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Finally having some fandom thoughts after Katrina here. Read a story posted for Wizard_Trauma by cluegirl, she also posted it at her LJ today. It's called "Silent All These Years", genfic main interaction is Sirius and Bellatrix. No incest for those who squick at that, but there is language, lots of language. Done in the form of letters between the two it really shows that in the war JKR has set up no one will really win and the purebloods will lose the most. It kind of reminded me and from what the author has commented to my comment, it reminds her also, of the American Civil War where brother faught brother and the bitterness continued to linger for many yrs after the war ended. I suspect there will be that in the wizarding world if it really existed and JKR wants to revisit her universe. What came through in this story is that Sirius and Bella are family and they grew up knowing each other's secrets. For all that their choices are very different they are people with shared experiences and shared knowledge. This to me is a microcosm of what all of the purebloods in JKR's world must be facing. To some extent even the half bloods face that. The only group NOT fighting relatives are the muggleborns. So what will the lingering effects of the war be? Families sundered by this and other things? Just a thought but when the enemy comes from your own the war is usually much more personal and bitter. Because when it's done you still have to deal with those you fought against. I cannot see everyone who supported Voldie going to Axkaban, it aint big enough for all of them. And everyone will be burying their dead on both sides of this so how will they recover. Opinions wanted here.