O ano é 1976, e o mundo bruxo está imerso em uma atmosfera de incerteza e ansiedade sem precedentes, inicialmente causada por um mero sussurro, e então um boato, até que, finalmente, por um nome: Voldemort, o autoproclamado Lorde das Trevas.

"Imagine that Voldemort's powerful now. You don't know who his supporters are, you don't know who's working for him and who isn't; you know he can control people so that they do terrible things without being able to stop themselves. You're scared for yourself, and your family, and your friends. Every week, news comes of more deaths, more disappearances, more torturing… The Ministry of Magic's in disarray, they don't know what to do, they're trying to keep everything hidden from the Muggles, but meanwhile, Muggles are dying too. Terror everywhere… panic… confusion… that's how it used to be."

A trama acompanhará, de certa forma, o material canônico, mas de forma solta e com bastante licença poética envolvida. Tomamos a liberdade de alterar a timeline original de forma a incluir mais personagens no contexto, e, assim, podermos explorar mais histórias.