Challenge: Snatchers
Word Count: 100
Binns nodded as Severus explained how the Snatchers had been deputized to “apprehend undesirables to conserve Ministry resources,” the red ribbons on their sleeves, and how they had terrorized the Wizarding World for the better part of a year, with no oversight or right of redress. “No Muggleborn or Muggle was safe. It was not pleasant to watch.”
“I daresay,” said Binns. He thought for a moment. “Of course this was not the first time such a group wreaked havoc upon our world, of course. The Vehm, the Star Chamber – vigilantes spring eternal whether we will or no.”