So, I'm gonna try to be as un-cliche as possible, and instead of posting something lovey-dovey or something about today being single's awareness day, I'm taking a different route. And please read all the way to the end.

In the year 270, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius II, Rome was at war, and he banned the tradition of a lottery, where when the names of a young man and woman were drawn, and if those two fell in love, and remained in love for a year, they would get married. Claudius II was afraid that young men who were in love wouldn't want to go to war, so to not only did he ban this tradition, he also banned all marriages and engagements. Imagine how those people must have felt, young lovers unable to wed?

But there was someone who hated Claudius II and his meaningless and bloody campaigns. His name was Valentine. Valentine was was a priest in Rome at the time, and he hated how Claudius II had banned something God had deemed holy and sacred. So, with the help of his friend Marius, they secretly married couples. For a short time all was well, until somehow Claudius II found out. To punish the kindly priest, he ordered that Valentine was dragged out before the Prefect Of Rome, and beaten to death with clubs, and to have his head cut off.

The day of the priest Valentine's martyrdom, according to modern calenders, is February 14th, around the year 270.

So, think about this when eating your chocolates, watching your sappy romance movies, and sharing kisses with your special someone: Almost 2,000 years ago, a kindly priest died, just so people could get married. That might change your outlook on this day just a little bit.

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Silver and Bronze: TCOTS Chapter one
 It was her first year at Hogwarts School for witchcraft and wizardry. Susan Henkel sat eagerly on a bench waiting for her sister, Rosemary to return with the first year chemistry set she would need as a student at Hogwarts. "Did someone order a first year chemistry set?" Susan yelled and jumped with joy as she sprinted towards the next shop to obtain a crucial thing needed to perform magic.

A wand.

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 Susan awoke the same evening in a manner of disposition. She was on a very worried Rosemary's lap. "Are you all right?" she asked. Susan blinked her eyes. She was shivering. "Fuck! It's so c-cold..." A darker skinned boy opened the door for a man who was grey-faced. "Did they come in here?" he asked. Rosemary looked at him and tugged at Susan's jumper. "They got my little sister." she said. The man sighed. "Better give her this, then." He handed Rosemary a log of chocolate. Susan sat up and shook her head. "I don't much care for chocolate. 'Specially not from strangers." The man laughed. "But I'm no stranger," he stated. "Allow me to introdu Silver and Bronze: TCOTS Chapter three
 Susan looked up at the roof of the Great Hall. She felt almost like an ant in a house. She once again buried her face in Cassandra's chest. She was NOT used to being in huge buildings. Dumbledore was speaking, but Susan was paying no attention. She was far too overcome by what was going on at the moment.

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