The Muggle War

Chapter 1: The Dusty Book

Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat at the Hogwarts library to find information for a homework essay for Potions class. Snape had given plenty of work for everyone when he found the excuse when poor Neville was late for class again. Snape had intentionally punished the entire class so that everyone jeered Neville.

"Perhaps this will teach you all a lesson not be late for class once and for all, especially you, Longbottom," Snape had said with a sneer.

The library had other from the same class grumbling as they wrote Snape's required essay on the reaction of potions of opposite effects when mixed.

"This is unfair. The entire class punished because of one latecomer," said Ron as he scanned through one of the library selves, looking for a book.

"I think extra work is just fine. It would have been worse if he had taken away house points. This way, we can at least get to learn more," said Hermione as she had finished her research and was almost done writing down everything on her parchment.

"You'd actually ask for more work if you thought you didn't have enough," said Ron dismissing Hermione with a stir of his head.

"Snape's just trying to make us gang up on Neville, we must not fall for it. He wants to divide the Gryffindors. He's had it against us forever. He was just waiting for a chance," Harry said matter-of-factly.

"Check this out!"

Ron said suddenly behind a shelf. He pulled out a dusty old thick book. Apparently, nobody had taken it off the shelf for a long time.

"Surprising to see you actually interested in a book," Hermione said with a sarcastic smile.

Ron ignored her. "Look at the title, Harry. The Muggle War."

"Muggle War? You mean a history of war among muggles?" asked Harry.

"No, I think it's about a war between wizards and muggles," said Ron.

"You must be joking, there was never a war between muggles and wizards. It must be fiction," said Hermione. Bad fiction at that, thought Hermione. The concept was ridiculous. No wonder the book was so dusty, no wanted read something so lame. Maybe except for Ron.

"I don't think it's a fiction. It's among the history books at this shelf. The labeling says it's history, too," said Ron.

"Look, if there was such a war, I would know about it. It was never mentioned in any of the books I read," said Hermione.

"Well, here it is," said Ron, showing the book to Harry and Hermione. The two glanced at it. The cover format looked like a history book enough. The title said 'The Muggle War' in large block print. There was no author name.

"Let me see that," Harry said, as he received the book and opened the first page. Ron and Hermione looked over Harry's shoulder to see.

In the days before what the muggles call technology, life was easier for wizards. They had much more space, could blend in with muggles more easily, and except for certain witch hunts that got out of hand at times, wizards were left alone. As the muggle population increased and society became more complicated with development, it was increasingly more difficult for wizards to live their lives without running into muggles once in a while. Although most history books wouldn't admit it to be more than an isolated skirmish, there was indeed a full-scale war between wizards and muggles. A war where many lives were lost.

"You see? There was a war. The books that you read simply did not say," Ron said to Hermione triumphantly.

"We'll see if the author's argument is convincing," said Hermione, not ready to given in after reading just one paragraph.

In 1939, Hitler's secret paranormal research division had confirmed the existence of wizards and their magical World. This was the first time a muggle state had really recognized the existence of a wizard society. As Hitler saw the tremendous advantage magic would bring to his war efforts, he tried to seek out and capture wizards to use at his will.

"Who's Hitler? A man who hit people?" asked Ron, looking puzzled.

"Honestly!," said Hermione.

Muggle-born Hermione and muggle-raised Harry were familiar with at least famous parts of muggle history. Hitler was a name not easily missed in a muggle history book. Harry quickly explained to Ron who Hitler was and what he had done.

"Sounds like a muggle version of You-Know-Who," Ron said with disgust.

"That's a good analogy," Harry said.

For the first time in centuries, the wizard way of life was threatened, and the Magical World was forced to take action. The war ended with one swift campaign. When Hitler lost an entire armored infantry battalion to a mere one hundred wizards, he decided not to pursue. Entrances to the Magical World narrowly missed exposure as the wizards gave their lives to protect them. If Hitler had known that the wizard world was quite defenseless against the sheer superior numbers of his armies, he would have surly pressed his advantage and captured and forced every wizards in Europe to do his bidding. Hitler knew the existence of Hogwarts, but the location and means to get to it were not. This was fortunate because parents had sent their children to Hogwarts to seek refuge from the impending muggle world war. Otherwise, children would have been taken hostage by Hitler to force their parent wizards to cooperate.

"Terrifying," said Harry.

The commander of this first and only army ever assembled by the Wizard World was Kennedy Kim, a Korean wizard whose own country was occupied by foreign forces and knew very well the value of freedom.

"A wizard war hero?" said Ron. "Bloody cool!"

This is the story of Kennedy Kim and the Wildcard Strike Force, from its creation to the aftermath of the Muggle War.

The three started to read the following pages intently.