Post by barnabas cuffe on Sept 1, 2012 22:14:18 GMT -5
April 1st - Issue #1
THE YULE BALL!
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE BALL, THE CHAMPIONS AND THEIR PARTNERS!
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MORE MORTIFICATION FOR THE MINISTRY
It was nothing but embarrassment for the Ministry yesterday when the famed Auror Georgia Glint was discovered to be conspiring to release and elope with longtime Azkaban prisoner; Joss Nuskull.
Nuskull was trialled nine years ago by Amelia Bones, head of the department of Magical Law Enforcement after he was caught redhanded by the Exploding Bonbons Disposal Unit in the act of enchanting several sweets in the middle of a muggle sweet shop in London.
The Auror Glint was in charge of his questioning and gathering evidence for the trial at the time, but according to Rufus Scrimgeour, Head of Auror Office, she has been finding excuses to go out to Azkaban to 'reopen the investigation' for the last six months. Events reached their peak on Tuesday when she attempted to smuggle him out of Azkaban, using a bonbon as a portkey.
Her trial will be held in a fortnight.
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THE YULE BALL
With the first task over, the buzz at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where the first Triwizard Tournament in a century is being held, was all about the Yule Ball.
The Yule Ball is just as traditional as the three tasks. It is held on Christmas Eve at the host school. The champions and their partners lead the first dance but the evening is joyous for all students, staff, Ministry officials and even the alumni that attend.
Dashing Hogwarts champion Harry Potter was accompanied by fellow Gryffindor and close friend Lydia Black, they made for a striking couple and were joined on the dance floor by second Hogwarts champion Tom Riddle and his partner Tanis Gaunt, both of Slytherin house. The beautiful champion from Beauxbatons, Angelique Devereaux was accompanied by Chase Pelletier, also of Beauxbatons but Alec Aichios of Durmstrang chose to partner a Hogwarts student, pretty blonde Emma Richardson.
Most champions were expressing nerves about the first dance, but it was obvious when they were dancing that their nerves had been needless as all were graceful and perhaps well-rehearsed.
Legendary wizarding band the Weird Sisters performed some of their best hits and the food was exceptional, making for an excellent evening all round.
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MATCH OF THE MONTH: TUTSHILL TORNADOES v. WIMBOURNE WASPS
The match starts in high anticipation. Last season, the Tutshill Tornadoes took the Ballycastle Bat's crown after the Bats' three consecutive victories. The pressure on old favourites the Wimbourne Wasps who still have fans hoping for a glorious comeback is said to be immense and in the pre-match tension the Tornadoes' celebrated seeker Latitia Lavinski almost got taken out by a stray salamander that had 'found' its way into her fire.
Our referee is Jonquim Baptise, a French referee who despite claiming that he is totally impartial, is rumoured to still be nursing wounds after the Tornadoes crushed the Quiberon Quafflepunchers, the French team he supports.
The Tornadoes and the Wasps are well matched, both having chaser Captains and crack seekers. An even state of play commences and at half an hour the score is still nil-nil. Tornadoes' seeker Lavinski goes into a fierce dive, scattering every player on the field apart from opposite number Wright who follows her in her dive. They're like two bullets on course for a deadly collision...
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Then Lavinski pulls out at the last possible second whilst Wright crashes into the ground. Mediwizards rush onto the pitch as a time-out is called. After ten tension-filled minutes, Wright is pronounced unfit for play and is taken off. According to the rules, the Wasps are not allowed to substitute in a competitive game because of an individual so they must continue without a seeker.
The Wasps seem infuriated by this latest development and within the next four minutes they have scored thrice. This makes it thirty-nil. The Tornadoes pull back ten but the Wasps seem unstoppable as they reach fifty... seventy... a hundred...
The Tornadoes are doing their best to score but the Wasps are invulnerable. Then Lavinski shoots downwards in yet another dive; swerves a bludger; skims past a chaser and pulls out victoriously, the snitch in one hand, making the final score:
Tutshill Tornadoes: 170 points
Wimbourne Wasps: 120 points
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QUIDDITCH LEAGUE!
[atrb=border,0,true] Points 1 Montrose Magpies 420 2 Tutshill Tornadoes 400 3 Wigtown Wanderers 390 4 Ballycastle Bats 360 5 Holyhead Harpies 320 6 Appleby Arrows 270 7 Wimbourne Wasps 240 8 Falmouth Falcons 230 9 Kenmare Kestrals 200 10 Puddlemere United 180 11 Caerphilly Catapults 140 12 Pride of Portree 110 13 Chudley Cannons 50
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A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
Hey!
In the next issue of the Daily Prophet, which will be released on the first Saturday of each month, I would like to include letters, lonely hearts and even adverts, so please send me anything and everything that you would like for me to include in the next issue.
Thank you for reading!
Your editor,
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