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A New Home for Hogwarts by Wallace Fletcher
HOGWARTS - Staff and students alike will not be returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry come September 1st. Reports have confirmed that, at the point of this article, all attempts to clear the castle of the ominous mist have failed. This strange phenomena settled on the castle’s grounds sometime back in early November. From then, it forced the castle’s residents further inside until a mass evacuation was put underway. The school year ended in the small village of Hogsmeade, just outside the school. With the term now behind them, Headmaster Malachi Trent has confirmed the new school year will not find them in the highlands of Scotland.
“The castle isn’t in any sort of shape to be lived in and it’s certainly not the place to get an education, not at the moment and not with such high stakes. The school’s Board of Governors is still working closely with the Ministry but until it can be cleared away, our hands are tied,” said the Headmaster.
Despite the grim outlook for the new school year, there is a small ray of hope. Following a meeting over at the Ministère des Affaires Magiques de la France, Headmistress Giselle Demarais of Beauxbatons has agreed to house the students and faculty of Hogwarts for the coming 2099-2100 school year. The Headmistress has asserted that preparations have already begun to receive the extra students and staff.
“Headmistress Demarais has been most gracious in the face of this unexpected terror. I look forward to working with her and providing a new experience for the students.”
The students of Hogwarts will travel by Beauxbatons’s abraxan drawn carriages on September 2nd, allowing the French school to transport its own students on their scheduled date of September 1st. Change of location aside, the Headmaster does not see this having too much of an impact on the students or their learning and says he’s optimistic about the year ahead.
Minister for Magic, Charles Hollingberry, states that he fully supports the Headmaster’s decision. In communication by portrait since the mist engulfed Hogwarts in March, Hollingberry regrets that the Ministry is unable to provide any concrete answers at this time even after the Department of Environmental Regulations and Protection was deployed. “What Environmental encountered there is unprecedented. The reports received, including a first hand account by my incredibly gifted grandson, up to then referencing petrifying hallucinations only but nothing physical like our investigation discovered. We can confidently say that this is no weather phenomenon as previously suspected and will be sending a second investigation team involving multiple departments very soon.”
Hollingberry admitted with much reluctance that the Ministry had failed in recovering two Hogwarts students who had gone missing back in March. “We are not giving up. We will bring those two home.”
The Minister further elaborated on the Ministry’s efforts to contain the situation, noting in particular the vigorous attempts being performed by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures in the recovery and safe containment of all those creatures who fled Hogwarts’s grounds and the Forbidden Forest. With sightings of ‘unnaturally enormous spiders’ being reported by muggle news sources as far away as Scrabster and other numerous accounts of other ‘unusual’ sightings across the United Kingdom, the Ministry is working around the clock for the safety of these creatures and the protection of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.
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BREAKING NEWS: The Storm of the Century by Brutus Trimble
HOGSMEADE VILLAGE -
The storm of the century has returned—literally. Earlier today, the Prophet received word from Hogsmeade Village of large storm clouds that rolled into the area. Eye witnesses report that at around 9:30 am, the clouds had entirely engulfed Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in similar fashion to a not so long ago incident with a rogue group of boggarts.
The students were scheduled to arrive that very morning for their train ride back to King’s Cross Station. Bob Ykes, a worker at the station, shared his concern when he saw the clouds of many shades of red. At the time of the interview with Ykes, the students had still not arrived. “When they didn’ com’ dow’ by 11, me an’ me mate decided t’ walk up to th’ castle t’see if they was needin’ help gettin’ dow’ t’ th’ village. Whe’ we go’ there, we couldn’ see nothin’! Th’ groun’s was empty! Reckon i’ looks more like i’ did befor’ them founders firs’ set th’ place up.”
The phenomenon, known among the historical and meteorological community as “the Rehticus Vortex”, is the ultimate manifestation of magic. The storm occurs roughly every century and in the United Kingdom, it’s closely monitored by the Department of Mysteries over at the Ministry of Magic. Signs had begun surfacing sometime back in early October, indicating the location the storm was most likely to hit. According to sources, Headmaster at Hogwarts, Malachi Trent, had been awaiting an update from the DoM but it never came. It can only be assumed they thought it was safe to continue the school year.
The Prophet was allowed an interview with head of the DoM to see if some sort of explanation could be given for this gross oversight.
"With the Ministry's communications compromised it is very likely that such paperwork got lost somewhere in the shuffle," Airey Flamsteed, department head for the Department of Mysteries, informed reporters somewhat dismissively. "The phenomenon is not innately dangerous, but I will ensure that every spare Evolutionist and Astronomer is assigned to monitoring the situation and researching a solution."
The Rheticus Vortex, sometimes referred to as the “storm of the century”, occurs when the magic in the atmosphere has sufficiently built up and needs to be released. The mechanism can be likened to a normal storm cloud in which water vapor collects and once saturated, clouds “burst” open causing rain. Over time, the magic around the world builds and when it hits its cap, a vortex of a storm is created. Data suggests the vortex never strikes in the same place twice and was first truly studied by astronomer George von Rheticus, a survivor of the phenomenon. Rheticus himself was never sure how he’d escaped but the man soon became obsessed and dedicated his life to what he called “the vanishing”. After his death, the name was changed in his honour for providing vital information about the nature of the storm.
The previous location of the Rheticus Vortex was the middle of the Sahara Dessert back in 2002. It was an easy clean up job for the Algerian Ministry of Magic (the country closest to the vortex). According to their reports, no one had been trapped inside and no muggles had reported any strange occurrences.
The U.K has not been so lucky. The storm of the century has hit arguably the most important building for many of us; the place we send our children to learn. As of yet, a solution hasn’t been offered but in the past, the storm has tended to dissipate on its own. There is nothing anyone can do but hope that as Rheticus found his way out, our children and those set to care for them will also find their wait out.
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Wands are Hard to Break Beloved Wandmaker finally out of St Mungo's by Elfrida Plaskitt
DIAGON ALLEY - Ramiel Skeres, proprietor of Ollivander’s in Diagon Alley, has finally been released from St. Mungo’s Hospital earlier today. Just in time for Christmas, Skeres was finally allowed to go home after being treated for a serious head wound he had suffered during the escape of prisoners from Azkaban earlier this year. While no official statement has been made so far, anonymous sources at the hospital have confirmed that Mr Skeres is in no condition to make wands again in the near future; he appears to be exhibiting signs of reduced mobility in his hands and fingers, both of which are absolutely vital in the art of wandmaking.
The man’s injuries were sustained during a mass breakout from Azkaban prison on September 24th, 2101. While the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, according to 30 year old Auror Grace Hensley, claim to have everything under control, a great number of questions remain: first, where was MLE when the prisoners broke out of Azkaban? Why weren’t they able to prevent something like this from happening in the first place? As previously reported, numerous explosions went off simultaneously that day, leaving Azkaban in a state of complete chaos - and the Aurors in charge of guarding the prisoners with a lot of explaining to do. Were there too few of them? Were they not properly trained? Unfortunately, we were unable to get a statement from Law Enforcement Head Alexa Cambridge herself, seeing as she is still recovering from her own injuries after her kidnapping by known criminal Jack Roller during the breakout. If not even the head of MLE is safe from harm, how can we be sure that we are? Who is going to protect us?
While the Aurors were able to capture the majority of inmates rather quickly, a handful of prisoners were still able to escape, running off to enjoy their new-found freedom in Diagon Alley. Which brings us to our next question...why did it take MLE this long to arrive in Diagon Alley? Almost impossible to miss, the escapees had some run-ins with both Diagon Alley staff and visitors alike, the attack on Ramiel Skeres being among the most brutal and fateful of said encounters. Apparently looking to steal new wands, a small group of Azkaban inmates stormed Ollivander’s, armed with crowbars and bats. Only the quick thinking of Mr Skeres prevented the prisoners from stealing or damaging each and every wand in the wandmaker’s possession; he, however, was not so lucky. According to the Junior Undersecretary to the Minister, Duncan M. Fletcher III, only his own heroic intervention at just the right moment stopped the escapees from killing Mr Skeres. With the assistance of arriving Auror Grace Hensley and Kenmare Kestrels Chaser Zinnia Shacklebolt, they were able to prevent the worst from happening and were even able to arrest four of the escaped prisoners. St. Mungo's healer Rafael Harden arrived on scene to tend to Mr Skeres injuries and transport him safely to receive life saving treatment. The rest of the group of escapees, however, managed to escape once again, this time with a bag of stolen wands and other valuable artifacts.
Now armed with wands, the prisoners then made their way further into Diagon Alley, sending spells in every which way. In their search for valuables, the escapees naturally found themselves inside Gringotts where they attempted to coerce the goblins into opening the bank’s vaults to them. When some of them refused, they had to pay for this act of resilience with their lives. An enormous explosion left a hole in the largest Wizarding bank in London and three of the goblins with mortal injuries from the blast. Also caught in the fray where Paradise Piercings and Tattoos employee Jolie Chosen and Owl Post's Mackenzie Motts who were attacked by one of the escapees and subsequently had the deposit bags on their persons stolen. Paradise Piercings and Tattoos reported 4800 galleons had been swiped and an additional 3000 galleons from the Owl Post. Arriving Law Enforcement was able to apprehend two of the escaped prisoners, however, a third one still managed to escape, presumably joining another small group of rogue inmates in the streets. 22 year old architect Amaia Calderón and fiancé Unspeakable Hazen Krum almost met the same fate as the Gringotts goblins when they fell victim to just such a group of armed escapees. “They came out of nowhere” is how Calderón describes the scene, recalling that horrible afternoon which almost changed their lives forever. “Hazen and I we...we barely escaped with our lives.”
The prisoners not only left a path of destruction in their wake but also damaged our country’s international reputation. In addition to very publicly blowing up a butterbeer cart and placing the cart’s owner in critical condition on their quest for some fun and action, they also wreaked havoc at the Leaky Cauldron in the close vicinity of both the French and the Indian Ambassador, Valentin Roux and Sachin Singh. While the former refused to comment altogether, Singh described the Azkaban inmate he had encountered as “rather crass and rude” and clearly looking for trouble. They did find trouble a little further down the streets at Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions. “I was so worried for my patrons. How could such a thing happen...at Azkaban?” The owner, Victoria Martin, whose shop was ransacked by a group of escaped prisoners shares the general public’s shock and disbelief about how something like this could have happened here in London.
And finally, we are still left to wonder: where are the rest of the escaped prisoners? Despite all these questions and concerns, Zinnia Shacklebolt, upon our request for comment, seemed to still have faith in MLE, saying that she trusts they “will not rest until all of them have been apprehended and brought to justice”. Hopefully that trust is not misplaced.
Jack Roller is currently in custody while awaiting trial.
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Bulgaria Wins 2106 Quidditch World Cup Title Irish national team advanced to quarterfinals by Brian McGuire
TOKYO, JAPAN -
Every four years, the magical community worldwide gets a little extra Quidditch. For 2106, this meant a trip to Japan for sixteen lucky teams, government representatives, and many more spectators for the Quidditch World Cup. The national teams of both Scotland and Ireland were included in the sixteen teams that participated in the group stage. In total, 18 players representing 10 of the teams in the British and Irish Quidditch League participated in Quidditch World Cup play this year.
In group D, the Scottish national team played Egypt, Chile, and Indonesia, but did not advance. In Group C, the Irish national team played Japan, the United States of America, and Denmark. Japan and Ireland both advanced from the group stage to the first elimination stage. Ireland played Bulgaria for their first elimination game and unfortunately lost 240-50.
In the championship match, the host team of Japan played Bulgaria in the Japanese National Quidditch Stadium. For anyone who has ever attended a match of the British and Irish Quidditch League, that stadium is awe-inspiring. Surrounded by cherry blossom trees that bloom even in August when the Quidditch World Cup final is held, instead of a grassy pitch, the players fly above a giant koi pond. Luckily, since these are professional Quidditch players, the best of the best, there were no accidents and no Quidditch players joined the koi in the pond. The match was surprisingly clean, with no exceptional injuries and both teams exchanging goals until Bulgaria caught the snitch, winning the match 330-100.
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Tribes in Tension by Ellura Hardwicke
DIAGON ALLEY -
Increased grindylow attacks, unpredictable tides, and extra seaweed washed ashore? It seems the usually cooperative tribes of merfolk in the North Sea and the Celtic Sea are having a dispute and tensions may soon be reaching a boiling point.
According to underwater sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the suspected source of this dispute is the behavior of the merpeople of Hogwarts’ Lake at their last visit to the oceans. Oceanic disturbances began sometime in November 2105 and former Department of Ecological Regulation and Protection, Isabel Marshall, has confirmed that the timeline of events does seem to correlation with the hazardous infestation of Pharaoh's Triumph that was planted on the Hogwarts grounds by former Board of Governors vice president, Randall Bitterwood. With their home in jeopardy, the merpeople colony at Hogwarts sought temporary refuge and were taken in by their Northern brethren. The merpeople of Hogwarts’ Lake deny any wrongdoing, but the source claims they have broken the rules of hospitality when they were guests of the other tribes from November 2105 until the summer of 2106.
Minister for Magic, Charles Hollingberry, assures that both the Department of International Magical Cooperation and the Department of Ecological Regulation and Protection are handling the present situation delicately and that the possibility of these tensions pose no risk to the students and staff at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hollingberry seems very optimistic that the underwater gala set at the end of this month, hosted by a neutral Atlantis, will help smooth tensions over and aid the continued effort to unify our waters once again.
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12 Captured in Atlantis Ministry and all wizardingkind accused of thievery by merfolk by Ellura Hardwicke
DIAGON ALLEY -
The Underwater Gala hosted in Atlantis seemed to do the exact opposite of what Minister for Magic, Charles Hollingberry, and the Department of International Magical Cooperation head, Conley Singh-Phora, had been hoping for. While the event was supposed to be an opportunity for unity between the merfolk and wizardingkind, certain employees' actions, whose names shall remain Unspeakable, caused tensions to become even further strained. The actions were seen as an offense by the Merchieftainess of the tribe of Atlantis and while a call for arrest was made, things took an even stranger turn when offense turned to allegations of a more heinous crime.
The Merchieftainess accused the wizardingkind in attendance of thievery, demanding what was taken to be promptly returned, while they also captured 12 party goers as collateral. Eye witness accounts described the attack as swift and calculated, with colleagues trapped within enchanted air bubbles for transportation through the depths. Captives include Ministry employees Kingston Dolph, TiaMarie Mancini, Gunnar McCarthy-Toussaint, Gabriel Melo, Damian Pendragon, Skye Tamerlane, David Truebridge, Joana Veiga, Oceanus Zunther; professional quidditch player Sam Gusey, Wizarding Wireless Network DJ Eros Sweeting, and high society businessman Alessandro Toussaint. The Daily Prophet was able to confirm from an anonymous source within the Minister's Office that word has been received from Atlantis that all captives are in good health.
Further reports indicate that following the chaotic capture of the Atlantis 12, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, now under the leadership of Hugo I. Bumble, was swift to ensure the safety of all other attendees - including the various ambassadors in attendance - by loading up the submarines used for transportation for an emergency withdrawal from Atlantis.
Hollingberry declined further comment, though a spokesperson from the Minister's Office assured the Daily Prophet that everything is being done to return the Atlantis 12 back home.
Previously recorded ocean disturbances have continued and intensified, flooding now being reported all around the United Kingdom. Experts believe these high water levels and increase of dangerous currents to be directly correlated to the tensions in Atlantis and advise all to take extreme caution when visiting any open water source and especially the oceans.
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Is it a catch worth 150 Galleons or is it true love? by Shaun Pohl
LONDON -
To our dearest readers of the Daily Prophet, we have some hot, new, fresh goss about one of the rising stars of the Quidditch realm! Noah Mordaunt, Quiberon Quafflepuncher's newest seeker was spotted holding hands and cosying up with a mystery blonde in downtown London, leaving avid and obsessed fans speculating Mr. Mordaunt's dating status once more.
According to sources, the two were spotted dining at a local burger joint. Not much of a big deal if you ask us, but get this, they were dressed to the nines! Whether it was for a publicity stunt or not, it was clear that this "date" was not of coincidence, making it an easy-peasy job for our paparazzi to catch them in action.
"So what?" you ask. You're right! It is perfectly okay to go out on a date with a twist to make it fun, if not weird. The real kicker to all this is the scandalous whispers we heard about the mystery woman's financial situation. GASP! Apparently, Miss High Altitude here is strapped for cash and is using not just Mister QQCutie for money, but her other rich acquaintances too, just to get by! Just how scandalous you say? Some claim that she borrowed a huge amount of galleons from Noah to clear her mounting debt and is now repaying him with her company. DOUBLE GASP!
While we don't have solid evidence to support the claims, it's crystal clear that our dear Noah Mordaunt hasn't lost his game dating beautiful women and changing partners as quickly as changing his shirt for the day. Who can blame him though? The guy's a stud muffin with a loaded Gringott's vault.
That's it for now! Stay tuned for more hot goss updates on your favourite celebrities here on our juiciest gossip column.
If these last two World Cup results are any predictor of the future, the Republic of Ireland will play in the championship match in four years. This year, however, our Irish team was limited to their semifinal match against Japan. The two teams were evenly matched throughout most of the day, exchanging goals until Ireland pulled ahead, 110 to 100. After a brief time out called by Japan's captain, chaser Kuro Karaguchi, no goals were scored for nearly four hours. Finally, the stalemate ended when Shinobu Okamoto of Japan spotted and caught the golden snitch, allowing Japan to move on to the championship match.
The next day, host country Uganda overpowered Egypt in one of the largest points deficits of the tournament, continuing a recent trend of host teams playing in the championship match.
After consistently clear and calm days for most games since the group stage, the championship match was plagued by excessive wind and blinding sunlight. Despite this weather, the teams were once again evenly matched as they each scored goal after goal in an effort to alleviate stress on the seekers. However, neither Japan or Uganda succeeded in pulling ahead, so it all came down to the seeker's performance.
Speaking with Uganda's young seeker Serena Nakiyemba after the match, she attributed the final result to Shinobu Okamoto's experience. Beater Ibrahim Sahnoun acknowledged the challenge of handling the Bludgers in the strong wind, but attributed Japan's performance to their speed. Both players, along with their teammates and opponents, look to the future after a long tournament, with Sahnoun stating: "We are already looking forward to the next World Cup and will continue to work hard to improve our game and make Uganda proud." Nakiyemba, the youngest player in the final, added a piece of advice for future Quidditch pros. "Keep flying, no matter what. Fly higher than you ever thought possible."
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