“Last week, we were going over the beginning of the First Wizarding World - I believe we ended on Barty Crouch.”
“Barty Crouch Senior despised Voldemort and everything he stood for, and was the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement in the British Ministry. He was the first to authorize the use of Unforgivables by the Aurors toward their enemies. This allowed Alastor Moody, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and Frank Longbottom to go after the Giants that were allied with Voldemort. They killed many Giants with the Killing Curse, and forced the rest of them to go into hiding. They then focused on the Death Eaters. In fact, Alastor Moody became quite famous for his successes arresting and capturing Death Eaters.”“Despite this, Voldemort remained at large, not appearing in battles won or lost. Until! Until that fateful night on October 31st - All Hallows Eve- when Voldemort showed up at Lily and James Potter’s house and killed the two wixen, before turning his wand onto the infant Harry Potter. No one knows how, but upon doing this, he ended up destroying his own body in the process.”
“Voldemort’s disappearance created a tsunami of celebrations, all around Britain - so much so, it was noticed by the Muggles at the time. The British Ministry excused the breaches due to the need to celebrate such a momentous occasion. In the aftermath of Voldemort’s disappearance, some Death Eaters managed to evade arrest by renouncing Voldemort, and some claimed they were under the Imperious Curse. The ones who remained loyal to Voldemort mainly landed themselves in Azakaban.” Professor Hume's smile faltered a little.
“Even after Voldemort’s apparent death, many still feared speaking his name. Some believed he was dead, while others believed that he was still alive, too weak and mangled to go on. The Order of the Phoenix disbanded, but most were aware that Voldemort would return one day, on the word of Dumbledore.”
“And he was right. Eleven years later, he attempted to get ahold of the Elixir of Life by possessing a teacher at Hogwarts Scotland. The following year he also attempted to gain a body, using a young girl’s innocence to open the Chamber of Secrets once again, releasing the basilisk once more. Theories on how he managed to do that abound, but the main thought is Horcruxes.”
“Ultimately, he managed to return two years later, after having Barty Crouch Junior, an insane Death Eater, infiltrate the castle by having him impersonate Alastar Moody. He forced Harry Potter to be the fourth champion of the Tri-Wizard Tournament, and changing the TriWizard Cup into a portkey to Little Hangleton, where Voldemort was waiting for him.”
“That fateful night, after killing Cedric Diggory and stealing Harry Potter’s blood, Voldemort was restored to full power. Harry Potter managed to escape with his life, and Crouch Junior was brought to justice by means of a Dementor’s Kiss.”“This was the ‘unofficial’ start of the Second Wizarding War,” Professor Hume continued. “Why ‘unofficial’ you ask? Because the acting Minister of Magic at the time - Cornelius Fudge- denied that Voldemort was back, too scared to face the truth. Instead, over the next year, he would continue to undermine Dumbledore’s efforts to stop the rise of Voldemort once more. The Death Eaters took full advantage of this, and kept a low profile while they rebuilt their forces from the last war. They employed Giants again, and werewolves under Fenrir Greyback. The Dementors joined as well, abandoning their posts at Azakaban and allowing a huge breakout of the remaining Death Eaters. This was all explained away by Fudge as the work of Sirius Black.”
Professor Hume sighed. “We will continue talking about the open warfare part of the Second Wizarding War next week. For homework, I’d like an essay on why you think that Fudge was in such denial over Voldemort’s return. Now, class dismissed.”
RP the lesson for Full marks!If you decide to do the homework (2-3 sentences will do), you get an extra 10 points~
“Barty Crouch Senior despised Voldemort and everything he stood for, and was the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement in the British Ministry. He was the first to authorize the use of Unforgivables by the Aurors toward their enemies. This allowed Alastor Moody, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and Frank Longbottom to go after the Giants that were allied with Voldemort. They killed many Giants with the Killing Curse, and forced the rest of them to go into hiding. They then focused on the Death Eaters. In fact, Alastor Moody became quite famous for his successes arresting and capturing Death Eaters.”“Despite this, Voldemort remained at large, not appearing in battles won or lost. Until! Until that fateful night on October 31st - All Hallows Eve- when Voldemort showed up at Lily and James Potter’s house and killed the two wixen, before turning his wand onto the infant Harry Potter. No one knows how, but upon doing this, he ended up destroying his own body in the process.”
“Voldemort’s disappearance created a tsunami of celebrations, all around Britain - so much so, it was noticed by the Muggles at the time. The British Ministry excused the breaches due to the need to celebrate such a momentous occasion. In the aftermath of Voldemort’s disappearance, some Death Eaters managed to evade arrest by renouncing Voldemort, and some claimed they were under the Imperious Curse. The ones who remained loyal to Voldemort mainly landed themselves in Azakaban.” Professor Hume's smile faltered a little.
“Even after Voldemort’s apparent death, many still feared speaking his name. Some believed he was dead, while others believed that he was still alive, too weak and mangled to go on. The Order of the Phoenix disbanded, but most were aware that Voldemort would return one day, on the word of Dumbledore.”
“And he was right. Eleven years later, he attempted to get ahold of the Elixir of Life by possessing a teacher at Hogwarts Scotland. The following year he also attempted to gain a body, using a young girl’s innocence to open the Chamber of Secrets once again, releasing the basilisk once more. Theories on how he managed to do that abound, but the main thought is Horcruxes.”
“Ultimately, he managed to return two years later, after having Barty Crouch Junior, an insane Death Eater, infiltrate the castle by having him impersonate Alastar Moody. He forced Harry Potter to be the fourth champion of the Tri-Wizard Tournament, and changing the TriWizard Cup into a portkey to Little Hangleton, where Voldemort was waiting for him.”
“That fateful night, after killing Cedric Diggory and stealing Harry Potter’s blood, Voldemort was restored to full power. Harry Potter managed to escape with his life, and Crouch Junior was brought to justice by means of a Dementor’s Kiss.”“This was the ‘unofficial’ start of the Second Wizarding War,” Professor Hume continued. “Why ‘unofficial’ you ask? Because the acting Minister of Magic at the time - Cornelius Fudge- denied that Voldemort was back, too scared to face the truth. Instead, over the next year, he would continue to undermine Dumbledore’s efforts to stop the rise of Voldemort once more. The Death Eaters took full advantage of this, and kept a low profile while they rebuilt their forces from the last war. They employed Giants again, and werewolves under Fenrir Greyback. The Dementors joined as well, abandoning their posts at Azakaban and allowing a huge breakout of the remaining Death Eaters. This was all explained away by Fudge as the work of Sirius Black.”
Professor Hume sighed. “We will continue talking about the open warfare part of the Second Wizarding War next week. For homework, I’d like an essay on why you think that Fudge was in such denial over Voldemort’s return. Now, class dismissed.”
RP the lesson for Full marks!If you decide to do the homework (2-3 sentences will do), you get an extra 10 points~
