The Collapse (event)

The Collapse is often described as the extinction of humanity as a civilized society. Taking place between July 19th and August 4th, 2003, the global outbreak began with the release and spread of the Wildfire Virus.

## **Collapse**

* ***Hour 0:*** The Wildfire Virus suddenly becomes a global pandemic. The entirety of the human race is infected and the recently deceased, who did not receive extreme head trauma, begin to reanimate and devour the living.
* ***Hour 2:*** In southern Devon, a gas-leak results in the death of everyone inside a No-Maj hospital. These individuals are reanimated into the undead. Escaping the hospital, the massive horde splits into two. One large horde heading south. The other other heading south-west.
* ***Hour 8:***
	+ The Lovegood House is attacked by the larger horde originating from southern Devon. The house is overrun, and the residents are forced to flee. Xenophilius Lovegood is bit in the attack.
	+ The Diggory House is surrounded by the smaller horde simultaneously with the Lovegood House. The Diggory's manage to escape, but not without suffering from minor injuries.
	+ The Lovegood's and Diggory's both flee to the Burrow, where the Weasley's rush to tend to their injuries. St. Mungo's Hospital is unresponsive as the two hordes draw closer.
	+ Xenophilius Lovegood passes away from his injuries (bite to the neck).
	+ The Weasley's and Diggory's band together to put an end to the two hordes before anymore of them die.
	+ Xenophilius reanimates into one of the undead.
	+ Harry Potter, using a knife, puts an end to the undead Xenophilius.
* ***Hour 9:***
	+ The fight concludes as the hordes are finished. The Burrow is deemed safe. The Sanctuary is born.
	+ The Granger's are caught in the middle of a horde forming in the Hampstead Garden Suburbs north of London.
	+ David Granger is bitten and devoured by the undead during the attack.
* ***Hour 12:*** Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry learns of the outbreak. Many staff members return home to their families while others remain. Hogwarts goes into lockdown, refusing to allow others inside.
* ***Hour 14:*** The British Ministry of Magic goes into shutdown. In under an hour, the building is overrun with the undead. The Ministry falls.
 **July 20th;** | **Day 1:*** The Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge is evacuated from London to Hogwarts.
 **July 21st;** | **Day 2:*** News coverage continues to report on incidents regarding the undead. However, civilians continue to go about their daily routines.
* Hospitals begin to become overrun with injured civilians. They begin to dispose of the bodies of the dead, as well as eliminate any undead patients that make it past the disposal process.
* All major cities around the world experiences massive blackouts, power surges, and gas shortages. Riots break out worldwide, resulting in worldwide panic.
* The blackouts expand, and with them communication jams make phones and other forms of communication useless.
 **July 21st**
**August 3rd;**
* Military installations around the world are overrun, with military supplies being looted by rioters.
 **August 4th;** | **Day 16:*** Operation Cobalt is declared by NATO "higher authority" in the military chain of command at 0900 PDT, and confidential documentation is produced to provide instructions on executing it.
* By the end of the night, every major city in the United States and England are napalmed, bringing the end of modern civilization.
* With all major cities destroyed by napalmed, national military installations abandoned, and government leaders dead or missing, modern civilization is officially dead.
* Earth is overrun by the undead. Anarchy rains supreme.