Anti pure-blood extremists

### Intention(s)

To remove the pure-blood aristocracy from power and dissolve the pure-blood supremacy culture in Great Britain

### Enemies

* Pure-blood aristocracy
* Ministry of Magic
* Department of Magical Law Enforcement
* Auror Office
* Wizengamot

The **Anti-pureblood extremists** was an officially recognized organization by the Ministry of Magic. The organization was described as a terrorist movement born out of muggle-supporting anti pure-blood ideals. Their goal was to remove the pure-blood aristocracy from power and dissolve the growing culture of pure-blood supremacy in Great Britain.

## History

After the Global wizarding war, pure-blood families counted among the Sacred Twenty-Eight gained more influence and power in the wizarding community and in the politics of the Ministry of Magic, leading to the forming of an unofficial pure-blood aristocracy. Their influence in the wizarding community caused an increase in muggle and muggle-born prejudice as well as a more evident social divide between half-blooded and pure-blooded witches and wizards.

During the early 1950s, some members of the British wizarding community began voicing their concerns regarding the growing power of the pure-blood aristocracy. Some among them even questioned the validity of pure-blood supremacy, arguing that there was no scientific proof for their biological superiority. The growing discontent for the pure-blood aristocracy became more evident during the mid-50s, as minor newspapers began to surface voicing anti pure-blood ideals. These newspapers gained popularity amongst the populace quickly, until they were banished by the Ministry in 1957.

### Lestrange family murders

The first cases of pure-blood ideals influencing radical activities were in 1958, when a series of attacks led to the deaths of most members of the Lestrange family, including Grace and William Lestrange. One of the lead suspects of the murders, Joanna Edwards, was charged guilty with the murder of Grace and William Lestrange, and sentenced to life-long inprisonment at Azkaban. Edwards was a muggle-born witch and a known supporter of anti pure-blood ideals. During her trial in the Wizengamot court rooms, it was proven that she had been connected with other supporters of anti pure-blood ideals. Among those were the other lead suspects of the attacks, all of whom disappeared from public view during their prosecution. From this evidence, suspicons about the existence of the anti pure-blood extremist organization were first made, and an open investigation was started by the Auror Office with the goal to unmask and stop the organization's members and their activities.

### Murder of Céline Rosier

The second known activity of the anti pure-blood extremist organization was marked with the death of **Céline Rosier**. It was widely believed she was murdered by Lawrence Edwards, the husband of the previously convicted Joanna Edwards, out of revenge towards **Achille Rosier**, who was a member of the Wizengamot during Joanna's sentencing. It was believed Lawrence blamed Achille for his participation in inprisoning his wife. As Lawrence never arrived for questioning by agents from the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and upon further research was confirmed to have completely disappeared from public view, the suspicions that he indeed murdered Céline Rosier was widely accepted as fact.