[He nodded. Parts. Parts were...probably easier. Hopefully. Again, it reminded him of steps, each one darker than the next, but it was how he'd break it up.]
When I first arrived here, I was still in school but there were already the stirrings of war. A dark wizard was gaining power and terrorizing not only my community but the muggle community too. He was of the belief that the wizarding community needed to 'purify' itself. [He didn't try to hide the disgust in his tone that came with that word.]
In my community, there's 'pure bloods' like James and I who've had wizards and witches in their families farther back than anyone should bother tracing. Then there's 'half-bloods' who've got wizards and muggles in their family; a mix. Then there's the 'muggle-born,' like Lily, who're born to purely muggle families, but have magic in them.
This dark wizard thought that the community needed to 'cleanse' itself of all half-bloods and, especially, the muggle-born. Obviously, a lot of people didn't agree, but this wizard was very powerful and had a following of the elitist pure-bloods; my family included. [A sigh.]
When I went back, I finished school and joined the war efforts of a small group of resistance called 'The Order of the Phoenix.' It was dangerous...a lot of my friends died, but James, Remus, Peter and I kept fighting. [Running a hand through his hair he stopped, finally looking to Shin. Step one...]
....tl;dr....
When I first arrived here, I was still in school but there were already the stirrings of war. A dark wizard was gaining power and terrorizing not only my community but the muggle community too. He was of the belief that the wizarding community needed to 'purify' itself. [He didn't try to hide the disgust in his tone that came with that word.]
In my community, there's 'pure bloods' like James and I who've had wizards and witches in their families farther back than anyone should bother tracing. Then there's 'half-bloods' who've got wizards and muggles in their family; a mix. Then there's the 'muggle-born,' like Lily, who're born to purely muggle families, but have magic in them.
This dark wizard thought that the community needed to 'cleanse' itself of all half-bloods and, especially, the muggle-born. Obviously, a lot of people didn't agree, but this wizard was very powerful and had a following of the elitist pure-bloods; my family included. [A sigh.]
When I went back, I finished school and joined the war efforts of a small group of resistance called 'The Order of the Phoenix.' It was dangerous...a lot of my friends died, but James, Remus, Peter and I kept fighting. [Running a hand through his hair he stopped, finally looking to Shin. Step one...]