Post by Julius Plutus on Aug 8, 2007 17:28:02 GMT -5
Action, reaction.
Julius William Plutus had acquired a nickname over his years in the British Department of Magical Law Enforcement and the International Confederation of Wizards; he was called the Iron Wand for his accusingly ruthless means to achieve ends of law and order. Triangle Tunnel was only going to get a taste of the Iron Wand....
New fliers magically appeared around the tunnel, with a message decreeing new laws set into place by Julius Plutus from his hospital bed in St. Mungo's.
In light of recent events and increasingly dark activities in Triangle Tunnel, the Interim Iberian Ministry of Magic in implementing new security measures for the safety of the witches, wizards, and children of Triangle Tunnel. The Ministry realizes that this shall cause some inconvenience for people, but reminds all that this is for their own safety.
New Laws, ontop of the old:
1. Apparation and Disapparation in and out of the Triangle Tunnel is hereby banned. Apparation can only take place from the Triangle Central Square.
2. The Floo Network is now being completely monitered by the Department of Magical Transporation.
3. All mail is subject to search and seizure by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
4. The curfew is now in place from 11 PM until 7 AM. Anyone caught in violation will be arrested immediately.
5. All persons entering the tunnel are subject to security checks by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
6. The Department for the Control and Regulation of Magical Creatures has the right to search any establishment with magical creatures without warrant.
7. Interfering in a Ministry investigation is hereby a criminal offense.
8. The use of an unregistered portkey will result in imprisonment.
In addition to these measures, the Ministry of Magic regretfully informs the citizens of Triangle Tunnel that, for the safety of all, Dementors of Azkaban will be placed at every entrance into Triangle Tunnel, and will be patroling the streets of the tunnel during curfew. We ask that people stay away from them, for their own good.
Pamphlets will be distributed to citizens informing them of appropriate measures they can take to defend themselves and their homes from dark wizards. The Ministry also encourages citizens to apply for a job within the Ministry and help in the effort to defend Spain from the dark arts.
The Ministry of Magic is not sure that the accusations of notorious mass murderer Robinson Antares Scorpius orchestrating the recent deeds within Triange Tunnel are true, but it is very likely that the dark wizards performing recent attacks within Triangle Tunnel were working on behalf of the dark sorcerer, if he is alive. A 10,000 Galleon award is being offered to anyone who comes to the Ministry with information on the status of Count Scorpius. 5,000 Galleons are being offered for those who can lead Ministry officials to Dominique Contessa, Atra Alveus, and the Unknown One. 1,000 Galleons are being offered for information leading to any other member of the Society of Shadows or other dark wizards.
With the decree came the rapid security expansion. A dozen dementors were placed at every entrance and exit of the Triangle Tunnel, high enough away not to seriously harm anyone but close enough to converge at a moment's notice and send a chill through the air. Triangle Tunnel Security Forces and Magical Law Enforcement officers were also at every exit and entrance into Triangle Tunnel, armed with sneakoscopes, Secrecy Sensors, Foe-glass mirrors, and other objects meant to detect the Dark Arts as they came through the doors to the tunnel. A similar camp was placed around the now-fenced Central Square of the Triangle Tunnel-- the only place where people were allowed to apparate thanks to anti-disapparation charms being placed every else.
New, powerful charms were also placed around the Triangle Tunnel. Anti-intruder jinxes and imperturable charms were put around the walls of important buildings, like the Gringotts Bank and the Ministry of Magic building. Intruder Charms were placed on nearly every building within the tunnel, which would set off an alarm when intruders approach. At night, a Caterwauling Charm was put in place on the streets of Triangle Tunnel, setting off a high-pitched shriek whenever someone broke the curfew. A Stealth Sensoring Spell was also regularly cast by the MLE agents watching the entrances and exits of Triangle Tunnel, just in case.
Through the various experts at the disposal of the International Confederation of Wizards, these powerful spells had managed to be put in place in the hopes that it would be able to prevent anything except an all-out attack. For an all-out attack--as what happened when the Society of Shadows first arived in Spain--the dementors aurors would be handy. Yes, most any witch or wizard could summon a Patronus to defeat a dementor, but with the amount of dementors roaming Triangle Tunnel, it would take an extremely powerful Patronus to fight them all off if they converged anywhere, and that would require an exceptionally skilled witch or wizard with an exceptionally power Patronus and a very, very happy thought.
Meanwhile, the Ministry began to use the magical media to its advantage. While never openly accepting the fact that Count Scorpius may not be dead, they began discrediting him and trying to make the people of Spain hate him, going so far as saying that, if he were alive, it would have been him who sent Dominique Contessa on the murderous rampage the other night, or that it was him who ordered an invisible attacker to destroy parts of Triangle Tunnel. If Scorpius were alive, the Ministry was going to do all in its power to make sure that he did not become a lightning rod for dark wizards to rally against.
Meanwhile, they also spent their magical media power to make other known dark witches and wizards, most of them ex-Shadows, look far worse than they were, although in cases like Dominique Contessa, the Ministry did not have to exaggerate a thing. Doing this would also increase support through fear; by convincing the people of the tunnel that, after the War of Shadows and the recent murders and attacks, these safety precautions were necessary for their own safety. They were slowly making sure that the Society of Shadows, any persons currently or formerly connected with it, and other dark wizards and criminals would lose all power in Triangle Tunnel. Only once the tunnel was secured could Julius Plutus expand the enterprise into Drakborough Village.
The dark ones had taken the action of causing death and chaos in Triangle Tunnel. Plutus was responding with the opposite reaction of order. Order at any costs.
The Iron Wand's spell had been cast on Triangle Tunnel.
Julius William Plutus had acquired a nickname over his years in the British Department of Magical Law Enforcement and the International Confederation of Wizards; he was called the Iron Wand for his accusingly ruthless means to achieve ends of law and order. Triangle Tunnel was only going to get a taste of the Iron Wand....
New fliers magically appeared around the tunnel, with a message decreeing new laws set into place by Julius Plutus from his hospital bed in St. Mungo's.
~Decree by the Minister for Magic~
In light of recent events and increasingly dark activities in Triangle Tunnel, the Interim Iberian Ministry of Magic in implementing new security measures for the safety of the witches, wizards, and children of Triangle Tunnel. The Ministry realizes that this shall cause some inconvenience for people, but reminds all that this is for their own safety.
New Laws, ontop of the old:
1. Apparation and Disapparation in and out of the Triangle Tunnel is hereby banned. Apparation can only take place from the Triangle Central Square.
2. The Floo Network is now being completely monitered by the Department of Magical Transporation.
3. All mail is subject to search and seizure by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
4. The curfew is now in place from 11 PM until 7 AM. Anyone caught in violation will be arrested immediately.
5. All persons entering the tunnel are subject to security checks by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
6. The Department for the Control and Regulation of Magical Creatures has the right to search any establishment with magical creatures without warrant.
7. Interfering in a Ministry investigation is hereby a criminal offense.
8. The use of an unregistered portkey will result in imprisonment.
In addition to these measures, the Ministry of Magic regretfully informs the citizens of Triangle Tunnel that, for the safety of all, Dementors of Azkaban will be placed at every entrance into Triangle Tunnel, and will be patroling the streets of the tunnel during curfew. We ask that people stay away from them, for their own good.
Pamphlets will be distributed to citizens informing them of appropriate measures they can take to defend themselves and their homes from dark wizards. The Ministry also encourages citizens to apply for a job within the Ministry and help in the effort to defend Spain from the dark arts.
The Ministry of Magic is not sure that the accusations of notorious mass murderer Robinson Antares Scorpius orchestrating the recent deeds within Triange Tunnel are true, but it is very likely that the dark wizards performing recent attacks within Triangle Tunnel were working on behalf of the dark sorcerer, if he is alive. A 10,000 Galleon award is being offered to anyone who comes to the Ministry with information on the status of Count Scorpius. 5,000 Galleons are being offered for those who can lead Ministry officials to Dominique Contessa, Atra Alveus, and the Unknown One. 1,000 Galleons are being offered for information leading to any other member of the Society of Shadows or other dark wizards.
With the decree came the rapid security expansion. A dozen dementors were placed at every entrance and exit of the Triangle Tunnel, high enough away not to seriously harm anyone but close enough to converge at a moment's notice and send a chill through the air. Triangle Tunnel Security Forces and Magical Law Enforcement officers were also at every exit and entrance into Triangle Tunnel, armed with sneakoscopes, Secrecy Sensors, Foe-glass mirrors, and other objects meant to detect the Dark Arts as they came through the doors to the tunnel. A similar camp was placed around the now-fenced Central Square of the Triangle Tunnel-- the only place where people were allowed to apparate thanks to anti-disapparation charms being placed every else.
New, powerful charms were also placed around the Triangle Tunnel. Anti-intruder jinxes and imperturable charms were put around the walls of important buildings, like the Gringotts Bank and the Ministry of Magic building. Intruder Charms were placed on nearly every building within the tunnel, which would set off an alarm when intruders approach. At night, a Caterwauling Charm was put in place on the streets of Triangle Tunnel, setting off a high-pitched shriek whenever someone broke the curfew. A Stealth Sensoring Spell was also regularly cast by the MLE agents watching the entrances and exits of Triangle Tunnel, just in case.
Through the various experts at the disposal of the International Confederation of Wizards, these powerful spells had managed to be put in place in the hopes that it would be able to prevent anything except an all-out attack. For an all-out attack--as what happened when the Society of Shadows first arived in Spain--the dementors aurors would be handy. Yes, most any witch or wizard could summon a Patronus to defeat a dementor, but with the amount of dementors roaming Triangle Tunnel, it would take an extremely powerful Patronus to fight them all off if they converged anywhere, and that would require an exceptionally skilled witch or wizard with an exceptionally power Patronus and a very, very happy thought.
Meanwhile, the Ministry began to use the magical media to its advantage. While never openly accepting the fact that Count Scorpius may not be dead, they began discrediting him and trying to make the people of Spain hate him, going so far as saying that, if he were alive, it would have been him who sent Dominique Contessa on the murderous rampage the other night, or that it was him who ordered an invisible attacker to destroy parts of Triangle Tunnel. If Scorpius were alive, the Ministry was going to do all in its power to make sure that he did not become a lightning rod for dark wizards to rally against.
Meanwhile, they also spent their magical media power to make other known dark witches and wizards, most of them ex-Shadows, look far worse than they were, although in cases like Dominique Contessa, the Ministry did not have to exaggerate a thing. Doing this would also increase support through fear; by convincing the people of the tunnel that, after the War of Shadows and the recent murders and attacks, these safety precautions were necessary for their own safety. They were slowly making sure that the Society of Shadows, any persons currently or formerly connected with it, and other dark wizards and criminals would lose all power in Triangle Tunnel. Only once the tunnel was secured could Julius Plutus expand the enterprise into Drakborough Village.
The dark ones had taken the action of causing death and chaos in Triangle Tunnel. Plutus was responding with the opposite reaction of order. Order at any costs.
The Iron Wand's spell had been cast on Triangle Tunnel.