Anima Eterna
-Is a school of war/magic academy in Italy lead by Headmistress Elisa Monelli.
-Is currently in its third year of running.
-Is one of the best known wizarding schools in Europe, along with Hogwarts and Durmstrang.
-The 'heroes' of the story.
-Have supposedly been named the saviours of wizard kind by the prophecy.
-The Eterna apparently lived in the building thousands of years ago.
-Has grown accustomed to its students and staff dying/disappearing on a semi-frequent basis.
-Has been attacked by Death Eaters twice. The second time it was almost destroyed and one fifth of the students/staff were killed.
-Is filled with plenty of 'plants': people from other factions that just pretend to be on their side to gain information.
-More information can be found here.

Death Eaters
-Essentially a radical group of pureblood elitist, political terrorists.
-Are led by His Heirs, three siblings chosen by the late Lord Voldemort to take his place after his death.
-Are about three times more badassed and huge than they were in the books.
-All Death Eaters have a Dark Mark somewhere on them which can be used to alert them with a burning sensation.
-Their headquarters is the Subacquei, a series of underwater caves off the coast of Catania, Italy.
-Have expanded all over Europe, and into North and South America/Asia.
-Destroyed Beauxbatons, Isla de la Paz, Habsburg, and several other wizarding schools.
-Are the most well known evil in the growing magical war.
-More information can be found here.

The Order
-Are an underground group of revolutionists, intent on taking over wizard society 'for its own good'.
-Are led by a group of four called 'the Council'.
-Have nothing to do with the Order of the Phoenix.
-Was founded by a bunch of 'enlightened' Death Eaters after the Final Batte.
-Is completely secret, meaning if you aren't a member you don't know about them.
-All members are bound by 'the Oath', a spell similar to the Unbreakable Vow.
-The Oath magically forces all who take it to keep the Order a secret and to obey any command the Council gives them.
-Wants to intensify the war between the Death Eaters and the Ministry of Magic so they will be able to swoop in after the sides have destroyed each other.
-Is a mixed bag of good and bad people, and though it has the good intentions of improving society, is regarded as ruthless.
-More information can be found here.

The Initiative
-Are a group of vigilantes, fighting to destroy the Death Eaters and other wrong doers their own way.
-Is run by the Iota, a group of ten Greek witches and wizards.
-There is about one Initiative member for every ten Death Eaters.
-Is kept mostly secret and underground, though some people, the Death Eaters and Order are aware of them.
-Frequently capture and torture Death Eaters and Order members for information.
-Still don't know what the Order is, as the Oath always kills them before they can give any information.
-Steal dragons from the dragon sanctuaries and raise them for combat.
-Are fighting on the side of the Ministry, but are shockingly cruel and merciless.
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