Wed. 21 December 2002 • The Wizarding World's Beguiling Broadsheet of Choice • 7 κ
Terrorist threats darken Christmas Gala
By Eleanor Bledsoe, G.H.B.I.C.M.
Terrorist group the Wizards Against Purity has issued another threat just days before the Ministry’s annual Christmas Gala.
The statement, received this morning at The Daily Prophet offices, promises “mass death and injury” will occur at Friday’s gala.
“London, you have not listened. You have continued to protect your pureblood whores. Now you will pay the price. No one will be safe from us. Innocents will die until our point is made, until blood purity is eliminated. You have been warned.”
Though a safehouse for the W.A.P. was discovered last week, Aurors working closely on the case revealed to The Daily Prophet that they believe the group has relocated and likely grown in numbers since the Ministry raid.
Examinations of potions being developed by the group also revealed the startling news that the group is dangerously close to perfecting a potion that would almost guarantee pregnancy, though with potentially deadly side-effects to the mother.
“The W.A.P. is no longer some extremist fringe group,” said Price Throckton, head of the investigating team.
“They are attracting new members- people who may not necessarily agree with their violent methods, but are afraid of the threat of blood purity. Their numbers are respectable. Anyone who continues to try and downplay that this group is a serious threat is seriously misinformed.”
However, the interim Minister of Magic appears to be doing just that, assuring London’s citizens in a press conference today that there is no legitimate threat to Friday’s event.
“The Ministry has arranged for the highest level of security. Aurors and hitwizards will be posted at every entrance and throughout the building, and the credentials of every witch and wizard invited will be checked before they’re ever allowed in. There is absolutely no possibility of what happened in November recurring. I reiterate- there is no threat to any purebloods, halfbloods, or muggleborns in attendance.”
Throckton, however, has quietly urged London’s citizens not to attend Friday’s festivities.
“I, and my team, take these threats quite seriously. Please, stay home with your families. A party is not worth the risk. A party is not worth your life.”
Despite the threats, record numbers are expected for this year’s event. The Ministry Special Events team reported earlier this week that all event tickets were sold out, and said they do not anticipate any considerable number of requests for refunds.
W.A.P. Members Sentenced to Azkaban
Mirabelle Davis and Kristoff Sampson, two W.A.P. members captured in last week’s Ministry raids, were both sentenced to terms in Azkaban following their trials by the Wizengamot on Monday.
Davis was sentenced to a fifty-year term for aiding and abetting a terrorist organization, dealing in contraband and illegal potions ingredients, falsifying government documents and aiding in an attempted kidnapping.
Sampson, who was identified by Pansy Parkinson as one of her attackers, was sentenced to a lifetime term for assault, assault of a government agent, attempted kidnapping, impersonation of a government agent, perjury and falsifying government documents, as well as six counts of Unforgiveable Spells found on his wand.
Though the two were interrogated extensively and with the use of Veritaserum, very few details could be ascertained about those responsible for the attacks on Katie Bell, Patricia Stimpson or Ginevra Weasley. All of the cases noted remain open and under active investigation.
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Hello loves!
As my Christmas gift to those so frequently found in my columns, I’ll be taking a break this week and letting you enjoy this time with your families.
Take this time to continue cheating on your fiancée, hiding your pregnancy, eating your feelings, shagging your nanny, pining after your ex-wife, pining after your current husband, stalking your ex-boyfriend, stalking a Ministry candidate, exploring your new lesbian tendencies, and slagging it up with half of London.
Oh… did I say too much?
Merry Christmas, darlings. See you next week, and don’t expect another free pass.