Harry watched Hermione shiver at the mention of the new quasi-religion, which had sprung up in the wake of Tom Riddle's Ascension to self-proclaimed Dark King of England. They were known for brutally putting down all followers of other faiths. Harry remembered being to forced to watch, as they burnt down and desecrated a Ministry of Merlin house of worship in Cornwall, including all fifty Merlin Reverents who had been praying inside. He and Neville had arrived too late to help. The screams of the children among the victims still haunted Harry to this day ...