The Struggle Within

Date: 14 September 1997, evening
Characters: Hestia Jones, Petunia, Vernon, and Dudley Dursley (YES!)
Location: Safehouse
Status: Private
Summary: The Dursley home was ransacked on Thursday, and Hestia finally brings herself to tell the family.
Completion: InComplete

( Because she's avoided it long enough. )

Date: 26 August 1997
Characters: Gilbert Whimple (NPC), Ministry workers (add your tag as you come in!)
Location: The Ministry of Magic, The Atrium
Status: Public
Summary: Gilbert Whimple of Experimental Charms discovers that one of the experiments has flown the coop (so to speak) and asks everyone to flock to the Atrium.
Completion: Complete
Note: All puns are my fault, though I think we should all strive to include as many duck/animal related puns in because ... well, it's fun. And I think we should all thank JKR for adding in the line about the duck into DH. Because we wouldn't have this scene if it wasn't for her.

( It's nothing a good l'orange sauce won't fix ... right? )

Date: 22 August 1997
Characters: Xavier Selwyn, Yaxley (NPC)
Location: Ministry of Magic
Status: Private
Summary: Two department heads discuss the future of the Ministry.
Completion: Complete

( Yaxley wasn't his favorite person in the world )

Date: 3 August 1997, Evening
Characters: Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Lupin
Location: Tonks' (and Remus') Flat, Just off Diagon Alley
Status: Private, Unless you want to knock on the door!
Summary: Tonks finally breaks the news to Remus about their unexpected bundle of joy.
Completion: Complete

( ~My heart was made of broken bones, my soul a bag of sticks and stones, then you along this dusty road have come, my love, to take me home.~ )

Date: 2 August 1997
Characters: Gawain Robards, Percy Weasley, Pius Thicknesse (NPC)
Location: Ministry of Magic
Status: Private
Summary: Gawain gets a summons.
Completion: Complete

( Things aren't looking good )

Date: 1 August 1997
Characters: Tom (NPC), Melinda Bobbin, Gawain Robards, Graylin Savage, Roger Davies, Cho Chang, Penelope Clearwater, Pig Cadwallader, Adrian Pucey, ?
Location: The Leaky Cauldron
Status: Public
Summary: The Evening Prophet gets delivered with news of Scrimgeour's resignation.
Completion: Complete

( The news in all its so-called glory )