Knights of Walpurgis

The talk of the town these days has been the panic and uncertainty
many witches and wizards have felt since they heard of the unspeakable
tragedy of an innocent wizard who had been brutally murdered by his
muggle spouse who confessed to the crime. "The damage's been done,"
one lovely women outside of Flourish and Blotts exclaimed today, "the
revolt is going to be strong and everyone should prepare themselves:
know what side you're on!" Though a little batty, these words can be
nothing but the truth. As a humble and faithful servant to the public,
it has been my continued job to have your best interests in mind. At
this very moment, I can tell the public with increasing certainty that
there are strong groups at both sides of the argument ready to make
bold and daring moves if it means securing their beliefs. You can be
sure I, Demetrius Greensmith, will continue to do my utmost to detect
and uncover all rumors and secrets in the hopes that it will protect
the lives of you and your family.

Be warned that there seems to be plans in the works by anti-muggle
organizations, strongholded by a leader not yet known to the public,
that may have dire and horrific consequences. "I dun' know who 'e is,
but I can betch'a he's a right foul git of a man. Try'n ta' rid the
earth of those poor little creatures." One charming gentleman
professed to me under the cover of a fraying sun hat. I cannot help
but agree. Whoever he is, this man must be determined; already there
have been suspicious deaths close to many muggle/wizarding borders.
None of these can be linked back to our own kind, but the timing is
impeccable. One can only hope he will release an official statement of
his organization's intentions before he is accused of murder.

Also in the news today, spells holding important magical barriers in
place flickered today, leading to a few sightings of the Ministry of
Magic by muggles, as well as a a few wizarding homes in the lower
United States of America were revealed to an unsuspecting family
walking their dog. Obliviators have been dispatched and the problem
has been temporarily cleared up, while Ministry officials are
scampering to find the cause of the disturbance. "It was so quick-
just a blip in time!" One exhausted Obliviator explains, eager to
return home to his family. "All I can say is it left some damage that
needed to be fixed. What could have cause it? We don't know". The man
then hurriedly rushed off, deeming rattled and shaken by the strange
occurrence. Perhaps it's related to these anti-muggle groups we're
hearing about? Whatever the cause: you can be sure we'll have more for
you on the subject tomorrow.

Reporting for the Daily Prophet, Demetrius Greensmith.

For the latest Quiddich scores, including The Cannon's greatest
failure yet!, turn to page 3b.

For a lengthy read, flip to page 17 for Doris Robinson's essay on the
Occurances of Life-Long Curses and their Effects on the Wizarding
World.

Weather today: Warm and sunny during the morning and afternoon: expect
some light showers before dinner!

OOC Note: Since the Modlies are at Anime North, they knew there would be a possibility that they would either not have internet access, or might be otherwise preoccupied by happenings with the gathering. And so, being wonderful fore-thinkers they are, sent me the profit article to post for them if they were unable to. The deadline they sent me has passed, so I am posting it now. ^^ Yes, this means a new game day.