ONGOING: Dementors are still being sighted with more frequency across wizarding Britain. (KATIE, WILL and VOLUNTEERS 1 for run-ins.)
3rd: All day, the Wandless are surrounded by Ministry spellcasters. Any further attempts at removing the Wandless from Diagon Alley are thwarted by new anti-disapparation and anti-portkey wards. Even walking the Wandless out triggers a ward similar to the Taboo on Voldemort's name and several Death Eaters will be summoned to the area.
3rd: Werewolves roam London and are even spotted on Diagon Alley. Animals maulings are reported across Muggle London and Muggles are told an animal rights group released several animals from the London Zoo. One of the Wandless is missing the next day.
4th: The Ministry announces a new public safety initiative: an ID system. Citizens have a week to register before having a Ministry-issued ID on their person at all times becomes mandatory. (PATTY to hoot or write about this.)
4th: Hooter announces a new character limit of 280 characters. Finally.
4th: Happy birthday, ROGER! Today you find twenty lucky knuts on the ground.
4th: Happy birthday, RODOLPHUS! Today you spill all of your money at an inconvenient moment.
7th: At Hogwarts, Ginny, Luna, and Neville break into the headmaster's office to steal the Sword of Gryffindor. Most of the students only know that the three were caught and punished severely, but any owls home speaking of it are heavily censored.
8th: The Gamps hold their 6th Annual Ugly Holiday Jumper Party for residents of Knockturn and Diagon Alley.
9th: Hogwarts holds its second Hogsmeade weekend of the year. Students are able to sneak out information about what happened on Thursday, though only DA members have the whole story.
9th: Happy birthday, KEATON! Today you get a birthday card meant for someone else.
10th: Today is the last day to register for a Ministry-issued ID!
10th: Happy birthday, LAYLA! Today you'll sit on someone else's fish and chips.
11th: Anyone entering Diagon Alley, the Ministry, St Mungo's, or any wizarding institution will now have to show ID and cashiers and waiters will need to see ID before they can serve you.
11th:CAI forgets their ID and is sent back home to fetch it.
11th: The Society for the Preservation of Magical Heritage opens its month long exhibit on the Avery, Lestrange, and Malfoy families.
11th - 21st: The Death Eaters begin intimidating residents of Tinworth and current members of the Wizengamot. Don't vote for Gawain or else. (We'll be posting a volunteer post shortly to begin organizing this.)
12th: The Quibbler publishes an article about Hogwarts under Snape and the Carrows, including the reintroduction of blood quill detentions, what students are learning in Dark Arts and Muggle Studies, and three students spending an entire night in the Forbidden Forest. (If you'd like to NPC Xenophilius for this or any other articles before the 23rd, let us know!)
12th: Happy birthday, ADRESTIA! Today you're handed a bottle of really terrible perfume by a complete stranger.
13th: Evidence is uncovered that [redacted] was [redacted] GAWAIN. (ANDY to cover this. We'll send you the details!)
15th: A handful of Wizengamot members come forward in support of HUGO's candidacy. (MEDIA VOLUNTEER 5 to cover this.)
16th: The Diagon Alley Chamber of Commerce holds a last minute all day shopping event for purebloods. All purebloods will receive a 10% discount at Diagon Alley shops and a free bottle of Wandless repellent at the Leaky Cauldron.
18th: While out shopping, FRANCINE notices a pureblood receiving the same discount from Saturday on their purchase.
20th:BAZ forgets their ID when they visit a cafe in Hogsmeade. Their waiter lets it slide this time, but the next day they read in the Prophet that the cafe was closed for a health violation.
22nd: Tinworth votes on its new Wizengamot representative. (MEDIA VOLUNTEER 8 to hoot the results of the vote. THEA to cover this for the next day's paper.)
23rd: Hogwarts students return home for the Christmas holiday! But before the Hogwarts Express leaves Hogsmeade station, LAYLA and RABASTAN board the train and leave with Luna in tow.