Boy-Who-Lived Gives Statement
by Calliope Mac Donald
After numerous attempts by reporters to speak to Lord Potter, he gave a brief statement to the press. He appeared with both his trustees and his aunt and seemed a little nervous as he read the following aloud.
Ladies and gentlemen of the wizarding world, it is an honor to address you. I know you all have known about me my whole life. I want to start by apologizing for those that lied about me and took advantage of your admiration. I also want to acknowledge all of you who wrote to me or sent me gifts. I haven't actually received them due to the mail wards the Headmaster put up around my aunt's home. The last year has been full of changes for me: finding out I was magical, finding out my parents left me things, finding out I was famous, going to Hogwarts, finding new friends, finding out how both wonderful and flawed the wizarding world can be. I've met many wonderful people Lady Longbottom, her grandson Neville, the Corners, the Ogdens, the Davies, Barchok at Gringotts. I've also met many people who are flawed. The most common flaw I've found since joining the wizarding world is prejudice. I am the first Potter in Slytherin since the first Baron who was given the title because of service to the king with Godric Gryffindor. I don't get why my sorting caused so much fuss because what kind of person you are is more important than where you are sorted.
I spent much of this year figuring out who I want to be in this new world. Unfortunately my last four days has been spent trying to see that those who would try to hurt or use me would be unable to do so. In that process some corruption has been exposed. It is up to us as a people to be vigilant against evil in our midst. To keep our eyes open and see what is, versus what we wish to see. Muggles have a saying the road to hell is paved with good intentions. I believe that I owe the wizarding world my voice, and I intend to use it to try and make it a better place. I ask that everyone look beyond intention, and look at actions.
I realize that to many of you I am a hero. I would ask you to remember that I am also human. I have flaws just ask my Aunt or Lady Augusta or Neville. I ask that you respect my privacy and remember that I'm a kid I make mistakes. I am honored by the respect you give me, although I believe it would be better placed on my parents, because I believe that they did something all those years ago, not me. I do not belittle the appreciation that their sacrifice has wrought, and I would like to thank those of you in the wizarding world who have expressed your love and appreciation for their sacrifice.
I am going home to enjoy what summer break I have left and I'll return to the wizarding world in the autumn. thank you and good day to you all.
After he finished speaking, he left. Lady Augusta Longbottom and Felicia Corner both fielded questions from the press, answering general questions about Lord Potter's pre-Hogwarts education, his feelings about the legal wrangling, and the controversy over his sorting. In a statement of her own Lady Longbottom informed the press that Tiberius Ogden would have the responsibility of voting the Potter seat until Harry comes of age. Also that Lord Potter's trustees would be seeking reimbursement from the ministry for the Potter Property and that she was disappointed that further sanctions on the Chief Warlock were not made.
Legal Firm in Legal Morass
by Jared Ambercrombie
The law firm of Marchbanks, Doge, Diggle and Trent is in need of legal aid of its own today. The lawsuits that were filed against them last September were finally heard in court and the fallout has been spectacular. It was discovered that despite being told to look after the interests of the Potter family the only ones the once dominant legal firm looked after was themselves. The primary lawsuit is a ruinous one because M,D,D,&T failed to see to two basic financial aspects that amounted to tens of thousands of galleons. The suit brought by Lord Potter his trustees and Gringott's bank is for the lost interest and for the funds that his guardian could have used caring for the Boy-Who-Lived. The fund for the care were set aside per the will of the last Lord Potter but due to an oversight were never disbursed to Harry' Potter's guardian and Aunt. In the course of the trial it came out that the pictures of our hero that have appeared over the years since he left the magical world were sold to the various papers by none other than Dedalus Diggle who rather than banking the moneys for Lord Potter placed the funds in his own account. Other issues in the lawsuit include that the law firm did nothing to stop the less than true stories that were published or to stop the use of Lord Potter's name for the promotion of products. It was revealed that the law firm did indeed take a percentage of most of those money making schemes but had not gotten authorization to do so by either Lord Potter or his legal guardian.
The firm solicitors are now facing disbarment and fines that will leave them without a knut.
Obituaries
Quirnus Quirrell, age 34. the former defense against Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts, was found dead in a flat off Diagon Alley after the landlord noticed an odd smell coming from the flat. Investigators found several vials of an unidentified potion. But when tested on an animal the potion's effects though deadly didn't match the damage to the body. The body appeared to have at some point in the previous two months have ingested unicorn blood and showed signs of massive pre-death decomposition. Investigation continues but investigators are not hopeful.
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