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Wizarding Wireless Network News | Episode 456 | 30 September 2103

Citizens of the wizarding United Kingdom, good evening. This is your Minister, Charles Hollingberry, speaking on behalf of this special installment of the Wizarding Wireless Network News.

Today I am pleased to report that thanks to the efforts of Magical Transportation department head Simone Krafft and Magical Accidents and Catastrophes department head Sian Llewellyn and their respective teams the previous hindrances plaguing the functionality of your Ministry have finally been put to rest. All floo networks in and out are fully operational, as are the lifts within the Ministry. We are also in the process of returning all owls to the Owl Post as their services within the Ministry are no longer required with the Interdepartmental memos now functioning as they should. With all of the escaped Azkaban prisoners accounted for, Bain Goldwasser the head of Magical Law Enforcement has turned his attentions to ensuring that all Ministry employees are reliable, trustworthy, of good conduct and character, and loyal to the Ministry. We at your Ministry of Magic look forward to being even more productive in the coming year of 2104 now that the purity of our institutions has been solidified.

In other prosperous developments, Hogwarts Headmaster Malachi Trent along with the Hogwarts Board of Governors have begun the implementation of a new, rigorous and refined curriculum at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It will usher in a new era for all wizardingkind. Save for the Minister’s Office, all communications to and from Hogwarts have been temporarily suspended to permit students to focus their efforts on their studies.

As a grandfather with my own granddaughter at Hogwarts, a thriving sixth year if I may mention, I understand how upsetting and frustrating this situation must be for all the families and loved ones. We, Headmaster Trent and myself, implore you to understand that this period of isolation is all for the greater good and any inconvenience caused will be repaid a hundredfold in the benefits for our wizarding youth and the greater wizarding population. Rest assured that your children are in capable hands that wish nothing more than for the prosperity of our wizarding youth.

To close out this broadcast, please indulge me as always while I recount a bit of historic trivia regarding the office of Minister for Magic. This evening we will be taking a peek at Millicent Bagnold who served the office of Minister from 1980 - 1990. A pureblood witch renowned for being a very capable leader. Her tenure is most remembered for taking place during the end of the first wizarding war. Bagnold had to answer to the International Confederation of Wizards for the number of breaches of the International Statute of Secrecy on the day and night following Harry Potter’s survival of Lord Voldemort’s attack. Her extravagant displays of breathtaking magic were reported as mere meteor showers by muggle news papers. She acquitted herself magnificently with the now infamous words: ‘I assert our inalienable right to party.’ Which is really rather delightful if I do say so myself.

This has been your Minister for Magic, Charles Hollingberry. Good evening and goodnight!

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Wizarding Wireless Network News | Episode 489 | 16 December 2103

Citizens of the wizarding United Kingdom, good evening. This is your Minister, Charles Hollingberry, speaking on behalf of this holiday installment of the Wizarding Wireless Network News. We at the Ministry understand that the season this year may feel more melancholy in light of the necessary changes at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I would once again like to extend a benevolent hand of gratitude to all of you for your patience and continued understanding during these times as we endeavour to continue our work for the greater good of all wizardingkind.

In the coming weeks, the Ministry itself will be experiencing renovations and a redesign to bring it in line with the times. All these exciting refurbishments will be revealed at our annual beginning of the year gala to be hosted in the Atrium. So I do ask all personnel listening in this evening to be mindful of where they step and to do their best to not get in the way of the design teams as they move about. They should not interfere with the continued work you put into our great nation.

As a holiday gift to the present and future of our sovereign state, we at the Ministry are pleased to inform the public the reversal of the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery will be taking place precisely at the moment the Great Bell strikes midnight on the first of January 2104. Changes to newly invigorate the Improper Use of Magic Office and turn its purpose on its head will likewise be rolled out under the leadership of Magical Law Enforcement department head, Bain Goldwasser.

A new era of freedom is upon us and you are free to stay turned to the Wizarding Wireless Network for its 4 hour long block featuring a festive medley of holidays tunes! I suggest listening over a warm piping mug of apple cider like I myself will be doing. Good evening, goodnight, and happy holidays!

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Wizarding Wireless Network EMERGENCY BROADCAST | 09 MAY 2104

ATTENTION CITIZENS OF THE WIZARDING WORLD. This is your Minister speaking. I regret to inform you that for some time now I have been magically manipulated by a fanatical group known as the Neo-Alliance who seek to finish the work of Gellert Grindelwald. As of this recording, ministry officials are working to take down chief members of the Neo-Alliance who infiltrated the Ministry. They have successfully apprehended Alphonsine Rosier who is currently in custody and will stand trial for her conspiracies and actions against the greater wizarding world.

While under the influence of a series of potent and sinister entrancing enchantments...I have green-lit harmful legislation and assisted them in sowing the seeds of discord. I must now call upon all willing and able citizens of this great wizarding nation to assist in repairing the damage done, and to save our world.

The Neo-Alliance has turned Hogwarts into its stronghold, our children and future held captive within. Our Order of the Phoenix, led by Senior Undersecretary Fletcher, moves tonight to strike against oppression. In the words of legendary Minister Kingsley Shacklebolt, “every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.” We must save our children, our grandchildren, ourselves, and our future.

This broadcast will loop henceforth. I implore you to spread the word and assist us in fortifying our defences. We move on Hogwarts tonight.

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Wizarding Wireless Network News | Episode 497 | 13 June 2104

ATTENTION CITIZENS OF THE WIZARDING WORLD. This is your acting Minister, senior undersecretary Dun--- er, Fletcher, just Fletcher, speaking. I have some important updates for you regarding the status of the Wizarding World War.

First, I must inform you your current Minister for Magic, Charles Hollingberry, is currently in recovery at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. He IS expected to make a full recovery, but he will require some time off to heal from the injuries he sustained saving our world from the threat of the Neo-Alliance. As many of you already know, Charles did successfully end Lucien Rosier's reign of terror at Hogwarts in an epic duel to the death. Rosier's death, that is. Good riddance, I say.

Here at the Ministry, we are... er, dealing with some fallout from the same battle. Our Muggle Technology Center is closed until further notice and is, in fact, actually, ah, ahem, excuse me, I got a chocolate frog in my throat there. The Muggle Technology Center is currently being renovated as part of our new and improved Ministry Renovation and Remodel Plan we have going on. That's right. In addition to giving this beautiful historic building a much-needed facelift, we are also in the process of removing all references to the Neo-Alliance as we renovate our facilities and round up the remaining members of the Neo-Alliance cause. I don't know how to transition to a new topic yet but er, I'm just going to say that here are some of the personnel changes we have in store.

Raini Youngbird has just been hired for the Department of Accidents and Catastrophes to replace Sian Llewellyn, who has been taken into custody. Up on Level Six, Anna Marie Howard will be leading our very important Department of Transportation since Neo-Alliance member Simone Krafft perished somehow in the battle at Hogwarts as well.

Finally, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement will be led by a former classmate and friend of mine, auror Jake Upstead. Jake has asked me to announce that investigations into the activities of the Neo-Aligned citizens are currently ongoing, and the DMLE is seeking any information on the whereabouts of Bain Goldwasser first. If you or a loved one would like to assist with our vam-- man, er, manhunt, please send a post to Level Two as soon as you, your beast, or your beings, can.

Now I would like to take a somber moment to thank everyone who fought on the side of the Order of the Phoenix. I uh, I have to admit that my own family was threatened throughout this fight for the light. This struggle to save humanity is not one we will soon forget. I will personally be writing to everyone who made the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of those in the wizarding AND Muggle world, and especially for those of us who exist in both spaces at once. We will come together as a community to heal from the wounds we all sustained, and please know that your Ministry team will be in touch as the healing process continues.

If anyone needs me, I'm just an owl away here at the Ministry.

Fletcher out.