My essay is about a little known, unsung hero of the Second Wizarding War. His name was Simon Ramsey, he was a very sensitive 11 years old when the war began. He was also a Muggle. His story is this. Simon lived in Little Hangleton, a village known for being the place of origin of Voldemort's maternal and paternal ancestors. The residents of Little Hangleton lived in peace with each other and believed in the saying "Do unto others as they would have them do unto you." That is until the Second Wizarding War began.

The Dark Wizard Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, were waging a violent campaign across both the wizarding and Muggle communities, seeking to topple the Ministry of Magic and subjugate Muggle-borns, with the eventual goal of conquering the entire wizarding world, and the Muggle world along with it. Little Hangleton was not one of Voldemort's targets due to his ancestral ties (which gave him the belief that the village would go along with whatever he did). Therefore the village life went on as normal. Simon though felt differently. His sensitiveness would not allow him to sweep the killings under the table and pretend that they did not exist, and life was rosy and cheery, and ignore the casualties which went unnoticed by most.

He went into the steep hills outside the village, found a large cave and began to plan. At times he returned to his village and others nearby and got many of the inhabitants to believe his his idea. This plan or idea was not one of payback but one of help. He furnished the cave with items that he and his followers managed to secure from the destroyed houses in villages and towns that had been razed but were close by. Soon the cave contained bedding, foods, medical supplies, water and any other item that could be needed. He also had managed to enlist the help of nurses, doctors and surgeons. each and every night, he and his colleagues would venture out into the war zone and remove the wounded and transport them to the cave, where they were tended to night and day.

He continued this for the duration of the war, saving countless of both Wizards and Muggles. But ............ he never told anyone his name.

In the summer of 1997 when the Deatheaters were controlling Hogwarts Tim didn´t rebel. He had spent a few month searching for a way to help his friends. The mistrusted him of course he was a Slytherin what intention did he have except to deliver them to the Dark Lord. After months of searching he found a secret passage that led right outside of Hogwarts and into Diagon Alley. And so he forged his plan.

The first one he led to safety was his best friend who brought along a Ravenclaw girl and a Gryffindor boy. These were the first three that escaped the war. After some weeks he managed to smuggle another group of 4 people succesfully out of Hogwarts. It continued and he managed to smuggle about 140 students out of the school. However he was betrayed by a Slytherin boy on March 11, 1998. He was tortured and killed by Amycus Carrow. 2 days before his 15th birthday.

Thankfully he survived the attack on the castle unscathed and quickly set to work to help those who were hurt. He was really bothered for a long time from all the death and destruction he saw. I'm happy to say he is doing better though and he said he would do it all over again if needed

When the Battle of Hogwarts began, my father volunteered to help Madam Pomfrey with the wounded. He left his new wife at home, so he would know she was safe and set out to help the war effort in any way possible.

During a particular bad stretch of curse-induced wounds, he was sent out into the thick of the battle to perform cures and counter-jinxes to help the battlers perform to the best of their ability. During one of his runs on the grounds, he came across Oliver Wood who was trying to usher a younger student who had snuck back (the student would later be identified as Colin Creevey) into the castle for safety. A werewolf came up behind them and petrified Wood then made his way towards Creevey, wand poised to cast another curse; Elric made his way towards them and cast his own curse at the werewolf to repel him from the youngster. While the werewolf was blasted to a nearby chunk of rock and knocked unconscious, Elric turned to remove the petrifying curse from Wood and that was when he noticed the still life of Creevey on the ground. He never knew if the child was hit by the werewolf's missed curse or a stray curse, but it has been one of his biggest regrets to this day that he wasn't able to save the boy.

Wood insisted on taking care of Creevey himself and told Elric he needed to get back to helping the others and although Elric was in a great shock, he continued to perform his duties as battlegrounds healer and saved many more lives during that long stretch of night when the world as he knew it hang in the balance.

It is not known by most, since she never accepted it herself, but Narcissa was a spy of the death eaters, yet in selfish ways. She would only give away information as long as it won't harm his family directly or imply them in any crime. But she would send messages to Dumbledore himself, and later to other Order of the Phoenix members in order to finally defeat the evil forces.

But it was during the battle itself that she delivered the final blow of her plot against the Dark Lord, even when once again it was driven by selfishness, she indeed helped Harry by lying to the Voldemort and assuring him that Harry was dead. One fact that was crucial to help win the war against him once and for all. Truth is, she only wanted to save her son and she knew the only way to do so was by defeating the Dark Lord. But in reality everyone have a reason to do something, her reason was love and in my book love is nothing but good. Narcissa Malfoy not only helped defeat the baddies, she protected her family at all costs, and in the end her methods were fruitful. All her family was pardon thanks to her acts and her courage.

Kingsley Shacklebolt went into the second wizarding war as an Auror for the Ministry of Magic. He was in league with Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix, but his first major contribution to the war appeared to be against Dumbledore and Dumbledore's army as he stood alongside Dolores Umbridge after rumors of the Army had surfaced and called him to the school alongside the Minister. His next contribution did not come until the battle at the Department of Mysteries, during which time he, alongside other members of the Order of the Phoenix, helped rescue Harry and his friends from death eaters. He fought Bellatrix Lestrange immediately following the moment where she'd sent Sirius through the veil, but was injured and missed the remainder of the fight. Thankfully, he was able to recover from his injuries to fight again in ensuing battles.

After the battle at the Department of Mysteries, Kingsley spent some time at the right hand of the muggle Prime Minister, acting as his secretary and bodyguard under the direction of Rufus Scrimgeour. During this tour of duty, he took one night away from the job in order to speak with the Dursleys about measures they would have to take for their safety as Harry Potter was escorted from Privet Drive to the Burrow. He later went on to participate in the battle of the 7 Potters. Riding with Hermione, disguised as Harry using Polyjuice Potion, The two were chased by death eaters and by Lord Voldemort himself at one time, but managed to get away largely unscathed. After this battle, Kingsley returned to his duties with the muggle Prime Minister.

In the final stretch of the war, Kingsley sent a patronus - a lynx - to the Burrow, warning those therein that the Ministry had fallen. This patronus was instrumental in allowing Harry, Ron, and Hermione's safe escape from Fleur and Bill's wedding, allowing Harry to be safe for a time and present for the final stand at the end of the war. This is, in my opinion, possibly the most crucial event in the whole wizarding war because of that fact.

Finally, during the battle of Hogwarts, Kingsley arrived in time to dispatch troops to all of the crucial points surrounding the school to help protect the castle. He fought alongside Arthur Weasley and Remus Lupin, with each taking one side of the school. He dueled with a death eater and held back a horde of Dementors as they attempted to enter the school. Thanks to his undying loyalty to the Ministry and to Hogwarts, after the war, Kingsley was named acting Minister for Magic. Eventually the position became permanent and, in conjunction with Hermione, he revolutionized how the Ministry worked and helped to abolish pro-pureblood laws.

I feel that Lee Jordan and his underground pirate radio program "Potterwatch" was very important during the War. It was a dangerous yet brave thing to do.

Potterwatch was for Harry Potter supporters and helped to supply the wizarding community with unaltered information. It promoted morale, through supportive messages to Harry Potter and everyone else resisting the Death Eaters. It encouraged people to help protect their muggle neighborhoods and unfortunately documented the deaths at the hands of Voldemort, the Death Eaters and Snatchers.