THE QUIBBLER: December 16, 1997 The Quibblers float in during dinner -- but they aren't like other Quibblers. These are shaped like Christmas paper crowns, the sort you get out of a Christmas cracker. They are all colours and keep repeating "The Ministry wishes you happy holidays!". But when touched by a wand, they instantly turn into a Quibbler.
16th December 1997
Punishing Students With Extremes For Disruptive Behavior
What more will come from it?
Life at Hogwarts, nowadays, seems a lot different than it was when I was still a pupil of the school. Detentions prior to this year would mean cleaning the trophy room or write 100 lines of how you vow to never do exactly what you were punished for. It was manageable and most importantly, students learned that they would rather behave than be forced to serve detentions. However, times have changed, though it probably has to do with the fact that several Death Eaters have taken teaching positions in the school.
What qualifies Amycus and Alecto Carrow to be teaching Dark Arts and Muggle Studies, respectively? Does their time serving the Dark Lord suffice for teaching experience? Perhaps the rest of the Dark Lord's henchmen can similarly apply to the other positions, as well. Perhaps these Death Eaters can offer more input to torturing students as a form of punishment.
Blood quills have been brought back, my sources tell me. These Death Eaters also have started feeding Nightmare Draught to children for failing to mold into their purist agenda. Students should have the right to speak out against the administration, should the administration feed them propaganda, but not according to our government and the school administration. Where will it stop? When will the line be drawn?
If you have a child at Hogwarts, and you have yet to hear about these measures, then perhaps they are merely worried about telling you the facts. Our country ought to be concerned about the well-being of our youth. They are being oppressed for having thoughts that do not align with the totalitarian government run by rampant Death Eaters, and Death Eater sympathizers like Dolores Umbridge... [cont. pg 12]