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Writer and philosopher George Santayana once said "Those who do not know history's mistakes are doomed to repeat them." If that is the case, then it truly seems the Wizarding World cannot learn from their own past. From Salazaar to Grindelwald, all the way until the reign of Voldemort, purist wizards have a history of bringing the dark underbelly of wizarding culture to the forefront, and with them conflict, fear, and often death on mass. Now, in 2014, it seems the cycle has begun anew.
At Hogwarts, sixth year Olba Rosier is raising some eyebrows. The Ravenclaw student is vivacious, proud, and determinedly outspoken about her beliefs...beliefs that are reminiscent of a few dark names that older witches, wizards and warlocks would be more than happy to forget. Perhaps the Third Great Wizarding War is on the horizon, but for now, at least, she is only a student, and her name will not be widely known and feared for another few years.
This year, as does every year, brings a new generation of students to Hogwarts. Falling almost directly in the shadow of the massacre that was the Battle of Hogwarts, it is a smaller year group than Hogwarts can usually boast. There are some talented individuals, though - warlocks who will, someday, become something great. And something great, Headmistress McGonagall is realising, may be exactly what the Wizarding World will need.
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The time is 10:52am, on the 1st of September 2014. At platform 9¾ at London's Kings Cross Station, the Hogwarts Express is preparing to leave for Hogsmeade station. Some students have already secured a carriage on board, while others still mill about the platform, embracing their eight remaining minutes of holiday. Students chatter and owls screech, and a thick plume of smoke floats over the crowd from the mighty locomotive's chimney. A new year at Hogwarts is about to begin.
At Hogwarts, sixth year Olba Rosier is raising some eyebrows. The Ravenclaw student is vivacious, proud, and determinedly outspoken about her beliefs...beliefs that are reminiscent of a few dark names that older witches, wizards and warlocks would be more than happy to forget. Perhaps the Third Great Wizarding War is on the horizon, but for now, at least, she is only a student, and her name will not be widely known and feared for another few years.
This year, as does every year, brings a new generation of students to Hogwarts. Falling almost directly in the shadow of the massacre that was the Battle of Hogwarts, it is a smaller year group than Hogwarts can usually boast. There are some talented individuals, though - warlocks who will, someday, become something great. And something great, Headmistress McGonagall is realising, may be exactly what the Wizarding World will need.
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The time is 10:52am, on the 1st of September 2014. At platform 9¾ at London's Kings Cross Station, the Hogwarts Express is preparing to leave for Hogsmeade station. Some students have already secured a carriage on board, while others still mill about the platform, embracing their eight remaining minutes of holiday. Students chatter and owls screech, and a thick plume of smoke floats over the crowd from the mighty locomotive's chimney. A new year at Hogwarts is about to begin.