I see a Garth Nix reference. Any chance we get to see it played with a bit more :P
Loving the story so far, very interesting take on the entire world and rather different to anything I've seen before. Keep it up, you've got me hooked.
Author's response
There's several fantasy fandoms that I'm stealth-crossovering with; e.g. taking some elements or names and playing with some of the context. For example, a vampire hunt in which the victims are inspired by Bella/Edward from -shudder- Twilight.
I hope you'll like where the story is going - some pretty odd directions given the things studied at the Ministry. Timetravel and other such things are forthcoming and the Hallows play a significant role.