night before, and some due to the stress the full moon always brings — transformation.

unfortunately, the prophet's warnings weren't empty threats. the morning of september eleventh is welcomed with two notifications popping up on aurelius student's wiztabs — one with a new daily prophet update, and another from aurelius' headmaster, albus dumbledore.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐓: 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐒 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 !

an influx of attacks and disappearances have been reported from throughout wizarding britain. so far, there have been clusters of attacks reported around falmouth, bristol, caerphilly, leicester, holyhead, edinburgh, and hogsmeade, as well as the nearby aurelius institute of advanced magical learning. an outpouring of wix have been rushed to st. mungos for treatment, though a full number has yet to be counted.

the ministry has dispatched a team of highly skilled aurors to investigate these attacks. it remains unseen as to who might be behind them, and whether they were coordinated attacks or random incidences potentially caused by the recent wolfsbane potion shortage. the head of the department of magical law enforcement declined to comment but ensured us that he would alert the public as soon as the DMLE has been able to perform a thorough investigation.

the DMLE also declined to comment on whether or not they believe these attacks are linked to the slew of disappearances that have cropped up over the last couple of months. we have received a report that the most recent is madam rosmerta, a resident of scotland's wizarding village of hogsmeade and owner of hogsmeade's own three broomsticks pub. she was last seen three days ago, but has not been heard from since.

we will keep you updated, dear readers. in the meantime, the DMLE has advised everyone to remain vigilant at this time until they have any further updates on the investigation.

+𝟏 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝐀 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐀𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐔𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐒 𝐃𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐄

students and staff, as you all may have heard, there have been attacks all throughout wizarding britain last night. it has been confirmed by staff members that some of these attacks took place on aurelius' grounds, as well as nearby hogsmeade village.

we are incredibly saddened to inform you all that our professor nicola machin, who has been a loyal and beloved member of aurelius' alchemy specialization for over 15 years, was killed last night in one of these brutal attacks.

six students were also reported to have been subject to these attacks, with two students remaining in the hospital wing, two more having sustained minimal injuries, and the remaining two only receiving scratches after bravely assisting in fighting off the attackers. we ask that the student body not pry further into the identities of the students who have been attacked, for their personal safety and well-being.

rest assured, we are launching a full investigation on these happenings, working closely with the department of magical law enforcement and their auror team investigating these attacks.

any students enrolled in the late professor machin's courses, please note that those courses are on hold for one week, where they will subsequently be taken over by the alchemy specialization's senior teaching assistants until further notice, when we are able to find a suitable replacement.

a memorial service for professor machin will be held on tuesday, september 13th, at 2pm in the viaduct courtyard for anyone wishing to attend.

classes will be put on hold until monday, september 19th. please remain vigilant, and note that security in and out of the grounds will be heightened until further notice.

with these two notifications, the halls of aurelius castle are abuzz, both with grief and concern, wondering which students were attacked, and by whom?

the secret truth of what happened:

while many students took the warnings to heart and stayed indoors with protective enchantments, some were either unwilling or unable to heed these instructions. professor machin was killed during a rabid werewolf attack, while students anthony goldstein and alicia spinnet were gravely injured and remain in critical condition in the hospital wing. leila mckinnon-meadowes and zehra kaplan sustained injuries in the attacks, but were treated and released from the hospital wing quickly. draco malfoy and selene lupin both fought off the werewolf attackers and, thankfully, escaped relatively unscathed.

all of the students involved in the attacks have been instructed by the ministry's department of magical law enforcement to keep quiet about the details of the attacks until they are able to complete their investigation.

though there's speculation and gossip about werewolves being behind these attacks, especially with the timing of them, this has not been confirmed by the ministry, the prophet, or aurelius' staff.