bas was content, under a blanket with alecto and not giving two fucks when the clock hit midnight and he kissed her right there, in public. it was liberating and he felt it burn through his whole body like electricity. but a moment later alecto was --- off and he pulled her off to the side. she told him her mark was burning and he was sure that meant something bad was about to happen. a moment later the sky was full of black figures and the smae image from her forearm was burned into the firework ridden sky. he pulled alecto closer and ducked into the nearest alley way. “shit, were we supposed to know about this?”
The new years festivities had been going for hours and as the sun set The Three Broomsticks began passing out mugs of hot chocolate and welcoming people inside for a meal. The games with all their buzzers and whistles continued and students flocked to the ice skating rink. Couples began to form and disappear into little alleyways and darker corners despite the cold and friends and groups wandered into the shops to see some after Christmas deals. Everyone was enjoying themselves and waiting for midnight, wondering if the school had organised anything special, and they had indeed.
When the clock struck midnight, fireworks of both muggle and magical invention went off in a dazzling display of light and colour. Blankets were handed out as students, teachers and villagers alike delighted in the display. But soon the cries of delight became shrieks of fear as death eaters began to appear in the sky, the dark mark shot up beside crackles of unicorns and dragons. But due diligence had been paid to this event, no one wanted a repeat of anything bad and aurors had been stationed throughout the village. They acted swiftly, evacuating students to the castle and the outskirts of Hogsmeade and sending the death eaters disapparating left and right. Some students hid in shops or in alleys but the aurors fought hard and soon there were no more death eaters in Hogsmeade.
The aftermath was solemn, nearly every window in Hogsmeade had been broken, pieces of bricks and the remains of destroyed carnival games littered the ground. The shops affected weren’t too bad off, nothing that couldn’t be repaired in a day or so. But the students were shaken and Dumbledore himself was seething, his students attacked again.
A few students suffered minor injuries, nothing worse than a broken wrist or minor burn reported and those that had not been initially evacuated were found and tended to. There were no casualties and no one had been taken, no student or adult. The attack was confusing, harrowing and a reminder that a war was waiting outside the ruined safety of Hogwarts. No one was untouched by the violence and fear and all future large events have been cancelled, with quidditch matches the only kind being allowed, under heavy auror supervision, once the term resumed. The whole village was buzzing with embellished stories of heroism and terror, as everyone had only one thing to talk about, the attack on Hogsmeade even made the daily prophet and made many wonder; where do we go from here?
IC
The vast majority of students here evacuated almost immediately, bundled away under guard and in a panic with little news as to what happened.
A few students; couples looking for dark corners and those who had strayed from the main thoroughfares were not immediately picked up and have more of an idea of what happened although most of this number stayed well out of any line of fire and were brought to safety either during the attack or just after.
An even smaller handful did not flee or freeze but instead fought. Aurors were quick to evacuate any students they did spot, although a few did slip though the cracks.
In sum, the attack itself did not last longer than forty five minutes and by one fifteen all students had been found and gathered together,
The only death eaters involved in the attack were those outside of school, only those few in school with the dark mark would have any advance warning but even they did not know specifics. Later, anyone affiliated with the death eaters will be asked to share any information they might have about the auror response.
OOC
It is up to each individual mun how involved your character is in this event as we understand the themes it covers may not be everyone’s cup of tea. It is for this reason that threads from our previous mini event may be continued during this event.
All characters are assumed to have been evacuated in the initial rush unless you contact us to discuss differently. We are very open to the idea of characters being caught more directly in the chaos but as we do not wish to force what could be potentially triggering themes onto anyone we are working under that original assumption.
Do not have your character caught up directly in the attack without first messaging and getting a response. We are open to helping work out ideas as well as approving ideas.
The event will last from midnight 26th November gmt until Sunday 1st December.
Please tag starters petrificus.aftermath and be extra vigilant in tagging any possible triggers.
