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| BLACK STILL AT LARGE Sirius Black, possibly the most infamous prsoner ever to be held in Azkaban fortress, is still eluding capture, the Ministry of Magic confirmed today. 'We are doing all we can o recapture Black,' said the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, this morning, 'and we bed the magical community to remain clam.' Fudge has been criticised by some members of the "International Federation of Warlocks" for informing the Muggle Prime Minister of the crisis. 'Well, really, I had to, don't you know,' said an irritable Fudge. 'Black is mad. He's a danger to anyone who crosses him, Magic or Muggle. I have the Prime Minister's assurance that he will not breath a word of Black's true identity to anyone. And let's face it-who'd believe him if he did?' While Muggles have been told that Black is carrying a gun ( a kind of metal wand in which Muggles use to kill each other) the Magical Community lives in fear of a massacre like that of twelve years ago, when Black murdered thirteen people with a single curse. |
| MINISTRY OF MAGIC EMPLOYEE SCOOPS GRAND PRIZE Arthur Weasley, Head of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office at the Ministry of Magic, has won the annual Daily Prophet Grand Prize Galleon Draw. A delighted Mr. Weasley told the Daily Prophet, 'We will be spending the gold on summer holiday in Egypt, where or eldest son, Bill, works as a curse breaker for Gringotts Bank.' The Weasley family will be spending a month in Egypt, returning for the start of the new school year at Hogwarts, which five of the Weasleys currently attend. |
| GRINGOTTS BREAK- IN LATEST Investigations continue into the break-in at Gringotts on 31 July, widely believed to be the work of Dark wizards or witches unknown. Gringotts' goblins today insisted that nothing had been taken. The vault that was searched had in fact been emptied the same day 'But we're not telling you what was in there, so keep your noses out if you know what's good for you,' said a Gringotts' spokesgoblin this afternoon. |
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