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All over the world, people were witnessing the horrors in Great Britain. The latest shocking tragedy to have hit was, the legendary Tower Bridge had collapsed, along with it ending hundreds of lives. Initial suspect was terrorist activity. But the sheer lack of any evidence was unnerving. There was no trace of any chemical or bomb debris. It seemed like an architectural failure and the bridge had simply collapsed.
The odd thing was, in every such incident, the handful survivors had reported a strange brief malfunctioning of their electronic. The air seems "charged" they said. The people were now in despair, chaos everywhere, as doom prophets now predicted more was to come.
The Muggle Prime Minister was furious. He shook with anger. He felt helpless. Fudge had just strolled in, and had dropped a bomb shell on him. He knew, from now on, the other governments, international media would hound him. He ought to do something. He must.
When he went home, as his niece rushed to greet him, he saw at the corner of his eye, what she was watching on her iPad. A video was playing on the loop. He picked it up and stared at the title. MAN DISAPPEARS INTO THIN AIR. The video showed clearly, albeit bit dark, a man turning on the spot and literally disappearing into thin air. The video had gone viral, already garnering 11 million views in matter of 2 hours. The uploader was some user called 'S1Mon'. The video description said, with great difficulty, the uploader, had acquired this video from traffic officials and also declared he would not stop until this mystery was solved.
The Prime minister was somehow unsurprised. Obviously he thought, in this day and age, there would be incidences like these captured, and poured all over the internet. Earlier those who believed these were true were brushed off as Occult enthusiasts. But now people were not so sure anymore. They knew something was amiss. Something did not fit right. And this video's comments proved that. There were only a handful sceptical comments. 'Criss Angel..Is that you?', but people largely discussed, the various odd things they had witnessed over the years. The comments ranged from scientific proofs to Aliens.
The Minister sat down heavily. Were the wizards aware that muggles were on the brink of discovering magic? That their very world would be crashing any day now. No. He decided. They were clearly not aware. He pitied them, and he was surprised by that thought. They were living in a bubble. A bubble which was about to burst. Voldemort was just a hitch compared to the impending doom. He decided to address his concerns to Kingsley. They better take him seriously he thought.
In No.4 Privet drive, a young man, received a frantic call. "Harry! Have you seen the news? Harry was instantly alert. "Mione, what's wrong?" In a panicky voice she explained the latest tragedy of the Bridge collapsing and the now viral video of the Apparating wizard. She was fuming at the carelessness of the wizards. He said in a strangled voice, "Do they even realise the gravity of the situation!?...Anyway Dumbledore is going to pick me up in a few days. We will all meet at the Burrow.". "This is bad Harry" Hermione sighed grimly, as she put down the phone.
The wizarding world was still in the 1800s, they were comfortable with their ways, and Harry knew, many thought themselves superior to muggles. Very few acknowledged the fact that muggles had gone far far ahead, and their technology was nothing short of magic. Where, the Wizards still relied on Owls and Patronuses, the muggles could communicate with entire world in a manner of seconds. The most destructive curses were child's play in front of the muggle weapons. There were already conspiracy theories floating around, about the existence of Giants, Dragons and what nots. Pictures of captured mermaids and the lochness monster. It was a matter of time, when these would be proved real. And if the muggles ever found out who were behind these attacks.. Harry shuddered. wizarding world could not afford to attract the wrath of the muggles.
A/N : I will try to update the story every few days. Since I am working , job takes up lot of time. Please ignore grammatical mistakes
I apologize for destroying the Tower bridge , just wanted to show the seriousness of the situation.