Marauders!: An 80s AU

Dear Mr. Black,

I regret to inform you that the Ministry has been advised by the Sudanese Ministry of Magic of the disappearance of your wife, Ms. Clorinda Hopkirk. Ms. Hopkirk was last seen yesterday at four pm local time when she headed out to a nearby local Muggle village. Because of the local war, the search did not start until this morning.

Sudanese Ministry employees visited the village and found that all adult men living there had been killed. There are no traces of women and children. We were notified at noon of the events and have been assured that a search is being conducted. However, any search mission is slowed down by the war and the impact it has on the Muggle population, which causes the inhabitants of many villages to move around to seek safety.

We will continue to update you as soon as we are able.

Regards,
Barty Crouch, Sr.
Head
Department of International Magical Cooperation

( The note says, May your poison well never run dry )

( Heavily Warded Owl to Lucius )

( Owl to Severus )

Andromeda,

My husband has a bastard son. It will be all over the papers sooner or later, and I wanted you to hear from me. Don't tell anyone. Please.

Narcissa

[OOC: the note is at first charmed to be a flyer from Madame Malkin's, when Andromeda touches it, the above note appears, the paper is charmed to burn after being read; and was not delivered by any of the Malfoy's regular owls and does not stick around for a response]

(  Forgive me if I dispense with the pleasantries.  )

( Mrs. Narcissa Malfoy )

It always surprises me how quiet the house seems once Nymphadora goes off to school. I'm wondering if my boys are somehow in a sulk because of this?

[Ted/Andy]

What say we organize something to keep Teddy's mind off the fact that Dora isn't here.

[Sirius/Andy/James]

Received a letter from said daughter already. Apparently there is a rather attractive Defense against the Dark Arts Teacher this year. I'm not sure if I should be warning Harry or Remus of this.

( Special Delivery )

The following "gift" was delivered to Alastor Moody's office (minus the pig) with an anonymous owl. The card has been edited to read: All my love, Sirius Black xx

( The Card Hidden Amoung the Blossoms Reads: Forgive Me My Love! )

Mis Fawley,

I hope you enjoy this, and it makes the idea of an Alice themed tea party make more sense. I look forward to your tasting, and from one business owner to another, wish you all the luck in Diagon Alley.

Sincerely,
James Potter

OOC: Enclosed is a hardcover, illustrated edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Ms. Skeeter,

It was a pleasure to speak with you at the gala. As I mentioned, I support transparency in our government, because the world has the right to know what is happening around us.

It is in this spirit that I share some news. It is my understanding that late last month, the Aurors arrested five individuals who are part of a new group of dark wizards. They are the ones responsibly for the kidnappings we have read in the news. The Ministry has not disclosed this fact, not has it disclosed the fact that they suspect that the group is made up by over fifteen people. They believe the accurate number is seventeen. As you can imagine, the Ministry has kept the arrest a secret because the other twelve are currently at large.

Please do whatever you think best with the information.

Regards,
Lucius Malfoy

( A selection of postcards wing their way to Dorcas. )

( Delivered by Kreacher )

Mr. Lupin, Remus, Lupin,

Yesterday's conversation was quite interesting. I look forward to having the opportunity for a more in-depth discussion about your lesson plan. We can work closely to come up with a curriculum that could be as exciting for us as it is for the students. Drinks should give us said opportunity.

Being a man of leisure, I'm free any evening. If Malfoy manor is a little too daunting, Kreacher has cleaned a few rooms at Grimmauld Place, although I'm not sure the house is very welcoming at the moment. On the other hand, it would be private. Let me know if that's acceptable or you have another suggestion.

Regards,
Regulus B. Black

( Delivered to all Wizarding households via Owl Post )

(  Your death would be highly inconvenient.  )

( ... )

The only thing Skeeter ever gets right is how terribly incompetent your lot is. Do I need to save you from another war? Because it's starting to look like it might be a possibility. You have dark wizards killing people to gain more power, losing their souls in the process and what do you do? Nothing, because that's what Aurors do.

A disgrace!

I can give you a name and location where you can find one of them and then I suppose I'll have to come home and accept the fact that I'm the true hero who not only stopped Voldemort, but now is solving this raising problem.

Let me know if you're interested.

Regulus Black