24th June 2005 • The Wizarding World's Beguiling Broadsheet of Choice • 5 κ
NPPCAV HEAD MURDERED!
By Elveric Dinton, Reporter
Algernon Avery Dead Three Days After Diagon Alley Protests
HOGSMEADE -- A new group lobbying for equal treatment of purebloods came to a grinding halt early Friday morning after head activist Algernon Avery was discovered in his home, the victim of several particularly violent jinxes. DMLE officers on the scene included Auror Morag MacDougal, who assured the Daily Prophet that there were several leads, but otherwise had no comment. As of this printing, no DMLE official has been available to offer possible motives for the murder, but Avery's protest in ________________
"Peaceful" protester resists MAB officer during Monday's protest
Diagon this week might have made him the target of blood-purists.
A ministry source, who asked not to be named, revealed that the lead suspect in the case is already being tracked down and is, in fact, a pureblood, specifically one branded by the Ministry for being a Suspected Terrorist. This source confirmed that the alleged assassin's wand ________________
flagged DMLE monitoring services early this morning. The Monitoring Services, of course, track all magic performed by those considered a threat to the ministry.
"It's a grim testament to the necessity of tracking ST wands," said our source.
Algernon Avery leaves behind an estranged wife and two children.