[ EU ] The magic world has been exposed to the muggles . Driven by fear and ignorance , a catastrophic war between the two has taken place . You are a soldier on the front lines of either side , write a story describing your experience during the conflict .

We had seen the muggles wage war before, but it was long ago. Their `` rockets'' missed us by several miles, as the magic that hid our sanctuaries held. We let them fight it out, the wizarding community wisely remaining neutral. The German schools tried to curb their zealous leader, but did n't directly interfere, so we did n't either. Yes, muggles died in droves, but we lived. We learned a long time ago not involve ourselves in muggle affairs, no matter the cost. That was then, now however, we find ourselves in conflict with muggles as never before. 
 
 It started out simply enough, a student on holiday drew his wand in a muggle area and injured a muggle in a pub. Normally it would be sorted by the ministry, but this'internet' of theirs ruined everything. The video was seen by billions across the globe, and soon, the muggles began to discover us. That was n't the worst of it, and even that might have been contained, had an overzealous muggle not met an equally overzealous wizard, one who knew the forbidden spells. With a single spell, `` Avada Kedavra,'' the world war started. The muggles would n't tolerate people with the power to kill with a word, a painful irony for a people who carried killing weapons with them frequently. At first they attempted to impose laws on us, then they came for our wands. That was the last straw for the American Wizards, with their long history of freedom and rebellion. 
 
 They started out winning, shielding spells and offensive magic able to overwhelm the handguns and rifles of the muggles. Then the American muggle military got involved, and we realized then how dangerous muggles had become. Only the limited knowledge of our muggle-born wizards saved us then, and even that was too little, too late. Their bombers dropped weapons of such power that entire cities were ablaze, and their weapons only got worse for us from there. Still, we held our own for a long time, our ability to hide, shapeshift, and attack unexpectedly aiding us. We banded together as a world of wizards, no longer defined by borders or nationality. For a bit, it even seemed as if we would win the war, our combined magical power a match for tanks and bombers. That's when the muggles revealed a power beyond magic, beyond words. Beyond conscious or thought. They called it the Nuke. 
 
 The first nuke was launched by Russia, and in an instant, Durmstrang ceased to exist. In a wave of fire and death, the muggles announced that this war was over. They had done something so unthinkable that many wizards surrendered on the spot. Many more however, myself included were so incensed that the muggles would go so far, that they stepped up the war. Presidents and Prime Ministers were assassinated by infiltration wizards, never knowing we were even there. We hoped that cutting off the head would cause the snake to die. 
 
 Then, America retaliated. Hogwarts, The American Institute of Magic, and Beauxbatons were wiped away as well. No longer to content with one tragedy, the American's decided that any place where wizards gathered was a target. They were killing their own planet, but they no longer cared. In that instant, we realized the true danger of muggles. In their race for ever expanding technology, they had acquired weapons beyond their control, and their leaders did not have the intelligence to see the danger. Nearly all of surrendered then, unwilling to damn a world to save ourselves. Let it never be said that magic is selfish. Now, only a few diehards remain, unwilling to end the fight, no matter the odds. They strike here and there, but every day the muggles capture more of them, and it wo n't be long before they are gone forever. 
 
 As I sit in this cell, my wand taken from me and some strange device around my neck that restricts my access to magic, I realize the error in our ways. We never taught our children math, language, or science studies, instead recycling a curriculum that was centuries old. The muggles were always advancing, while we were stagnated. There is talk among the muggles of amnesty for the first to surrender, some form of pardon, as if an apology will erase the pain of their terrible weapons. Still, there is a history here, of Japan and America. One bombed the other with these awful weapons, and yet, now they are the closest of allies. Perhaps it is too much to dream of now, but maybe one day magic will mix this science of theirs, leading both to a better world.
