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| There was a gentle rumble, like distant thunder. It built up slowly, though never seemed to reach the crescendo it promised. Instead it settled like static, until finally the air in the alley seemed to shimmer with the vibration of the sound. It lasted for less than a minute and then, without warning, it stopped. In the stillness, an ancient archway of stone appeared the centre of Diagon Alley. Hanging within the arch was the Veil; a tattered curtain, fluttering and swaying very slightly as if it had been touched moments ago...  |