Second Wizarding War

The Second War or Second Wizarding War refers to a conflict (the second rise of dark wizard Lord Vordemort) in the fictional Harry Potter series, officially beginning in June of 1996. Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, initiate chaos across both the wizard and muggle "worlds". The Hogwarts student Harry Potter, prophesized to be the only able to overthrow Voldemort, in fact takes part in the first battle along with other mere teenagers against a group of violent Death Eaters, thus beginning the Second War. The war afterwards mainly fought between the Death Eaters and the Aurors (police-like good wizards working under the Ministry of Magic).

Conflicts

 * 1) The Battle of the Department of Mysteries - (June 1996) Harry Potter and some fellow D.A. members from Hogwarts (Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, and Ginny Wealsey) fly on thestrals to the Department of Mysteries within the Ministry of Magic building. When they obtain the Dark Lord's prophecy, they then are confonted by Death Eaters (Bellatrix Lestrange, Rodolphus Lestrange, Rabastan Lestrange, Crabbe, Sr., Nott, Sr., Avery, Augustus Rookwood, Walden Macnair, Jugson, Antonin Dolohov, Mulciber, and the group leader Lucius Malfoy). The D.A. students quickly distract the Death Eaters and scatter throughout the Department of Mysteries, frequently re-encountering and dueling with the dark wizards. Hermione, Luna, and Ginny are stunned as well as numerous Death Eaters, but there are no fatalities. Then, five Aurors from the Order of the Phoenix arrive (who are Sirius Black, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Tonks, Remus Lupin, and Alastor Moody). They battle the Death Eaters until one, Bellatrix Lestrange, suddenly murders Sirius who is Harry's godfather. Arguably the most powerful wizard, Albus Dumbledore, enters the Department in time to witness the appearance of Lord Voldemort himself. The two engage in a close duel, with Harry forced to simply watch, until an army of more Aurors arrives and Voldemort disappears. The battle has ended.
 * (Later June 1996) Voldemort drowns several Muggles when Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge refuses to surrender to his Death Eaters; Head magical law official Amelia Bones is murdered personally by Voldemort; Member of the Order of the Phoenix, Emmeline Vance, is murdered; Rufus Scimgeour, Head Auror, succeeds Cornelius Fudge as Minister of Magic
 * 2) The Battle of Hogwarts - (June 1997) As Harry and Albus Dumbledore return from their horcrux hunt, they find to their dismay a Dark Mark floating above Hogwarts School. Instantly as they land their broomsticks on the Astronomy Tower, teenaged Draco Malfoy disarms Dumbledore who has just petrified Harry in a concealed area for his own good. Unable to move, Harry must look on silently as four Death Eaters now come up the stairs of the tower. Somewhere in the heart of the school a battle is occurring. Finally, Hogwarts Professor Severus Snape arrives also, and quickly disposes of Dumbledore. The Death Eaters leave to return to the battle downstairs and then escape from Hogwarts now that Dumbledore is dead. Harry finds himself freed from the body-binding spell and runs after them, stuns a few as he goes. At the end of the stairs, the vicious battle is taking place. The Death Eaters present include siblings Alecto and Amycus, Fenrir Greyback and Gibbon while Harry's allies there include Ron Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Bill Weasley, Remus Lupin, Tonks, Minerva McGonagall, Filius Flitwick, Neville Longbottom, and Luna Lovegood. The outcome of the assault is the Death Eaters' retreat, following Snape's lead shortly after his murder of Dumbledore. There are no deaths on the Auror's/Hogwarts' side, however Bill is grotesquely scarred for life on his face and will occasionally take wolf-like qualities thanks to his attacker, the Death Eater-werewolf Greyback. It is believed the luck of the battle occurred because of the Felix Felicis, a potion of good fortunate, used by Ron and Hermione. On the Death Eaters' side, the only death was that of Gibbon, who was accidentally annihilated by the stray killing curse of a fellow dark wizard. Now Hogwarts may close forever while a funeral service for Dumbledore soon takes place. It is thought one final battle shall happen to end this Second War.