The year is 1971 and Albus Dumbledore had never defeated Gellert Grindelwald resulting in his still longstanding resistance against the Ministry and insistence of ridding the Wizarding world of Muggleborns and exterminating the Muggle World. Albus has founded the Order of the Phoenix and has resigned his position of Headmaster at Hogwarts, instead dedicating all his time to fight alongside allies to bring down Gellert. And on a side note Dumbledore seems to be in constant contact with his longstanding friend, Nicholas Flamel.
Grindelwald’s ultimate goal other then Pureblood supremacy, is to find the Deathly Hallows and achieve eternal ruling over the Wizarding world. Gellert is also comforted by the fact that he already has the Elder Wand and now only needs to find two more Hallows. His followers (the Hallowed Forces), are not aware of the existence of the Hallows, yet obey to Gellert’s wish to rule them.
Meanwhile, Tom Marvelo Riddle is awaiting in the shadows, seemingly siding with Gellert, however only looking out for himself. Never openly declaring his true siding and still charming as ever, Tom has been allowed the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Along with Grindelwald, Tom became conscious of the existence of the Hallows without Gellert’s knowledge and is now in an unknown race against the Dark Lord to find the Hallows.
On a brighter note, excitedly heading towards his first year at Hogwarts is James Potter with a certain invisibility cloak tucked safely in his trunk, without anyone the wiser.